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    Aust farmer cuts down competition

    New South Wales shearer and farmer Jamie Boothman, winner of the New Zealand Merino Shears open...

    Aust farmer cuts down competition

    New South Wales farmer-shearer Jamie Boothman can add another tag to the akubra after restoring ocker domination of the New Zealand Merino Shears open shearing title with a win in Saturday night’s...

    Possum Tb vector targeted by agency

    Ospri’s possum control programme, based around Clear Stream, Manuka Creek and the Cuthbert Range....

    Possum Tb vector targeted by agency

    Disease eradication agency Ospri has introduced a new Otago movement control area this week, to bolster an Omarama-based possum-control operation, as it attempts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (Tb).

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    Parking up to make the most of tournament

    Dunedin City Petanque pair Jayne and John Downes won the Waikouaiti Petanque Club’s annual social...

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    Parking up to make the most of tournament

    Waikouaiti Petanque club hosted its annual social doubles tournament last month with 17 teams coming from Dunedin, Waikouaiti and Oamaru to take part.

    Session on river quality

    Waikouaiti river. PHOTO:ODT FILES

    Session on river quality

    People wanting to know more about what is happening to improve local river water quality can come along to an information session at 3pm Friday, at Eastern Rugby Club in Waikouaiti.

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    Professor’s talk on AI ‘excellent’

    Emeritus Professor Anthony Robins. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Professor’s talk on AI ‘excellent’

    The Hampden community recently got the chance to pick the brains of University of Otago emeritus professor Anthony Robins on all things artificial intelligence (AI).

    Y Education takes two top awards

    Leona Van der Heyden. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Y Education takes two top awards

    Y Education has been honoured twice at the national Independent Tertiary Education NZ (Itenz) Awards.

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    Kelp used as creative medium

    Artist Judith Lofley outside the Forrester Gallery. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

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    Kelp used as creative medium

    Artist Judith Lofley believes in the Jacques Costeau saying — "the sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever".

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    ECan staff pleased with results of wallaby control work

    A Bennets wallaby grazes the forest floor. PHOTO: OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL

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    ECan staff pleased with results of wallaby control work

    It might have been the one that got away but Environment Canterbury is still happy it could find only one fugitive wallaby to track in Kurow — and they will be back.

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    Century of North Otago JPs a ‘proud milestone’

    Portrait of William Henry Frith, the first president of the North Otago Justices of the Peace,...

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    Century of North Otago JPs a ‘proud milestone’

    This year marks a "proud milestone" with the centenary of the North Otago Justices of the Peace (JP) Association.

    Doc planning carparking pilot

    Doc planning carparking pilot

    The Department of Conservation has released a pricing proposal for a paid carparking pilot this summer at White Horse Hill carpark at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

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    Arts therapists gather for ‘reconnections hui’

    Working on artwork as part of a South Island arts therapy ‘‘reconnections hui’’ in Oamaru last...

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    Arts therapists gather for ‘reconnections hui’

    Arts therapists from around the South Island converged on Oamaru last weekend.

    Community invited to celebration of harvest

    PHOTO: JULES CHIN

    Community invited to celebration of harvest

    Sisters Raylene, 13, and Eveline Chua, 11, hold traditional mooncakes ahead of the Oamaru Chinese Association celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow night at the Fenwick School Hall.

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    Bird of the Year ‘rarer than kiwi’

    The karearea New Zealand falcon. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Bird of the Year ‘rarer than kiwi’

    Conservation efforts to look after Otago’s rare population of kārearea New Zealand falcons have been highlighted as the bird of prey snatched the crown in the 20th anniversary Bird of the Year...

    Mental health seminar

    Mental health seminar

    The Salvation Army, with the support of Reach Church, is hosting the "Be Kind to Your Mind" — Mental Health Resilience — Women’s Conference this weekend as part of Mental Health Awareness week...

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    All good pets go to heaven, blessed

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    All good pets go to heaven, blessed

    Oamaru and Maheno pets are blessed. St Luke’s and St Andrew’s Anglican Churches held special pet blessing services on Sunday.

    Waitangi Day Super Rugby game

    Highlanders commercial manager Mike Kerr, centre, flanked by Bayleys Queenstown’s managing...

    Waitangi Day Super Rugby game

    Summer rugby’s back on Queenstown’s calendar with confirmation the southern-based Highlanders will play a Super Rugby Pacific pre-season game against Moana Pasifika on February 6, Waitangi Day.

    Queenstown’s déjà vu drizzle

    Good month for ducks: Queenstown’s just experienced the second-wettest September in almost 60...

    Queenstown’s déjà vu drizzle

    If it felt like déjà vu every time you reached for the brolly last month, you weren’t wrong — Queenstown had another record-soaking September.

    ZQN simply the best

    Representatives of the award-winning Southern Way collab, between Queenstown, Invercargill and...

    ZQN simply the best

    Queenstown Airport’s officially New Zealand’s best.

    Wānaka summer concert confirmed for January

    About 16,000 concertgoers soaked up the sounds in 2023. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

    Wānaka summer concert confirmed for January

    A line-up of big name international performers has been promised to hit the stage in Wānaka in January.

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    Couple claim Queenstown goats out of control

    Feral goats taking over habitat just above the Queenstown CBD. PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Couple claim Queenstown goats out of control

    A garden-proud central Queenstown couple say feral goats are out of control after heading off an impending invasion of 22 of them.
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