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The man was found dead on Stewart Island. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island

Conservation sleuths have partly solved the mystery of how a dead stoat came to be on Rakiura-Stewart Island in a case that has now become an intriguing whodunnit.

Green light for $300 million Wānaka hospital

An artist's impression of the $300 million hospital. Image: Roa

Green light for $300 million Wānaka hospital

A $300 million hospital planned for Wānaka with four operating theatres and a 24-hour emergency department has been given the green light.

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Water rates surge ‘predictable’

Southern Water Done Well partners (from left) Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan and chief...

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Water rates surge ‘predictable’

A southern mayor says a near-doubling of water rates in Waitaki was "predictable", but central government should shoulder much of the blame for what he called a "cluster stuff".

Power cut to 4000 in Alexandra

Power cut to 4000 in Alexandra

Over 4000 Alexandra residents were left without power as two unplanned outages affected the Central Otago town early this morning.

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Strike nurses ‘staunch’ after being suspended

Striking nurses in Oamaru. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON

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Strike nurses ‘staunch’ after being suspended

Striking nurses at Oamaru’s Observatory Village Lifecare remain "staunch and undeterred" after employers suspended them from work on Tuesday.

Those on council will need thick skin

Inspections of Balclutha's SH1 bridge will begin on Monday evening. File photo

Those on council will need thick skin

Water and its woes look set to be the main agenda item for the Clutha district for the next three years.

Man pronounced dead at crash scene

Police and emergency services personnel attend the site of a fatal accident 1km west of the...

Man pronounced dead at crash scene

A man died in a single-vehicle crash which closed State Highway 93, between Mataura and Clinton, for much of yesterday.

Snow for southern roads after wild winds ease

Wild winds have eased after battering parts of the South, but colder weather is coming in their wake, prompting snow warnings for some southern roads.

Waitaki water bill rise will 'hit older people especially hard'

Waitaki water bill rise will 'hit older people especially hard'

Neither side of the argument over Waitaki’s huge rates and water charge rises over the next two years will admit they might have got it wrong.

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Petition seeks to bring ODIs back to resort

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Petition seeks to bring ODIs back to resort

Queenstown has once again lost out on hosting a one-day international (ODI) cricket match this summer — but questions remain as to whether it even pitched for one.

No controlled burns today: Fenz

An out-of-control vegetation fire near St Bathans. Photo: Fire and Emergency NZ

No controlled burns today: Fenz

Otago farmers are being warned to postpone any controlled burns amid warnings of high wind today.

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A person who tumbled about 30m down a historic coalmine shaft near the Brunner Mine Historic site between Stillwater and Dobson east of Greymouth was pulled out shortly before 1pm yesterday after a...

Laughter over rates increase ‘nervous’ type

A Greymouth local body election candidate has called out Grey district councillors for laughing at a meeting when they were asked about pushback over recent rate increases.

Local body elections 2025: Environment Southland

Environment Southland stands at a crossroads.

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Massive water charge rise sparks home loss fears

Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher. Photo: ODT files

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Massive water charge rise sparks home loss fears

Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher fears residents could lose their homes over an astronomical rise in water charges which will cost households over $200 a month.