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    Roxburgh Supermaket owners Ian Cahill, left, and Chris Toms celebrate the sale of the business...

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    Departing owners won’t miss everything

    Incredible staff and customers will be missed but the 5.30am alarm will not be, one of the Roxburgh supermarket owners said as he prepared to leave the business he has run for 13 years.

    Otago rivers to lure trout anglers

    Aotearoa Anglers guide Jeff Forsee says sight-fishing for trout in New Zealand’s high country is...

    Otago rivers to lure trout anglers

    The trout fishing season has begun on Otago’s high-country rivers.

    Auction raises $11k for young players to compete in Asia

    Rising tennis stars Noa Milburn (left) and his brother Dan pictured at a special fundraising...

    Auction raises $11k for young players to compete in Asia

    Members of the Queenstown Tennis Club have again swung in behind two of their most talented players.

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    Commodore ain’t Brock but Jack still going to fix it

    Balclutha panel beater Jack Soper plans to transform his 1984 Holden VK Commodore Executive into...

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    Commodore ain’t Brock but Jack still going to fix it

    There are two ways to stand out at a car show, and Balclutha panel beater Jack Soper reckons he’s got one of them taped.

    Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’

    University of Otago vice-chancellor and former deputy prime minister Grant Robertson discusses...

    Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’

    Queenstown Writers Festival chairwoman Tanya Surrey says she’s overwhelmed by the response to this year’s event, which finished yesterday, describing it as "without doubt our most successful yet".

    Average Central house price hits $1.6m

    Average Central house price hits $1.6m

    House-hunting in Queenstown just got even more expensive.

    Visitor attraction

    REPORT & PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON

    Visitor attraction

    Geoff Henderson (left) and friend Ron Thornley, both of Pukerau, take visitors to the Lawrence Heritage Day on a town tour, heading out of Gabriel’s Gully in Mr Henderson’s steam-driven 1910...

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    Celebration of Korean culture

    REPORT & PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

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    Celebration of Korean culture

    Songyi Kim, of Christchurch, performs Hwaguanmu, or the Lotus Flower Dance, during Queenstown’s inaugural Korean Day celebration on Saturday.

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    Come in, the water’s warm

    REPORT: PHILIP CHANDLER / PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Come in, the water’s warm

    Central Queenstown’s first hot pools complex, Bathe by Aluume, an artist’s impression of which is pictured, is due to open on Friday.

    Southland meatworkers lose case over unfair dismissal claim

    The Alliance Group's Lorneville plant. Photo: Alliance Group

    Southland meatworkers lose case over unfair dismissal claim

    A video of four men drinking resulted in them losing their jobs as their company had a strict policy of no drinking on the job.

    Mental health service launched

    At the Te Ama Mental Health Service launch in Oamaru are members of the Pre and Post Crisis...

    Mental health service launched

    A new mental health service to bridge a gap in the Waitaki district was launched on Tuesday.

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    Breakfast a thanks to contractors

    Oamaru contractors (from left) Lance Clark, Jared Hagen, Daniel McCraggan, Toby Walton, Joseph...

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    Breakfast a thanks to contractors

    Dozens of power line contractors were treated to a buffet breakfast at Balclutha’s Rosebank Lodge yesterday as a thank-you from the local community.

    Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market makes a return to Luggate

    The Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market outside the Luggate Memorial Hall. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market makes a return to Luggate

    The Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market is set to return to Luggate in December with three more dates to follow.

    Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years

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    Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years

    Launched in Queenstown 35 years ago, the owner of New Zealand’s first commercial tandem skydiving operation is celebrating the milestone this week.

    Banger a sizzling hot winner at national sausage awards

    Simon Tiefenbach in 2017. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

    Banger a sizzling hot winner at national sausage awards

    Wānaka butcher Simon Tiefenbach praised his team’s efforts after their sausage won a silver medal at the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition awards held in Auckland earlier this month.

    'Significant milestone' in restoring power to South

    PowerNet chief executive Paul Blue. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    'Significant milestone' in restoring power to South

    The number of power outages in Otago and Southland has dropped to 1610 as efforts to restore the network continue.

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    Man who stabbed woman deported

    Manu Hausia. File photo: NZ Herald

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    Man who stabbed woman deported

    A man who repeatedly stabbed an Oamaru woman in front of her family has been deported to Tonga.

    Search found drugs: officer

    Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

    Search found drugs: officer

    A 46-year-old Glenorchy man has been remanded in custody after a search warrant was executed as part of an ongoing operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in the community.

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    Murderer gains extra freedoms

    Photo: RNZ

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    Murderer gains extra freedoms

    A Southland man who murdered a relative in a "drug deal gone wrong" has been allowed extra freedoms by the Parole Board.

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    Frustration spurs opening of second flight school

    The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files

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    Frustration spurs opening of second flight school

    Frustration with the Waitaki District Council has led to the New Zealand Airline Academy Ltd (NZAAL) opening a second flight training school at Whanganui Airport.
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    • MCR Motorcycle Replacements, at 79 Crawford St, closed its doors last week. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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      Longstanding Dunedin motorcycle business closes

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      Young Otago mum focused on making memories after cancer diagnosis

    • Ardgowan School pupil Emma Shimauchi Moore was presented with a Neighbourhood Support award this...

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      Pupil’s actions give family ‘invaluable’ time with grandmother

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