Marjorie Cook

‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths

Scientists are studying deep-water bryophytes in Otago’s alpine lakes. PHOTOS: NIWA

‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths

Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.

Obituary: Mapping the way for women in geology

Otago geologist and science editor Jane Forsyth at Lake Hāwea. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK

Obituary: Mapping the way for women in geology

If you’ve ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.

Bookseller thrilled to win scholarship

Wānaka bookseller Sarah Clark, holding some of her favourite reads, is excited to win a...

Bookseller thrilled to win scholarship

Wānaka mum Sarah Clark’s dream job was always to work in a bookshop.

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Santana raises more than $30m for mine

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Santana raises more than $30m for mine

Santana Minerals has raised more than $NZ30 million for its mine near Tarras and says it has every intention to build the mine through to production.

Anzac crowds brave the rain and cold in Wānaka

David Leslie at the Wānaka dawn service. Photo: Marjorie Cook

Anzac crowds brave the rain and cold in Wānaka

Wānaka's Anzac dawn service was an uncomfortable one, with hundreds of people huddled under umbrellas on the lakefront in the dark and pouring rain.

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Santana asks for halt on trading

Santana Minerals contractors drilling near the historic "Come in Time'' battery site in 2022,...

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Santana asks for halt on trading

The company exploring a proposed gold mine near Bendigo and Tarras has requested a trading halt from the Australian Stock Exchange while it considers seeking more funds from investors.

Locals urged to submit on long-term plan

Locals urged to submit on long-term plan

There are options up for discussion and we’re urging people in the community to make submissions now as the work programmes being discussed will have effects on them for the next 10 years ahead.

‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths

Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.

South Island mine could hold $4.4b in gold

A close-up of a Santana Minerals rock core sample from Bendigo Station. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK

South Island mine could hold $4.4b in gold

The company behind a mine labelled "the most significant single gold discovery in NZ in four decades" believes revenue of $NZ4.4 billion could be made in the lifespan of the mine.

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Charity to offload rest-home; cites costs

Wanaka Retirement Village residents Marie Lewis and Bryan Lloyd are concerned their costs might...

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Charity to offload rest-home; cites costs

Presbyterian Support Otago is selling a rest-home, hospital and retirement village in Wānaka, saying it can no longer afford to run them.

Bendigo mine study reveals possible $4.4b in gold

The company behind a mine labelled "the most significant single gold discovery in New Zealand in four decades" believes revenue of $NZ4.4 billion could be made in the lifespan of the mine.

New owners excited about cinema venture

The new owners of Cinema Paradiso, Carolyn Whitaker and Hamish Menlove (in the blue T-shirts),...

New owners excited about cinema venture

Home-made ice cream, freshly baked cookies, classic cars and fun times remain on the programme for Cinema Paradiso’s new owners and former teachers, Hamish Menlove and Carolyn Whitaker.

Third health precinct in the pipeline

Roa Properties Ltd chief executive Mike Saegers at Three Parks, Wānaka. PHOTO: MARK PRICE/ODT...

Third health precinct in the pipeline

A third health precinct is on the cards for Wānaka — plus some precedent-setting tall buildings.

Campaign hoped to raise awareness of food waste

Wānaka Wastebusters staff Toby Butland and Celine Van der Eecken are heading Every Bite, a new...

Campaign hoped to raise awareness of food waste

If all the edible food chucked in the bin around the country last year was rounded up, it would feed the Upper Clutha region for two decades, Wanaka Wastebusters food appreciation campaigners say.

Apprentice building challenge hard fought

Hayes Built Ltd apprentice Tom Neilson, 25, of Queenstown, competes in the NZ Certified Builders...

Apprentice building challenge hard fought

Just a few points separated the three competitors in the Central Otago regional apprentice eight-hour building challenge in Cromwell on Saturday.

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Cardrona skifield applies to build in Soho wetland

Cardrona skifield. The Queenstown/Wanaka area is the top region in the country for winter...

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Cardrona skifield applies to build in Soho wetland

Cardrona Alpine Resort has applied for a suite of resource consents so it can build new ski trails, snow-making infrastructure and a water storage dam, within a regionally significant wetland area.

'Evil' haunts Peanut Slab drivers

Driver Kayne Scott (left), of Hamilton, owner Peter Sturgeon (centre), of Christchurch, and...

'Evil' haunts Peanut Slab drivers

A Christchurch man's 560-horsepower saloon car called Peanut Slab is "evil" - but its present drivers concede it does have some charms.

Disinformation topic of panel’s discussion

Speaking at Aspiring Conversations Festival on Saturday are journalists (from left) Kathryn Ryan,...

Disinformation topic of panel’s discussion

There was a heightened security and police presence at the sold-out Aspiring Conversation Festival in Wanaka as writers and communicators shared insights about "disinformation" in a 60-minute session titled "Truth and Lies".

‘Evil’ comes back to haunt Slab drivers

A 560-horsepower saloon car called Peanut Slab is "evil" — but 30-plus years after first racing it, its present drivers concede it does have some charms.

Possible $50m boost for economy

The RNZAF Black Falcons at Warbirds over Wanaka at Easter. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES/OTAGO IMAGES

Possible $50m boost for economy

Warbirds Over Wānaka International Airshow could provide a $50million boost to the regional economy, Warbirds Over Wānaka general manager Ed Taylor says.

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