Councillor hits out at $250k legal bill for Southland museum
An Invercargill councillor says he is writing to the Auditor General about his council spending more than $200,000 on legal fees for its new museum.
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ORC’s pest plan ‘partially effective’
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ORC’s pest plan ‘partially effective’
The Otago Regional Council is effective at raising awareness of the threats wallabies pose to the region, less so at actually dealing with the pest, a new report says.
Southland house asking prices at record high
Southland house asking prices at record high
Southland house asking prices have hit a record high, New Zealand’s industry-owned property listing website says.
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Policy centralisation a priority
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Policy centralisation a priority
The Gore District Council has more than 100 policies, some out of date, while there are multiple editions of the same document being found in different policy libraries.
Views sought on future of airstrip
Views sought on future of airstrip
How the Glenorchy airstrip operates is about to come under the spotlight.
Warbird scholarship programme widened
Warbird scholarship programme widened
Warbird aircraft engineers are now eligible to apply along with Warbird pilots to the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust scholarship programme, the trust has announced.
Cool change: snow and rain for South Island
Cool change: snow and rain for South Island
Snowfall warnings are in place for alpine roads in Canterbury, Otago and Southland as a wintry blast sees temperatures fall this week.
Tiwai Point smelter to ramp up production
Tiwai Point smelter to ramp up production
Power restrictions on the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland are being eased as hydro lakes levels have risen enough to ease fears of stretched power supplies this winter.
Rapid rise to top for Gold Guitar winner
Rapid rise to top for Gold Guitar winner
New Zealand country music has a new star — with an English accent, an assertive performance style, and whose smoky and evocative tone fills a stadium with ease.
Lions aggrieved lookout being vandalised
Lions aggrieved lookout being vandalised
Alexandra Lions Club members are frustrated their good work is being vandalised.
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Moose on the loose?
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Moose on the loose?
Two alleged sightings of the elusive moose in Fiordland have begged the age-old question — is it still out there? Mary Williams speaks to the yay-sayers, nay-sayers and maybe-sayers.
Q’town plea to avoid gridlock
Q’town plea to avoid gridlock
Stark warnings about looming gridlock in Queenstown have sparked pleas for urgent investment in public transport.
Gold Guitars final crowd drawcard
Gold Guitars final crowd drawcard
The 50th annual MLT Gold Guitar Awards Senior Finals began impressively last night with a sold-out stadium and a jam-packed lineup of country music’s finest.
Influential West Coast cop honoured
Influential West Coast cop honoured
A police officer made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in Monday's King's Birthday Honours says she is humbled and deeply honoured to be recognised.
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
Approved changes to operating guidelines for hydro-electricity generation at Lake Manapouri will not cause unnatural variations of lake levels, the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau...
Substation upgrade to cost $2.7m
Substation upgrade to cost $2.7m
Aurora Energy is spending close to $2.7 million on its Alexandra substation in a move to replace end-of-life equipment and shore up electricity supply, but the upgrade comes as new data shows local...
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Colourful spectacle of science fiction and fantasy
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Colourful spectacle of science fiction and fantasy
Fashion, fun and frivolity were on full display at the Steampunk Street Parade in Oamaru on Saturday.
A warmer winter is on its way
A warmer winter is on its way
Electricity bills may deliver less of a hammering this winter if Niwa’s outlook for the next few months comes to fruition.
Keep on trucking
Keep on trucking
Gore’s Main St was packed on Saturday as 68 of the finest trucks in the region paraded around town as part of the McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show.
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Funding boost from govt for 19 southern events
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Funding boost from govt for 19 southern events
The South has been awarded just under $400,000 to help fund 19 different events, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston announced last week.