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Neilson awarded Country Music Honour
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Neilson awarded Country Music Honour
A piece of country royalty was beamed into Gore last night.
Regions
Learning support $640m lauded
Learning support $640m lauded
One of Otago schools’ top representatives is weighing the new education budget against the pressures of frontline teaching.
Sri Lanka trip ‘awesome experience’
Sri Lanka trip ‘awesome experience’
From Oamaru to Auckland and as far away as Sri Lanka — rugby has taken Ben Sinnamon across the globe.
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Green light given for housing development
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Green light given for housing development
A controversial housing development in Bannockburn has been given the green light, with commissioners saying the rule, which many thought limited building in the village, had no legal basis.
Bringing up century like a ‘hole in one’
Bringing up century like a ‘hole in one’
If you ask Margaret Kyle, life is a lot like golf.
90% recycling correctly
90% recycling correctly
Inspections that aimed to encourage the community to think about their recycling habits have been hailed a success — and efforts are set to continue, to bring others up to speed.
Lines inspected
Lines inspected
Transpower technicians inspected power lines in Cromwell this week.
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Grant for pine tree control
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Grant for pine tree control
In what seems a never-ending war against spreading pine trees, a battle is going on in the back-blocks of the region to try to stop the trees swamping the Rock and Pillar Range.
Plane ready to fly home to Australia
Plane ready to fly home to Australia
Engineer Callum Smith has restored a Beech D-17S Staggerwing VH-BBL at the Wānaka airport, in a dashing blue.
Locals urge Doc not to scrap road to historic goldmine
Locals urge Doc not to scrap road to historic goldmine
Reefton business people are urging the Department of Conservation not to scrap a $10 million road to an historic goldmine that is set to become a visitor drawcard.
New system to improve wait times
New system to improve wait times
A new Great Walks booking system has reduced waiting time online to a few minutes according to the Department of Conservation.
Distillery’s single malt claims double gold
Distillery’s single malt claims double gold
Cardrona Distillery’s single malt whisky, The Falcon, has won a double gold medal, with a score of 95 points, at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Who has the best-tasting tap water?
Who has the best-tasting tap water?
Will a sip of pure Waitaki water take the crown or will Waimate reclaim its title from 2023?
Global award for connecting and supporting farmers through technology
Global award for connecting and supporting farmers through technology
A longtime Queenstown consultant has won a global award for teaching Kiwi farmers, through online learning, how to diversify farm income through tourism.
Mum leads fight against liquor store
Liquor store draws objections
A concerned mother has started a group opposing a planned new Lake Hāwea liquor store she considers "inappropriately placed and ill-considered".
Artist inspired by natural environments
Artist inspired by natural environments
Chrissy Wickes has a love for New Zealand’s most natural environments.
The price is right: collective sets sight on fast fashion harm
The price is right: collective sets sight on fast fashion harm
A fashion collaborative has set out to challenge the harm caused by fast fashion by making environmentally friendly clothing in New Zealand — with a catch.
Champion year for youth service: report
Champion year for youth service: report
Wānaka’s top youth service had a great year in 2024, its annual report says.
The Falcon flies high at San Francisco whisky competition
The Falcon flies high at San Francisco whisky competition
Cardrona Distillery’s single malt whisky, The Falcon, has won a double gold medal, with a score of 95 points, at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Aircraft back in blue
Aircraft back in blue
Engineer Callum Smith has restored a Beech D-17S Staggerwing VH-BBL at the Wānaka airport, and in a dashing blue.