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    Beaumont Boot Bash organiser Olivia Montgomery (back right) and friends (back, from left) Oli...

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    Beaumont Boot Bash given a reboot

    Love is in the air — with a side order of gumboots — as a classic singles ball returns to the country calendar later this month.

    Great day had by all at show

    Pictured enjoying the show are the best fancy dress winners Adalyn Harding, 10, of Hedgehope, and...

    Great day had by all at show

    All creatures, and inanimate objects, great and small and a crowd of thousands made for another successful Winton A&P Show on Saturday, organisers said.

    Safety issues lead to carpark camper ban

    The sign at Wanaka’s Allenby Pl carpark where a temporary prohibition of freedom camping has been...

    Safety issues lead to carpark camper ban

    At least one Wānaka resident is "over the moon" a temporary ban has been placed on freedom camping in her neighbourhood.

    Tourists flocking to remote West Coast settlement

    Ōkārito lagoon is New Zealand's largest, unmodified coastal wetland. Photo: Andris Apse

    Tourists flocking to remote West Coast settlement

    The tiny south Westland settlement of Ōkārito sits on a lagoon which is one of New Zealand's most significant ecological treasures.

    Crash causes delays on Gibbston Hwy

    Crash causes delays on Gibbston Hwy

    A two-vehicle crash caused delays on State Highway 6/Gibbston Highway between Queenstown and Cromwell this afternoon. 

    Petrolheads converge to support cancer charity

    Tim and Nova, 7, Simpson prepare to set off in their 1923 Ford T-bucket in the 2026 Friday Night...

    Petrolheads converge to support cancer charity

    High-octane fuel fumes wafted across much of Cromwell at the weekend when vehicles from across the South Island roared into town for the 2026 Classic Car & Hot Rod Festival.

    Restricted fire season implemented

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    Restricted fire season implemented

    Dry conditions have prompted Fire and Emergency New Zealand to implement a restricted fire season in the coastal Waitaki zone.

    Man charged after alleged Arrowtown assault

    Man charged after alleged Arrowtown assault

    Police have charged a 27-year-old man with assault in relation to an incident in Arrowtown last month.

    School stone work rocks at village fete

    Heritage stonemason Keith Hinds mixes up another batch of lime mortar on Saturday to help...

    School stone work rocks at village fete

    While most people were dressed to the nines, celebrating the local architecture and ye olde activities at the St Bathans Village Fete, Keith Hinds was busy getting his hands dirty.

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    Former, current councillors dispute Sir Tim’s partner’s claims

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    Former, current councillors dispute Sir Tim’s partner’s claims

    A former Invercargill city councillor who says he visited the late Sir Tim Shadbolt regularly while he was in care was "bloody well hurt" by his partner’s remarks at last week’s funeral.

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    Developer launches into multiple new accommodation projects

    New plans for 29 terrace homes in a long-vacant site at the corner of Hallenstein and York Sts in...

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    Developer launches into multiple new accommodation projects

    An Auckland developer who first popped up on the Queenstown scene in 2009 is pushing "go" on three, if not four, central business district accommodation complexes this year.

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    Processing plant ‘born out of necessity’

    A wapiti in Fiordland National Park. PHOTO: FIORDLAND WAPITI FOUNDATION

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    Processing plant ‘born out of necessity’

    Rampant destruction of Fiordland’s forest by deer is set to be tackled by the building of a not-for-profit, multimillion-dollar venison processing plant in Te Anau.

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    Historic goods shed cafe inspired by love

    Waitahuna Station Goods Shed Cafe owners Ailsa Rose and Bob Corona pause for a brew outside their...

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    Historic goods shed cafe inspired by love

    A labour of love, leading to a new cafe at the heart of a South Otago community, had a suitably romantic inspiration.

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    Councillor expresses concern over review cost

    Paul Morris. Photo: file

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    Councillor expresses concern over review cost

    After double-digit rates rises in recent years, a review of the Central Otago’s rating system may yet result in no changes at all, councillors have been told.

    Sir Tim remembered fondly as 'man of the people'

    The audience at Invercargill's Civic Theatre for Sir Tim Shadbolt's public funeral today. Photo:...

    Sir Tim remembered fondly as 'man of the people'

    Sir Tim Shadbolt has been remembered as a man of the people who could lift the spirits of those around him.

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    Visitor numbers strain capacity

    Julie Muir. Photos: ODT files

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    Visitor numbers strain capacity

    Water shortages have become as much a part of Naseby summers as long, sunny days when visitors flock to the village.

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    Help vital in getting show on road

    Wānaka A&P Show volunteer manager Tasha Wadeson is still on the lookout for more volunteers...

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    Help vital in getting show on road

    Volunteering at the Wānaka A&P Show gives people a "sense of local identity", the show’s new volunteer manager says.

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    Ex-mayor’s mourners brave cold conditions for final farewell

    Mourners arrive at the Civic Theatre. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Ex-mayor’s mourners brave cold conditions for final farewell

    A smaller-than-expected crowd gathered at the Civic Theatre to farewell Sir Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand and Invercargill’s longest-serving mayor.

    Dream to marry in chapel fulfilled

    Heather Sloan (nee More) had a dream of one day returning to Demolition World’s tiny wedding...

    Dream to marry in chapel fulfilled

    Scottish couple Heather and Tom Sloan flew 19,000km to secretly tie the knot in a quirky little chapel at Invercargill’s Demolition World.

    Sir Tim was ‘the ultimate people person’

    Tame Iti (front right) speaks at Sir Tim Shadbolt’s funeral at Invercargill’s Civic Theatre...

    Sir Tim was ‘the ultimate people person’

    Sir Tim Shadbolt has been remembered as a man of the people who could lift the spirits of those around him.
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