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    Having a ball in Q'town

     NZ Breakers majority owner Marc Mitchell at Queenstown’s Ayrburn last week

    Having a ball in Q'town

    Queenstown's clearly on the radar of the New Zealand Breakers basketball franchise’s new majority owner.

    Q’town’s evergreen ‘Grey Cap’

     Still playing cricket for NZ in his mid-70s, John Cushen’s hardly seeking a ‘cushy’ time.

    Q’town’s evergreen ‘Grey Cap’

    One of the oldest members of the New Zealand ‘Grey Caps’ competing in the over-70s Cricket World Cup (CWC) in and around Christchurch from next week is Queenstown’s John Cushen.

    This gig won’t lack punch

     Jackie Bristow and Mark Punch will be playing Kinross on February 22

    This gig won’t lack punch

    Fresh from a special single release last week, Gore-raised folk/country/blues singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow’s performing her first Queenstown concert in two years on February 22.

    Course ‘a step up’

    Standing by the spruced-up community library, off Oregon Dr, are, from left, RYLA project...

    Course ‘a step up’

    Queenstown's Lakeland Park Christian Camp has once again hosted a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp attended by 20 young leaders aged 18 to 30 from around the South Island.

    Bee-hold this Te Atamira exhibition

    Bee-hold this Te Atamira exhibition

    It's what you could call a bee-autiful exhibition.

    Inaugural ‘good egg’ gets off to cracking start

    Pavilion Bar & Kitchens co-owner Sean Connolly congratulates Cameron Murphy on becoming...

    Inaugural ‘good egg’ gets off to cracking start

    A Wakatipu High School woodwork teacher is the inaugural monthly winner of a ‘Good Egg’ comp being run by Frankton’s Pavilion Bar & Kitchens to recognise those doing good in the community.

    Building future tradies

    Some of the 14 Wakatipu High students who’ll build a transportable home on school grounds this...

    Building future tradies

    Fourteen Wakatipu High School (WHS) students will this year build a transportable home, which will likely go up for sale.

    Jeweller on world stage

    For a performance during Munich Jewellery Week, Jessica Winchcombe will wear a cape adorned with...

    Jeweller on world stage

     Renowned Queenstown contemporary jeweller Jessica Winchcombe’s about to play a major role in Germany’s prestigious Munich Jewellery Week — considered to be as big as Paris Fashion Week is in...

    Second stage resurfaces

    Queenstown tenants have plenty more options to choose from. Photo: ODT files

    Second stage resurfaces

    The second of three may be back on the table.

    Local builder’s national milestone

    GJ Gardner Homes clients Guru Prasad and Asha Asha, with their son Divyam Nautival, after writing...

    Local builder’s national milestone

    Celebration marked: GJ Gardner Homes clients Guru Prasad and Asha Asha, with their son Divyam Nautival, after writing their family name on the 25,000th slab the national home builder’s ever poured

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    Queenstown teen's eye socket shattered in assault

    Queenstown Courthouse. Photo supplied

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    Queenstown teen's eye socket shattered in assault

    A Fijian teenager who shattered the eye socket of a Queenstown high school student with multiple punches could be deported.

    Boil water notice lifted after dead possum found

    The requirement to boil water used for drinking, brushing teeth and food preparation is in effect...

    Boil water notice lifted after dead possum found in reservoir

    A boil water notice issued for Roxburgh following the discovery of a dead possum in a reservoir yesterday has now been lifted.

    Invercargill residents warned not to approach wanted man

    Scott Southwood. Photo: NZ Polcie

    Invercargill residents warned not to approach wanted man

    A wanted man on the run from police may be in Invercargill and police are warning he should not be approached.

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    ‘Boy racer - rural style’ sport has pull

    Max Slee, of Te Anau, has been competing in tractor-pull events for about 10 years and drives two...

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    ‘Boy racer - rural style’ sport has pull

    "Boy racer - rural style."

    QLDC initiates road safety video for international tourists

    QLDC initiates road safety video for international tourists

    Queenstown Lakes District Council has teamed up with local police to create videos for tourists promoting safe driving in the region.

    No sign yet of 'hundreds of dead birds', Doc says

    Dead paradise shelducks litter the shoreline at Dublin Bay yesterday. Photo: Otago Fish & Game

    No sign yet of 'hundreds of dead birds', Doc says

    Initial investigations into claims of hundreds of dead birds around the Lake Te Anau shoreline have so far turned up nothing out of the ordinary.

    Cap could run down infrastructure: councils

    Environment Southland is concerned about the potential impact of rates capping on flood...

    Cap could run down infrastructure: councils

    A southern council fears the government’s proposed rates capping will impact flood protection in the region.

    Trouble flares in North Otago town

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    Trouble flares in North Otago town

    A ceiling was set on fire and a car damaged by marine flares in incidents being investigated by Oamaru police.
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