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    400 new homes in pipeline

    A major housing and commercial development for Queenstown has got the fast-track tick - nearly five years after it was first placed in the process.

    Lynch Block’s future back on the table

    Photo: ODT files.

    Lynch Block’s future back on the table

    The future of the Lynch Block is coming back to the Queenstown council table.

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    Fuel price passes $4 on Stewart Island

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    Fuel price passes $4 on Stewart Island

    Fuel prices have broken the $4 barrier on Stewart Island, leaving some to wonder if, or when, those prices will reach the mainland.

    Catlins Canter draws to a close

    Riders gather at  Pūrākaunui Bay for the 28th and final Catlins Canter on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Catlins Canter draws to a close

    They cantered through the Catlins for the final time.

    Cromwell man, 21, reported missing

    Cromwell man, 21, reported missing

    A 21-year-old man has been reported missing from Cromwell. 

    Scouts adopt nearby drain

    Beside their adopted drain in Ortive St, Cromwell, are the Cromwell NZ Scout Group of back row ...

    Scouts adopt nearby drain

    Cromwell scouts are teaming up with the Otago Regional Council to take action against stormwater pollution by adopting a drain.

    Fund open for applications, $919k allotted

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    Fund open for applications, $919k allotted

    Otago's contestable fund for environmental projects across the region opened last week for applications.

    Man accused of killing Clutha vet named as her partner

    Malcolm Duff in action for the New Zealand in the skeet clay target shooting at the 2006...

    Man accused of killing Clutha vet named as her partner

    A former Commonwealth Games athlete has denied murdering a Clutha vet and can now be named as her partner. 

    Hunters urged to be 100% sure of target

    Gun City Dunedin manager John Simpson adds an orange hat to a shop mannequin as deerstalkers...

    Hunters urged to be 100% sure of target

    Deerstalkers are being urged to be 100% sure of their targets when they head into the hills for the roar this year.

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    Owner anxious about his greyhounds’ future

    Greyhound breeder John Allen is concerned for the welfare of his 4-year-old dog, Dot, and two...

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    Owner anxious about his greyhounds’ future

    A greyhound breeder with more than 50 years of experience in the racing industry wants to make sure his dogs go to good owners.

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    Brigade upgrades for 50th anniversary

    Axel Simmons, 13, leads the charge on a slide watered by the Clutha Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade...

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    Brigade upgrades for 50th anniversary

    The Clutha Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrated its 50th anniversary by becoming a first responder unit.

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    ‘Thousands’ jazzed up, bluesy for performers

    The Traveling Blueburys performed at various locations in Oamaru’s Harbour Street Jazz and Blues...

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    ‘Thousands’ jazzed up, bluesy for performers

    You would have been hard-pressed to escape the sound of jazz and blues in Oamaru over the weekend.

    Avid swimmers take on Lake Wakatipu

     PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY

    Avid swimmers take on Lake Wakatipu

    Swimmers leap off Queenstown’s historic TSS Earnslaw in Frankton Arm on Saturday for the Whakatipu Legend swimming event.

    Diversity celebrated at festival

    Kadodo Music, of Dunedin, gets the audience on their feet with a performance of West African...

    Diversity celebrated at festival

    More than 3000 people enjoyed cultural performances and food from around the world while taking the chance to learn about their community’s diversity at the fourth annual Queenstown Multicultural...

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    Rare and expensive cars part of inaugural display

    A Lancia Fulvia gleams in the sun at the Turnball Classic Car Display and Run.

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    Rare and expensive cars part of inaugural display

    Ophir's inaugural Turnbull Classic Car Display and Run seems to have gone down a treat.

    Unpursued fleeing driver dies in centre city crash

    A workman works to replace a traffic light in Kelvin St at its intersection with Gala St in...

    Unpursued fleeing driver dies in centre city crash

    One person died in a crash on a rural Southland road and another was killed when a car crashed while apparently trying to evade police in Invercargill early yesterday.

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    Neighbours to join butchery in historic precinct

    R&J’s resident butcher Rex Spence is looking forward to new neighbours in Milton’s historic...

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    Neighbours to join butchery in historic precinct

    A growing sense of history is being mapped out in a South Otago town, the founder of a replica vintage butchery says.

    Southland man jailed for sexually violating underage girl

    George Omelvena has been jailed for sexually violating an underage girl. Supplied photo

    Southland man jailed for sexually violating underage girl

    A Southland man who claimed sex with an underage girl was a case of “mutual attraction” has been jailed for more than two years. 

    Obituary: Peter Arnett, from Bluff to Baghdad

    War correspondent Peter Arnett reporting live on the war in Iraq from Baghdad in 2003. Photo:...

    Obituary: Peter Arnett, from Bluff to Baghdad

    Of the many New Zealand journalists who have reported around the globe, Peter Arnett arguably became one of the most visible on the international stage.

    Village unites for brigade

    Arrowtown volunteer fireys, from left, Kelvin Perriman, Marcus Hammett, Murray Forward and Steve...

    Village unites for brigade

    Arrowtown Lifestyle Village’s recent annual Garden Party has broken its own fundraising record and boosted the village’s volunteer fire brigade coffers by $14,000.
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      Publicans still more than happy to sell you a drink

    • Sir Rod Drury, of Queenstown, was last night named the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te...

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      Sir Rod Drury named New Zealander of the Year

    • ‘Nana Socks’ an ‘inspiration’

    • Mitre 10 Mega retail sales manager Nigel McCleery informs shoppers of the state of the petrol can...

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      Petrol cans sell out amid oil price rise

    • The Commercial Hotel in Omakau. Photo: ODT file.

      Otago hotel goes from 'best in country' to liquidation

    • ‘Trooper’ in setback after cancer returns

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