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    Club cleans up at e-competition

    Cromwell martial arts competitor Anika Takimoana, 17, with the medals she won in an international...

    Club cleans up at e-competition

    It seems anything can be done online — including martial arts competitions.

    New skills honed on ‘Grease’ set

    Rehearsing the Greased Lightnin’ scene from Grease are the Dunstan High School greasers led by...

    New skills honed on ‘Grease’ set

    Dunstan High School is staging Grease and even the school principal has been roped into appearing on stage.

    Witty read follows man’s cancer journey

    Rosemary and Mike Riddell in 2021. Mrs Riddell has published her husband’s book on his prostate...

    Witty read follows man’s cancer journey

    Reading a book knowing how it ends is not usually enjoyable. Even less when the book is autobiographical and the author has died.

    Pupils take to the ice for tournament

    Pupils from Roxburgh Area School watch as the stone slides down the ice during one of their games...

    Pupils take to the ice for tournament

    Sixty-four year seven and eight pupils from schools across Central Otago took to the ice to take part in the 15th annual inter-school curling competition held in Alexandra on Friday.

    Local Legend: Noeline Milne

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    Local Legend: Noeline Milne

    The family of Milton’s Noeline Milne can look forward to a roast lamb dinner courtesy of the one-woman volunteer-network winning this week’s Silver Fern Farms-Clutha Leader Local Legend title.

    Antarctic showcased

    A curious seal comes up for air at a research point featured in the NZAS Antarctic Film Festival,...

    Antarctic showcased

    The latest antarctic adventures can be experienced in comfort at the New Zealand Antarctic Society (NZAS) Film Festival in Balclutha for one night only.

    Sealing work begins on TPŌMA public carpark

    Contractors began the first stage of paving TPŌMA’s parking area last week. PHOTO: NICK BROOK

    Sealing work begins on TPŌMA public carpark

    Work to seal the public carpark at Te Pou Ō Mata-Au-Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre (TPŌMA) began last week, with completion expected by November.

    Cult classic back on the big screen

    The China Cup director Fiona McKenzie shows off the last remaining china cup ahead of rescreening...

    Cult classic back on the big screen

    A cult classic South Canterbury-centric comedy film is set to make its return to the big screen in an effort to help raise funds to purchase a historic Geraldine building.

    Students building towards success

    Taking a break from building Geraldine High School’s first three-bedroom house are (from left)...

    Students building towards success

    Geraldine High School students are picking up the tools and skills to build a three-bedroom home.

    Creative opportunity welcomed

    Portraying the two iconic New Zealand runners in Wayne Doyle’s original play Lovelock and the...

    Creative opportunity welcomed

    Whether you’re new to the stage or have decades of experience behind you, competitive, festival theatre has something for you.

    South Canterbury archer to compete in Canada

    Timaru archer Zac Campbell will be competing as part of the New Zealand team at the World Youth...

    South Canterbury archer to compete in Canada

    A young Timaru archer is preparing to let loose at his first international event outside of Australasia.

    Obituary: Noted historian, councillor, advocate dies

    Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi ward councillor Tom O’Connor. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Obituary: Noted historian, councillor, advocate dies

    The Waimate District Council is mourning the death of Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi ward councillor Tom O’Connor.

    Mountainview gearing up for staging of classic show

    Mountainview High School students are preparing to stage Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor...

    Mountainview gearing up for staging of classic show

    The timeless tale of a young man and his coat of many colours will once again be taking centre stage in Timaru next week.

    Design for Strathallan redevelopment updated

    A new updated concept design for the Strathallan corner redevelopment. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Design for Strathallan redevelopment updated

    The finalised design for the new $1.6m Strathallan corner redevelopment has been revealed.

    Seniors keep minds active with U3A

    Raewyn Marshall — the president of Temuka’s U3A — said unlike other U3A groups in the area, the...

    Seniors keep minds active with U3A

    For more than half a decade, Temuka’s U3A has been keeping the community in the loop.

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    Skyline to pay almost $10m for remediation after 2023 landslip

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    Skyline to pay almost $10m for remediation after 2023 landslip

    Skyline Enterprises has stumped up $5.7 million to March 31 this year to remediate Queenstown Cemetery and Reavers Lane following a slip on Bob’s Peak almost two years ago.

    'Not a safe place': Commissioner wants Gloriavale school closed

    An ERO report found the school had not met three of eight registration criteria and was not a...

    'Not a safe place': Commissioner wants Gloriavale school closed

    The Children's Commissioner is calling for the urgent closure of Gloriavale Christian School on the West Coast, saying she has zero confidence that students are safe.

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    600 rental homes planned in Queenstown development

    Sam Stubbs. Photo: supplied

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    600 rental homes planned in Queenstown development

    Six hundred build-to-rent units are on the way for Queenstown in a $500 million Simplicity Living development.

    Southland at ‘tipping point’ with wilding trees

    Wilding pines at Mid Dome, Northern Southland. The trees are causing major issues in the region....

    Southland at ‘tipping point’ with wilding trees

    Wild conifer trees are running rife in Southland with fears some areas could be overtaken in the next 30 years.
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