The number of dams across Otago that could need a new "potential impact classification" shows how sensible recent changes to dam safety regulations were, an Otago sheep and beef farmer says.
A man who worked near the Gore oxidation ponds says he saw a small person in a high-vis vest there with two teenagers hours before the Gore toddler was reported missing.
Weather conditions in April have been described as "fairly mundane" for the southern regions, with the exception of an atmospheric river that brought "high-impact weather" in the second week.
It’s hard to believe he’s left the building. Having been Lakes District Museum director since 1989, David Clarke, QSM, who turns 68 this Sunday, finally retired last October, but then carried on...
A dog owned by a Queenstown tourism heavyweight has escaped being classed as dangerous – but is now wearing an electric collar to keep it close to home.
Police used vehicle tracking GPS to quickly hunt down a trio who allegedly broke into a tourist bus near Palmerston and stole goods valued up to $30,000.
Two sporty Queenstown youngsters performed remarkably well at the recent Halberg Games for physically-disabled and vision-impaired Kiwis aged between 8 and 21.
A hotel chain owner’s snapped up adjacent houses on central Queenstown’s Melbourne St — part of the town centre arterial road project — for a combined $6,855,000.