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Youth council, students get in behind beach cleanup

Oamaru high school pupils and Waitaki Youth councillors pick up rubbish for Matariki. PHOTO:...

Youth council, students get in behind beach cleanup

The Waitaki Youth Council rallied together with students from Waitaki Girls’ High School, Waitaki Boys’ High School, St Kevin’s College and passionate community members last week for a successful...

Fire brigades brave cold at MND fundraiser

Firefighters (from left) Angelus Parker, of Kakanui brigade, Aydan Erickson of Weston brigade,...

Fire brigades brave cold at MND fundraiser

As if winter was not cold enough, Waitaki fire brigades decided to up the ante.

Network Waitaki gives $121,476 to 52 groups

Network Waitaki chief executive officer Dylan Andrews was on deck to present more than $120,000...

Network Waitaki gives $121,476 to 52 groups

Network Waitaki has dished out more than $120,000 to community groups in the district.

Deadline looms for voters to change rolls

In a series of posts published on Twitter on October 12 a person who went by the pseudonym...

Deadline looms for voters to change rolls

Māori voters who would like to change electoral rolls before the local elections have until July 10 to make their choice.

Opening ceremony held for third cinema

Chris Rottenberry and Grace Rottenberry hold daughter Mia, 2, at the first screening in the newly...

Opening ceremony held for third cinema

The curtains have been pulled on the third screening room at The Riviera Cinema in Oamaru after it had its first public screening last week.

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'We can't sustain these numbers': Wānaka rates rise questioned

Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor Quentin Smith questioned why the Wānaka rates were...

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'We can't sustain these numbers': Wānaka rates rise questioned

Double-figure rates rises across most of the Queenstown Lakes were defended yesterday.

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Hope affordable rentals will help combat loneliness

Southland MP Joseph Mooney (left) with Abbeyfield Alexandra steering committee members Carole...

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Hope affordable rentals will help combat loneliness

A pocket of land in Alexandra has been gifted to provide the elderly with affordable rentals that allow them to live independently and maintain a sense of companionship.

ILT swap suits for sleep wear in support

ILT swap suits for sleep wear in support

Invercargill Licensing Trust chief executive Chris Ramsay and his staff swapped their suits for pyjamas and slippers to support Ronald McDonald House.

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Residents urged to have say on future of airport

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Residents urged to have say on future of airport

The wider Upper Clutha community is being encouraged to share their views on the future of Wānaka Airport — but one group says those in Queenstown appear to be pre-determining the outcome.

Crackdown on drug dealers continuing

Southland police are continuing to shut down drug dealers’ operations as part of an ongoing investigation.

Recalled heater catches fire in cow shed

A volunteer firefighter’s quick actions averted catastrophe this morning at a Maniototo dairy farm where a recalled fan heater caught fire.

Nobby blames 'risk averse' council for $7m consultants bill

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark says his council should take more risks. Photo: RNZ

Nobby blames 'risk averse' council for $7m consultants bill

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark has hit out at his own council, saying its aversion to risk has resulted in an "eye watering" consultants bill.

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Water collaboration with Christchurch considered

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Water collaboration with Christchurch considered

Buying pipes in bulk, shared technical troubleshooting and reduced dependency on consultants could flow out of Dunedin collaborating with Christchurch in delivering water services.

Sandbagging station opens as Dunedin awaits deluge

A sandbagging station has been set up as Dunedin's council makes "all necessary preparations" for the predicted heavy rain overnight.

New large-scale environmental fund of $2m ‘so powerful’

New large-scale environmental fund of $2m ‘so powerful’

A new $2 million large-scale environmental fund is a "big step forward" for the region’s environment, Otago Regional Council deputy chairman Lloyd McCall says. The council this week unanimously gave...

‘Kremlin’ councils need to go: Jones

‘Kremlin’ councils need to go: Jones

Resource Minister Shane Jones has called the Otago Regional Council "the Kremlin of the South Island" after an application to expand the Macraes gold mine ran into trouble.

Yesterday’s temperatures ‘well above’ June average

Two mallard ducks swim in the pond at the Dunedin Botanic Garden yesterday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Yesterday’s temperatures ‘well above’ June average

It was brief, but yesterday’s 18°C temperatures along coastal Otago were a welcome relief from the frigid winter temperatures that usually affect the region at this time of year.