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Flooding may force marathon change

Flooding may force marathon change

Organisers of this weekend’s Queenstown Marathon say they will make a call "later in the week" about a last-minute course change for full marathon participants.

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Bottle store backer confident despite strong opposition

Lake Hawea locals have said that power outages were becoming more common. Photo: ODT files

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Bottle store backer confident despite strong opposition

The Lake Hāwea of today is not going to be the same in 10 years’ time, the backer of a proposed liquor store told a hearing yesterday.

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Tour of proposed mine site beneficial: trust

Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust members stand at the top of the Rise and Shine with Santana...

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Tour of proposed mine site beneficial: trust

A group of Central Otago heritage enthusiasts say their concerns over the impact of a proposed gold mine have been eased after a visit to the Bendigo site.

Work at Nevis Bluff finishing early

Recent rock scaling work by abseilers, following blasting with explosives at Nevis Bluff. Photo:...

Work at Nevis Bluff finishing early

Work to make the road safe at Nevis Bluff is finishing a week early.

PowerNet reinstates most customers’ electric supply

PowerNet reinstates most customers’ electric supply

Power is back on for most customers after a damaging storm tore through the lower south, but there’s a warning there may be more outages.

Liam Lawson to ride hot laps at Highlands

Liam Lawson to ride hot laps at Highlands

New Zealand motorsport star Liam Lawson is coming to Central Otago.

Cromwell property expected to fetch record price

The sale of the property at 485 Tarras-Cromwell Rd, which has more than 141m of private lakefront...

Cromwell property expected to fetch record price

Being able to launch a boat off the lawn of a fully renovated five-bedroom home will probably make a Cromwell property a record-breaker, marketing agents say.

Decamping from Camp St

Vacancies in Queenstown’s central shopping district are set to increase as Camp St retailers Decode and Ivan Clarke Gallery confirm their closures.

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Friction over plan to replace destroyed Roxburgh cinema

Curtis Crawford. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Friction over plan to replace destroyed Roxburgh cinema

Cast as either a chance to do something really special, or flying in the face of history and tradition — the rebuilding of a small-town civic building is creating discord.