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Small streams best for this time of year
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Small streams best for this time of year
Conditions for fishing this weekend look better than expected.
Past boarders, staff set to celebrate school hostel’s 50th
Past boarders, staff set to celebrate school hostel’s 50th
This weekend, past boarders and staff of the Dunstan High School hostel are celebrating 50 years since the hostel’s opening in 1975.
Stuck tourists walking around like 'zombies' in Te Anau
Stuck tourists walking around like 'zombies' in Te Anau
Tourist town Te Anau is barely limping in the face of power and communications outages, with one local describing the situation as a "wake-up call" and a tourist saying everyone looked like "zombies".
Diverse range of interests catered for at 2025 summit
Diverse range of interests catered for at 2025 summit
Hundreds from across the region are set to attend one of Wānaka’s biggest sustainability events of the year.
Race double fundraiser
Race double fundraiser
This year’s annual Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations hope to start with a bang and a novel way to raise funds for both the festival and the Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society.
Classic truck convoy passes through
Classic truck convoy passes through
A 100-strong classic truck convoy made a stir in Oamaru on Thursday, paying tribute to a Southland trucking industry icon.
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Historic hotel for sale amidst property boom
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Historic hotel for sale amidst property boom
The Luggate Hotel is for sale and could go for up to $8 million.
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ORC hopes low-cost shuttle trial fills a gap
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ORC hopes low-cost shuttle trial fills a gap
The ORC has provided $25,000 for the trial of the Oamaru-Palmerston community shuttle for people wanting to travel to Dunedin or other areas between Oamaru and Dunedin.
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Farmer repeatedly punched man in head
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Farmer repeatedly punched man in head
Tempers exploded as a three-year feud between a Heriot farm owner and a contractor ended with one man being punched repeatedly in the head.
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Jam-packed day of activities for Duntroon’s 150th
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Jam-packed day of activities for Duntroon’s 150th
Duntroon is having a party.
Queenstown flight cancelled after emergency landing
Queenstown flight cancelled after emergency landing
A flight bound for Queenstown has been cancelled after the plane was forced to make an emergency landing on its previous journey.
Power may be 'days' away for Kingston
Power may be 'days' away as Kingston relies on portaloos and generators
A small township south of Queenstown is relying on portaloos and generators following Thursday’s storm.
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Government intervention first task
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Government intervention first task
Sworn in just two days ago, the new Waitaki District Council’s first task will be decide how to deal with a surprise government intervention.
Flooding, slips cut off West Coast
Flooding, slips cut off West Coast
All roads connecting the West Coast to other regions were closed by either flooding or slips yesterday.
Lovin' it this time? Maccas in new bid
Lovin' it this time? Maccas in new bid for Wānaka restaurant
McDonald's is back for round two in Wānaka after strong community opposition scuppered its first bid to build a restaurant in the lakeside hotspot.
Man charged over Wānaka cell tower attacks
Man charged over Wānaka cell tower attacks
A 41-year-old man has been charged in relation to a series of cellphone tower arsons in Wānaka in recent months.
25,000 without power in South
25,000 without power in South
Thousands of people in Southland and South Otago face being without power until this time next week after the region was devastated by strong winds.
Full power restoration could take 'well into the weekend'
Full power restoration could take 'well into the weekend'
Tens of thousands of households are still without power after gale force winds toppled poles and brought down lines in parts of the country on Thursday.
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Art event to support safe driving cause
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Art event to support safe driving cause
A private trail in Bannockburn has been lined with the works of local artists all for a good cause.
Back in full swing for Play Week celebrations
Back in full swing for Play Week celebrations
Invercargill residents will have more opportunity to get into the swing of things when they are walking though the city’s parks and reserves.