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Resident growing up in ‘play pit’ suburb knew everybody

Resident growing up in ‘play pit’ suburb knew everybody

Life-long Albert Town resident Garry Templeton has watched first-hand the small community transform into a booming suburb now home to 2300 residents.

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Bendigo decision date set

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Bendigo decision date set

A decision on the Bendigo goldmine should be made by the end of October.

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Beach vehicle bylaw decision ‘broken promise’

A small group of conservationists gather at the Clutha District Council headquarters yesterday to...

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Beach vehicle bylaw decision ‘broken promise’

Environmentalists cried out "shame" as they left Clutha District Council chambers yesterday following a decision to cancel a review that would have created safe spaces for wildlife on Clutha beaches.

Missing cockatiel finds new home

Jessie McFadzien holds an 8-week old cockatiel that has had quite a journey after a tree fall led...

Missing cockatiel finds new home

A cockatiel on the loose from the Gore Aviary has been found on a dairy farm 20km away.

Mixed response to Queenstown variation approval

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

Mixed response to Queenstown variation approval

A government-mandated district plan variation aimed at enabling denser, more affordable housing in the Queenstown Lakes district’s urban areas has been approved.

Petition launched to save post shop

North End Oamaru Post Shop is facing closure. Photo: Andrew Ashton

Petition launched to save post shop

Oamaruvians are flocking to support the town’s North End post office’s attempt to avoid closure.

O’Connor keen to seek seat

O’Connor keen to seek seat

Labour list MP and former West Coast/Tasman MP Damien O’Connor (pictured with Labour MPs Rachel Brooking and Ingrid Leary) has confirmed he is standing for the Labour candidacy to run against...

Swiss band ‘really excited’ to visit town

The Jackets’ lead singer and guitarist Jackie Brutsche performs live. PHOTO: INAKI ESNAOLA

Swiss band ‘really excited’ to visit town

Since 2008, Swiss band The Jackets have been touring with their distinctive blend of garage psych punk music and attitude, performing across Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan,...

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Massive solar farms planned near Lake Benmore

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Massive solar farms planned near Lake Benmore

Two massive solar farm projects bidding for government fast-track approval have been told to find out what their combined environmental impacts might be.

Centre 'a big plus for Oamaru'

Waitaki Event Centre Trust chairman Kevin Malcolm (left) and Oamaru Licensing Trust grants...

Centre 'a big plus for Oamaru'

As the Network Waitaki Event Centre nears completion, the trust behind it has received a big boost.

High achiever chased TV dream

Madaleine Mansfield at the Moeraki Tavern where she has been working over the summer holidays...

High achiever chased TV dream

Oamaru woman and budding journalist Madaleine Mansfield has received an Australasian Rotary scholarship and the Ross Stevens Scholarship from TVNZ.

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Cult British musician to play Penguin Club

British musician John Otway will play the Penguin Club in Oamaru next month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Cult British musician to play Penguin Club

Cult British musician John Otway, who once appeared on the comedy sitcom The Young Ones, will be coming to Oamaru as part of his New Zealand tour next month.

Trumpeter hitting all the right notes

Ollie Sharpe at his Jillian Jardine Trophy presentation with, from left, Turn up The Music...

Trumpeter hitting all the right notes

A very promising Queenstown trumpeter has won the prestigious Jillian Jardine Trophy which Turn Up the Music (TuM) school presents to a talented young musician each year.

Q’town youngster has green fingers

Cream of the crop: Fork and Tap spud-growing comp winners, from left, Aaron Simpson, Johnny...

Q’town youngster has green fingers

He's not even 10, yet Queenstown’s Johnny Frisby’s now won the ‘most spuds’ category in Arrowtown’s Fork and Tap spud-growing comp two years running.

NZ reps impress

Two rained-out games hog-tied New Zealand’s prospects at last month’s under-19 Cricket World Cup in Zimbabwe, but Queenstown’s two reps still made useful contributions.

Wine posts winning posts?

Treated timber posts (pictured) predominate throughout Gibbston’s established vineyards, but...

Wine posts winning posts?

Despite the preponderance of copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber wine posts in vineyards throughout Queenstown’s Gibbston — and elsewhere in New Zealand — industry experts play down any...

Back road bus on course

Though the seven-month-old Malaghans Rd ‘back road’ bus service between Queenstown’s CBD and Arrowtown is still only a trial, it’s ‘‘performing well’’, Otago Regional Council (ORC) states.

‘Do deal with school bus operator’

‘Do deal with school bus operator’

Ministry of Education (MoE) suggests a Queenstown parent unhappy at how it’s rejigging a school bus route could explore a private arrangement with the bus operator.

New downhill run for newbies

Coronet Peak staffer and former NZ mountain biking rep Erin Greene will make the first ride of...

New downhill run for newbies

A new downhill mountain bike trail at Coronet Peak especially designed for beginners will be officially opened on Saturday.

Showbiz Queenstown sweeps Ostas

'Into the Woods', staged by Showbiz Queenstown, won six awards at last weekend’s Otago Southland...

Showbiz Queenstown sweeps Ostas

For the first time, Showbiz Queenstown picked up the major gong at last weekend’s Otago Southland Theatre Awards (Ostas).

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