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    My kingdom for a horse carrying holiday brews

    REPORT & PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

    My kingdom for a horse carrying holiday brews

    Queenstown’s Canyon Brewing harked back to the days of yore yesterday for its annual Christmas beer deliveries.

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    Drug dealer avoids jail by ‘slim margin’

    Queenstown Courthouse. Photo supplied

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    Drug dealer avoids jail by ‘slim margin’

    A Queenstown man caught with cocaine and a sawn-off shotgun in his car has been spared a prison sentence because of his prospects for rehabilitation, a judge says.

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    Burglary ‘slap in the face’ to bowling club members

    The Awamoa Bowling Club on Towey St in Oamaru. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

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    Burglary ‘slap in the face’ to bowling club members

    A Christmas-time burglary at an Oamaru bowling club is a "horrendous" slap in the face to the community, police say.

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    Claim town keen to look at new sites

    Mark Jessop. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Claim town keen to look at new sites

    Despite initial opposition, the Roxburgh community is warming to the idea of looking at new locations for the town’s entertainment centre, the Central Otago District Council has heard.

    Holiday outlook poor but resolve reaps results

    Holiday outlook poor but resolve reaps results

    The weather prospects for the holiday period are not promising from the angler’s point of view. But where there is a will there is a way.

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    Listed cottage for sale

    This heritage listed cottage in the heart of Arrowtown is up for sale for the first time in more...

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    Listed cottage for sale

    One of Arrowtown’s most significant heritage homes is on the market.

    Plateau Hut

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Plateau Hut

    A helicopter drops climbers off at Plateau Hut, normally only accessible by skilled mountaineers.

    Fresh appeal from police over $1m Invercargill arson

    Trucks belonging to Christchurch company Treetech were damaged by the fire. Photo: Matthew Rosenberg

    Fresh appeal from police over $1m Invercargill arson

    Police investigating a suspicious fire which caused about $1 million of damage to four trucks in Invercargill are appealing to the public for any further information.

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    'Astounding arrogance': Australian miner in bid to speed-run consent

    Santana chief executive Damian Spring. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    'Astounding arrogance': Australian miner in bid to speed-run consent

    Santana Minerals wants its massive Central Otago goldmine sped through the fast-track process in 30 working days.

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    Delighted with tomb’s heritage listing

    Project leader Adrienne Shaw at the restored Sam Chew Lain tomb in Lawrence, which has just...

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    Delighted with tomb’s heritage listing

    Lawrence has a new heritage landmark, after a prominent gold rush figure’s tomb received official listing this week.

    Albert Town properties rocket in value

    Asking prices for properties in Albert Town, near Wānaka, have lifted 225% over the...

    Albert Town properties rocket in value

    "If you bought in Albert Town a decade ago, you've basically won the property lotto."

    Mistletoe thrives as possum numbers fall

    Native mistletoe found in Hope Valley on the West Coast. PHOTOS: DOC

    Mistletoe thrives as possum numbers fall

    Want to kiss your beloved with a Kiwi twist? Then head to the West Coast.

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    Tensions rise in remote Waipori after drug raids

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    Tensions rise in remote Waipori after drug raids

    Officials are battling to quell rising tensions in a remote South Otago hamlet, following police drug raids this week.

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    Wind farm project aired at meetings

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    Wind farm project aired at meetings

    Turbines at a major South Otago wind farm could be turning in just five years, its backer says.

    WDC to cover $500k event centre shortfall

    The Waitaki District Council building. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    WDC to cover $500k event centre shortfall

    Waitaki's "place of dreams" remains on track to be built at Oamaru’s Centennial Park after the council covered a $500,000 fundraising shortfall.

    Lake Dunstan capsize 'could have ended very differently'

    The incident occurred on Lake Dunstan on Thursday evening. Photos: NZ Coastguard

    Lake Dunstan capsize 'could have ended very differently'

    A boat capsize on Lake Dunstan yesterday evening left six people in the water, none of whom was wearing a lifejacket. 

    Pair arrested over Gore shooting

    An officer guarding the Aparima St property earlier this week. PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING

    Pair arrested over Gore shooting

    Two men have been arrested over a shooting in Gore earlier this week.

    Thank you, Wānaka

    Thank you, Wānaka

    Well thank you Wānaka and the Upper Clutha.

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    Freedom campers upsetting Wānaka residents

    A sign made by a resident on Allenby Pl expressing their disapproval to the freedom camping bylaw.

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    Freedom campers upsetting Wānaka residents

    Residents in Wānaka are frustrated with constant traffic, verbal abuse and human excrement from freedom campers in their neighbourhood after the introduction of a new freedom camping bylaw.

    Wanaka barber’s idea pays it forward

    Wānaka barber Jake Jolly recently completed 20 haircuts and raised $600 for local families in...

    Wanaka barber’s idea pays it forward

    An initiative for donation-based haircuts will give some Wānaka families a helping hand this Christmas.
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