Towing company owner tickled pink with community’s response
Towing company owner tickled pink with community’s response
Wānaka’s newest towing company is bringing a touch of pink to the traditionally male-dominated industry.
Wao’s strategy looks to future wellbeing of mokopuna
Wao’s strategy looks to future wellbeing of mokopuna
A Wānaka charity says it will focus on the town’s growing sustainability and protecting "the wellbeing of our mokopuna 100 years from now".
Kickboxers represent on world stage
Kickboxers represent on world stage
Wānaka martial artists have chased their kickboxing dreams all the way to Abu Dhabi by attending the world championship late last month.
Proposed cap on rates ‘will bring clarity’: mayor
Proposed cap on rates ‘will bring clarity’: mayor
A government-imposed district rates cap will bring "clarity" to future planning but some fine details still need to be worked out, Waitaki Mayor Melanie Tavendale says.
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Zonta saying no to violence towards women
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Zonta saying no to violence towards women
Visible and invisible violence against women is being highlighted in Oamaru this week as part of an international "Zonta Says No" campaign with "Orange Ladies" throughout the town.
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‘We made it’: new classrooms officially opened
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‘We made it’: new classrooms officially opened
Glenavy School students and community this week celebrated the official opening of new modernised and upgraded classrooms for teaching and learning support at the burgeoning rural school.
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Mixed emotions to be leaving school
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Mixed emotions to be leaving school
Friday was Craig Smith’s last day at St Kevin’s College — again.
Crucible artist residents mix art, metalwork
Crucible artist residents mix art, metalwork
A reimagined childhood game and inspiration from an electric testing method were the basis for the Crucible Artist residents Paula Collier and Zac Whiteside’s work showcased at a public exhibition...
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Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m
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Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m
The most expensive option for disposing of wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant could cost more than $200 million, councillors have been told.
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Running of unit ‘serious public safety issue'
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Running of unit ‘serious public safety issue'
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is demanding changes in a mental health ward at Southland Hospital be made by 3pm today or its members may not carry out any unsafe work.
Day on building nitrate-busting wet lands
Day on building nitrate-busting wet lands
A Gore dairy farmer says the $5000 wetlands built on his property have lowered nitrates in its creek by 30%.
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‘Thrown in a hole’ by sudden closure
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‘Thrown in a hole’ by sudden closure
A Queenstown acupuncturist, originally from China, says she has been "thrown in a hole" by the sudden closure and subsequent liquidation of Queenstown Health.
Fallen trees close roads and hit powerlines
Fallen trees close roads and hit powerlines
Windy conditions around the Otago and Southland regions have brought trees crashing down, affecting powerlines and closing a state highway.
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Omission from process irks farmer
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Omission from process irks farmer
A farmer who works on her husband’s family property — second-closest to the proposed Slopedown wind farm — is questioning why she has been left off the consultation list while others much further...
Scorching South leads way
Scorching South leads way
Oamaru was the hottest place in the country this afternoon, with Dunedin not far behind, as a forecast heatwave hit the east coast of the South Island.
New Otago Regional Councillor faces axe
New Otago Regional Councillor faces axe
Matt Hollyer is Queenstown’s second ever Otago Regional Council (ORC) councillor, but there’s a good chance he’ll be our last.
Refugee camp doco screening
Refugee camp doco screening
A Queenstown filmmaker’s short doco capturing the construction of the world’s first concrete skatepark inside a refugee camp screens next Sunday at Arrowtown’s Dorothy Browns Cinema.
President Paddy’s happy pad
President Paddy’s happy pad
Who knew NZ Cricket’s new president lives in Queenstown?
Covid legacy powers conservation
Covid legacy powers conservation
A unique conservation project delivery agency, born from Covid, will begin its next era under the Southern Lakes Sanctuary (SLS) umbrella.
Garden for the senses
Garden for the senses
Wakatipu High’s plan for a sensory garden has been given the green thumbs-up.
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