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Call to sort out unwarranted vehicles

A resident claims some cars regularly park in Regina Lane with expired warrants of fitness and...

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Call to sort out unwarranted vehicles

Scores of potentially unsafe cars have been lining Oamaru roads on a daily basis and one resident says it was time action was taken over the number of clearly unwarranted and unlicensed vehicles...

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Resort needs more houses: Willis

Nicola Willis at a conference earlier this year. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Resort needs more houses: Willis

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says if she was Queenstown Lakes mayor for a day, she would "stare down the Nimbys and say I’d build some homes".

Career pivot a winning choice

Mandy Myles of online retailer Bookety Book Books has won the Titlepage Bookselling Trailblazer...

Career pivot a winning choice

Mandy Myles, of Wānaka-based online retailer Bookety Book Books, has won the Titlepage Bookselling Trailblazer of the year, at the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry 2025 awards.

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Sentenced for pound break-in

Clark Darling was sentenced to community detention and supervision for breaking into the pound...

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Sentenced for pound break-in

A Kaitangata man who burgled the dog pound to free his pets has been punished for his "passionate" behaviour.

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Concern 1080 will lower deer numbers

Farmgate prices are holding up better for venison than for most other forms of protein. PHOTO:...

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Concern 1080 will lower deer numbers

The use of 1080 poison where white tailed deer live could severely reduce the numbers of the "iconic" game animal, a hunting advocate says.

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Drinking water still a risk: Greenpeace

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Drinking water still a risk: Greenpeace

Greenpeace says Gore is not out of the woods yet in regards to nitrate in the water, but the council says levels are going down all the time and are of acceptable standard.

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Meth and cocaine use rising, wastewater tests show

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

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Meth and cocaine use rising, wastewater tests show

Methamphetamine use in Westport has doubled in 12 months and Hokitika cocaine use is rising, according to wastewater test figures by the National Drug Intelligence Bureau.

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Minister keeping eye on consent application

The Queenstown Wastewater Treatment Plant, at Frankton. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Minister keeping eye on consent application

Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says she is "keeping a watching brief" on the application for treated wastewater being discharged directly into the Shotover River.

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Use of natural fibres impresses design award judges

Judging the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore this weekend are (from left) Dan Ahwa,...

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Use of natural fibres impresses design award judges

The garments submitted for the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards show a strong use of natural fibres and unconventional materials, judges say.

MLT ‘never in your life’ dysfunctional

MLT ‘never in your life’ dysfunctional

The president of a southern licensing trust says he will not accept his deputy’s apology following a fiery meeting this week.

Obituary: Edward (Brent) Hickey

Wool buyer Brent Hickey was well known throughout the Central Otago area. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Obituary: Edward (Brent) Hickey

"Heaven just got a whole lot louder." Tara McHardy (nee Hickey) was referring to her father, Brent Hickey, the gregarious Central Otago wool buyer who died on May 2, aged 67.

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Released sections sell straight away

The iconic 'Kingston Flyer' in action. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Released sections sell straight away

Strong demand for sections in the Kingston Village (KVL) residential development continues, with the latest release snapped up in minutes.

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Two more awards for southern butchery

Award-winning Uppercuts Butchery owner Nathan Kean at a Bacon and Ham awards night in 2023. PHOTO...

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Two more awards for southern butchery

The awards keep on coming for a Southland butcher.

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Fatal crash ‘looked like a bomb’ went off

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Fatal crash ‘looked like a bomb’ went off

A man who came upon the scene of Thursday’s fatal crash on the western side of the Manuka Gorge said it looked asif one of the vehicles might have crossed the centre line.

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Oh brother ... rugby final a family affair

Lining up for Wyndham today are (from left) Joe McRae, Matt McRae, Max Bryson, Luke Bryson, Logan...

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Oh brother ... rugby final a family affair

Family blood runs deep in the two sides taking the field in Wyndham today. As does experience.

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Cottage dream turns to ‘misery’

Lou Farrand, of Crossan's Cottage, in East Roxburgh, holds a letter from the Ministry of Justice...

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Cottage dream turns to ‘misery’

A distraught woman fears her rebuilt Central Otago gold rush-era cottage will be reduced to rubble after it came to the attention of council bureaucrats.

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Breeders descend on town to show off avian wonders

Pollen collected on the forehead of a nectar-feedings korimako (bellbird) may pollinate a...

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Breeders descend on town to show off avian wonders

A burst of tropical colour and a cacophony of birdsong greeted New Zealand’s best bird-breeders as they celebrated success at the national bird show in Oamaru yesterday.