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Waitaki state of emergency to remain overnight

Waitaki will remain in a local state of emergency overnight and into tomorrow, after the district was hit by heavy rain overnight causing “severe” localised flooding, the mayor says.

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Tearooms owner all fired up about no power

McGregor’s Tearooms manager Bobby Sarginson outside the Palmerston landmark. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Tearooms owner all fired up about no power

McGregor’s Bakery and Tearooms owner Bernie Sugrue says if he had done what a couple of power businesses had done to him his ‘‘name would be up in red flags like people love doing’’.

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Job growth improving in Otago: report

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Job growth improving in Otago: report

Some positive news has been reported about job growth in Otago though wage increases remain tight.

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Information sought after person struck by vehicle in Balclutha

Information sought after person struck by vehicle in Balclutha

Police are seeking more information after a person was struck by a vehicle in Balclutha.

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How flight-seeing got off the ground

Seventy years after its pioneering proving flight to Milford Sound, de Havilland DH89 Dominie ZK...

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How flight-seeing got off the ground

Former Queenstown-based Southern Scenic Air Services promoted its Milford flight as the ‘‘Gateway to Magnificence’’.

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Marine scientists putting pieces together

Auckland-based ecologist Bryony Miller, pictured with her husband, Waka Miller, says that in her...

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Marine scientists putting pieces together

A pilot study using Lego-like building block modules to restore marine environments is showing promise, a marine ecologist says.

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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured

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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured

A section of walking track at the southern end of Lake Hayes will be raised and reinforced to protect it from flooding.

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Curiosity leads to 50 years of service

Thornbury Volunteer Fire Brigade member Colin Hitchcock speaks at the brigade's award ceremony...

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Curiosity leads to 50 years of service

Curiosity may have killed the cat but for one Southlander it has led to a 50-year volunteer fire brigade career.

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‘Irresponsible not to act on’ safety issues

Wānaka’s Beacon Point Rd freedom camping site. PHOTO: RUAIRI O’SHEA

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‘Irresponsible not to act on’ safety issues

New permanent restrictions for two freedom camping hot spots in Wānaka are now in place after a plethora of issues were raised with the council.

Councillors in support of rates assistance

Invercargill city council building. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Councillors in support of rates assistance

Postponed rates payments and loans to improve properties could be on the horizon for Invercargill ratepayers.

Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

Heavy rainfall has arrived in Dunedin earlier than expected and is forecast to continue overnight, with surface flooding and some land instability reported.

Sod turned for $5m primary maternity unit opening mid-2027

An artist’s impression of the new maternity unit in Clyde. Work on the 14-month project is due to...

Sod turned for $5m primary maternity unit opening mid-2027

Work is about to begin on the birthplace of the next generation of many Central Otago families, the health minister says.

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Temperature records toppled by balmy June

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Temperature records toppled by balmy June

If you thought the weather was a little better than usual last month, you were not imagining it — it was officially New Zealand’s warmest June on record.

Council leaders clash over amalgamation

Environment Southland chair Jeremy McPhail. Photo: Environment Southland

Council leaders clash over amalgamation

Environment Southland chairman Jeremy McPhail has defended his council’s ‘‘premature’’ release of amalgamation data to the public, claiming he has struggled to get information out of district mayor...

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South Canterbury preferred over Otago: poll

The Waitaki District Council building. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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South Canterbury preferred over Otago: poll

Waitaki residents favour joining South Canterbury over an Otago unitary authority, a newly released survey says.

Person dead after water incident at Kingston

Person dead after water incident at Kingston

A person has died after being pulled from the water of Lake Wakatipu at Kingston.

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Matariki festival a colourful event

Members of the Rosebank School Pasifika group perform at Puaka Matariki Iwikatea at TPŌMA,...

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Matariki festival a colourful event

The start of Matariki was celebrated with a festival of colour, cultures, song and dance in Balclutha on Thursday.

Yes to lower lake levels

Lake Pukaki looking towards Aoraki Mt Cook. Photo: Mackenzie District Council

Yes to lower lake levels

Meridian Energy has been given the official thumbs up to drop the water level of Lake Pūkaki hydro storage for a three-year period.

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Outrage at Wānaka liquor store proposal

Super Liquor have applied for a Wanaka store in the centre of town. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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Outrage at Wānaka liquor store proposal

A proposed liquor store on Wānaka’s main street would be located next to Plunket and to the meeting place for alcoholics and narcotics anonymous groups if approved.

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