Unlicensed Central Otago plumber's illegal work posed safety risk
A shonky plumber has been fined $8000 for illegal work at five Central Otago properties, a court has heard.
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' flight emotional
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' flight emotional
A retired doctor on the verge of losing his vision was almost in tears before taking to the skies above Wānaka for an emotional flight in a fighter jet.
Southland meatworks evacuated over gas risk after fire
Southland meatworks evacuated over gas risk after fire
Emergency services have resolved a toxic gas issue at a Southland meatworks.
Parents praised for road safety efforts in wake of son's crash death
Parents praised for road safety efforts in wake of son's crash death
‘‘Sometimes — as shit as it is — you’ve just got to keep going.’’
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Waitaki council gets Clutha tick to rejoin water services group
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Waitaki council gets Clutha tick to rejoin water services group
The path is now clear for Waitaki to rejoin a water services group it rejected only nine months ago.
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Air NZ makes further cuts, changes to southern flights
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Air NZ makes further cuts, changes to southern flights
More cuts are set to hit flights in the South as rising fuel costs continue to affect the national carrier.
Southland businessman's boat death linked to generator fumes
Southland businessman's boat death linked to generator fumes
An Invercargill businessman died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on a boat trip, a coroner has ruled.
Contestants proud to take centre stage
Contestants proud to take centre stage
Pasifika voices rang out loud in Balclutha last week, as high school students from across Otago gathered for a festival of speech-making.
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More wind farms planned for South
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More wind farms planned for South
Eleven wind farms are in the works down south, some not far away from completion and others little more than an idea.
Board’s suggested name for building not a certainty
Board’s suggested name for building not a certainty
A new events centre in Cromwell appears set to bear the town’s name, but the community board has suggested the council may have other ideas.
Group takes aim at tailings dam failure risk
New anti-mine group takes aim at tailings dam failure risk
A local group opposed to Santana Minerals’ fast-track mining application launched this week with a campaign that questions the mine’s net economic benefit for the region.
Police name woman killed in Twizel e-scooter crash
Police name woman killed in Twizel e-scooter crash
Police have named the woman who died in an e-scooter crash in Twizel.
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Reprieve from rapid ice loss on Southern Alps glaciers
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Reprieve from rapid ice loss on Southern Alps glaciers
Late snow and miserable summer weather have delivered a reprieve from rapid ice loss on the Southern Alps glaciers.
Community consultation to help determine civic centre’s name
Community consultation to help determine civic centre’s name
While the Big Cheese and the Bottomless Pit have been put forward as names for Cromwell’s new civic building, odds are an altogether different suggestion will prevail following today’s community board meeting.
One missing from trawler south of Bluff
One missing from trawler south of Bluff
A crew member is missing after falling overboard from a New Zealand-flagged fishing vessel in the ocean south of Bluff.
Southland farmer crushed by quadbike after equipment failure, coroner finds
Southland farmer crushed by quadbike after equipment failure, coroner finds
A Southland farmer died when he became trapped under a quadbike after a crucial piece of equipment failed, a coroner has found.
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Beef hearts give black stilts ‘fighting chance’
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Beef hearts give black stilts ‘fighting chance’
Endangered birds which are close to extinction are being given a ‘‘fighting chance’’ by being fed hearty food — 5000kg of it a year — from a North Otago meat processor.
Cannabis grower’s appeal dismissed
Cannabis grower’s appeal dismissed
Cowboy Paradise founder Mike Milne — now serving prison time for running a commercial cannabis growing operation from the West Coast tourist venture — has had a further appeal dismissed.
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High school's hostel may close at end of year
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High school's hostel may close at end of year
Waitaki Girls’ High School’s hostel could close at the end of the year, the school’s board has announced.
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Historic Central Otago pub faces closure
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Pub to shut soon if no buyer found
Oturehua's Railway Hotel will close its doors if no buyer is found by June 1.