Ram-raid suspects arrested
Ram-raid suspects arrested
Two youths have been arrested and charged following an early-morning ram-raid in Southland, police say.
Heavy snow, rain warnings for Otago
Heavy snow, rain warnings for Otago
Severe weather advisories issued today include a heavy snow warning for most of Otago and a road snow warning for Dunedin's northern motorway.
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Resilience of skifield plan queried
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Resilience of skifield plan queried
The Department of Conservation has questioned whether the proposed expansion of The Remarkables into the Doolans Basin would make the Queenstown skifield more resilient in the face of climate change.
College first to adopt reading programme
College first to adopt reading programme
Te Kura o Tititea Mount Aspiring College has become the first South Island school to adopt the Rotary reading enrichment programme.
Cadets advance to regional contests
Cadets advance to regional contests
Two groups of Wānaka Hato Hone St John cadets are off to regional competitions after nearly completing clean sweeps at the district contest last week.
Luxury travel specialist’s fitting 40th
Luxury travel specialist’s fitting 40th
Luxury inbound travel specialist Southern Crossings recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a two-day Queenstown event.
Bluebird day for Cardrona opening
Bluebird day for Cardrona opening
Cardrona turned on a bluebird day for the opening of its alpine resort last Friday, two weeks after originally planned.
Putting in winter garden groundwork
Putting in winter garden groundwork
The Southern Lakes Kai Collective will keep sharing practical, seasonal guidance each month to help local households grow more food and build resilience.
‘Cruel’ 1-1 draw against Northern
‘Cruel’ 1-1 draw against Northern
Wānaka FC were left frustrated after sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw with Northern on Saturday, in what was arguably one of their most complete performances of the season.
Night work to start on bridge
Night work to start on bridge
Cardrona River Bridge 49 on Ballantyne Rd will temporarily close on Sunday for night work repairs.
Penny-farthing fundraiser 'phenomenal'
Penny-farthing fundraiser 'phenomenal'
Hato Hone St John was lighting the way to its new $6 million ambulance station with a fundraising event in Oamaru.
Couple sing praises of St John personnel
Couple sing praises of St John personnel
An Oamaru couple say the speedy response of Hato Hone St John helped prevent an escalating situation turning into a tragedy.
New finding of pest plant
New finding of pest plant
A pest plant has cropped up again in the Waitaki district.
Recognition for piper
Recognition for piper
Oamaru piper Janice Hayes has received The Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand (PDANZ) meritorious service award.
Matariki to be marked with dawn ceremony at lookout
Matariki to be marked with dawn ceremony at lookout
People will gather at Cape Wanbrow (Makotukutuku) Lookout early on Thursday for a dawn ceremony to mark Matariki.
Students shine on Scrano night
Students shine on Scrano night
Donald Trump, The Evil Queen and Snow White all made an appearance at the recent Waitaki Boys’ High School’s annual Scrano Cultural Competition.
Colourful birds take pride of place
Colourful birds take pride of place
The 61st annual North Otago Bird Club show took place at the Drill Hall in Oamaru last weekend.
Councillors’ actions louder than words
Councillors’ actions louder than words
At the beginning of last week, the entire elected Council took an action that spoke far louder than any of their finely worded rhetoric that came later.
Council documents tell different story on debt ceiling
Council documents tell different story on debt ceiling
I have close relatives and friends in Waitaki and spend most of my time there, so I have followed the rates debate closely.
Hyundai’s Santa Fe on the mark
Hyundai’s Santa Fe on the mark
One of the major stars of Hyundai New Zealand’s new-vehicle sales show has always been its Santa Fe SUV.