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Finding the human touch with AI

Waitaki District Council chief digital officer Teresa McCallum. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON

Finding the human touch with AI

Although artificial intelligence has been around for a while, Waitaki District Council did not start to think seriously about how it could use the technology until the arrival of its new chief...

Success for refocused jobs task force

New Mayor’s Task Force for Jobs officer Greg Pestell with Kadin Turner, 24, at the council’s...

Success for refocused jobs task force

Waitakian Kadin Turner is the first young person to be placed into an employment opportunity under the revamped Mayors Task Force For Jobs (MTFJ) programme.

Family moved by support for critically injured teen

A critically injured Southland teenager remains in hospital as support around him grows.

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Grinning and baring it

The Polar Bare event at the Remarkables skifield is the highlight of Queenstown's six-day Snow Machine festival.

Community board review notes contrast between ‘gossip’ and ‘chilling’ silence

An independent review of Southland’s community boards has provided a quirky insight into how meetings can switch from gossip to "chilling" page turning when members get down to business.

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Former council chief executive finds new role across the Ditch

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Former council chief executive finds new role across the Ditch

Former Gore District Council chief executive Stephen Parry has moved across the Ditch and has a new job.

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Defying the odds one Ironman at a time

Queenstown man Aaron Fleming celebrates completing the Taupo Ironman this year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Defying the odds one Ironman at a time

About 25 years ago, Aaron Fleming was told he would never physically exert himself again.

Wānaka man accused of cancer scam denied bail

Wānaka man accused of cancer scam denied bail

A Wānaka man accused of being part of a million-dollar fraud through false cancer claims will remain in custody for now.

Gale force winds, snow on the way for South

Gale force winds, snow on the way for South

A cold and windy weekend could be on the way for parts of the South, as snow, gale force winds and possibly tornadoes are forecast to hit tomorrow.

Person killed in collision

One person has died after a two-car collision at the intersection of Kew Rd and State Highway 1 about 6am yesterday.

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Electric Kingston ferry floated

An electric foiling ferry is under consideration for a commuter/tourist service between Kingston...

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Electric Kingston ferry floated

The developer turbocharging Kingston’s in the early stage of exploring an electric foiling ferry between the southern end of Lake Whakatipu and Queenstown Bay.

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Group dials up action on Queenstown cellphone deadzone

The Banking Association has asked for an explanation, given that sending text links to bank...

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Group dials up action on Queenstown cellphone deadzone

Arthurs Point’s black spot may soon to be a thing of the past.

Threat to affordable sections roll-out

Kingston Village Ltd’s development site’s pictured south of the existing township. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Threat to affordable sections roll-out

Kingston Village Ltd’s (KVL) plan to continue rolling out affordable sections has hit something of a road block.

Standing firm in face of criticism

Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers, who’s seeking a second term. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY

Standing firm in face of criticism

Despite three years of almost constantly putting out proverbial fires, and copping his fair share of criticism, Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers, 47, had no hesitation putting his hand up for a second term.

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Meet Queenstown election’s ‘repeat offender’

Perennial mayoral candidate Al Angus isn’t shy about expressing his views. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

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Meet Queenstown election’s ‘repeat offender’

He was a mayoral candidate in 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022, and has never got within a bull’s roar of winning.

Barika through a local’s lens

James Holman’s new documentary, Barika Rising, looks at life inside a refugee camp in Iraq. PHOTO...

Barika through a local’s lens

A Queenstown filmmaker who travelled to a refugee camp in Iraq earlier this year is now in the final stages of filming and editing a resulting documentary.

Famous Arrowtown tree planting re-enacted

Claudia Winstone, 9, whose mum Rozy Winstone’s written children’s play The Mary Cotter Tree,...

Famous Arrowtown tree planting re-enacted

Thirty-three Arrowtown School students, aged 7 to 11, are telling the story of the planting of the first tree in the township’s famous Buckingham St avenue of trees.

High school’s first junior musical

Puppeteer Megan Gross, left, who created Showbiz’s Milky White in May, reintroducing her...

High school’s first junior musical

Wakatipu High is staging its first ever junior musical next week.

Viewing Van Gogh on film

Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 painting, The Lover (Portrait of Lieutenant Milliet) — Van Gogh admired...

Viewing Van Gogh on film

A film screening in Arrowtown next Friday features one of the world’s greatest and most influential artists — post-impressionist Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.

Adventurer breaks ice with resort visit

Elite climber Daniel Bull strolled up Ben Lomond during his first Queenstown visit. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Adventurer breaks ice with resort visit

A world record-breaking Aussie adventurer/mountaineer visited the world’s adventure capital for the first time last week and was immediately dreaming of buying property here.

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