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Man headbutted police officer in volatile arrest
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Man headbutted police officer in volatile arrest
A police officer and an offender both required medical attention after a "volatile arrest" first thing this morning in Cobden.
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Housing opportunities presented to council
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Housing opportunities presented to council
A shortage of housing options is an issue in Alexandra that will not be solved quickly but two new housing opportunities in the area were considered by the Central Otago District Council yesterday.
Witnesses sought after six injured in crash
Witnesses sought after six injured in crash near Winton
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash near Winton in Southland yesterday that left six people seriously injured.
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Chamber counters taxpayer union’s argument
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Chamber counters taxpayer union’s argument
If significant council funds are being directed to chambers of commerce, the money does not seem to be pouring into Queenstown’s.
Claims of different driver dismissed
Claims of different driver dismissed
A judge has found a Wānaka man guilty of drink-driving and careless driving, despite the man’s claim his cousin was behind the wheel when they crashed in Queenstown.
Filming in paradise
Filming in paradise
A film set for Netflix’s East of Eden lies at Hills Creek, near the Oteake Conservation Park, in the Maniototo.
Screening takes to the roads
Screening takes to the roads
The BreastScreen Aotearoa bus is on tour around Otago to improve breast screening rates among Māori and Pasifika women in rural parts of the region.
Mayor calls for future consultation on Act
Mayor calls for future consultation on Act
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has penned a strongly worded letter to the government about changes to waste policy, calling for consultation in future decision making.
Show’s founding to be celebrated in style
Show’s founding to be celebrated in style
Dressed yesterday in appropriate attire harking back to the different styles of the past 160 years are (from left), Maria Barta, Christine Leov-Lealand, Fiona Skevington, Jenny Barnett and Keren...
Six appliances called to fight fire
Six appliances called to fight fire
Hundreds of bales of pea straw were lost in a fire at a bulk landscape supplies company in Invercargill yesterday.
Kiss not ‘password’ to body, complainant tells court
Kiss not ‘password’ to body, complainant tells court
A woman seen on CCTV kissing a man before he allegedly raped her said it was not "the password that unlocks access to my whole body".
Hopes Kurow McCaw statue can be built this year
Hopes Kurow McCaw statue can be built this year
A project manager for a planned Richie McCaw statue to be erected in his hometown said he hopes it can finally be built this year.
Two critical after serious crash near Winton
Two critical after serious crash near Winton
Two people have been critically injured in a crash at Thomsons Crossing, just south of Winton.
Former Gloriavale members say abuse apology 'insincere'
Former Gloriavale members say abuse apology 'insincere'
Former Gloriavale members say an apology from the community's leaders is insincere and they have concerns abuse will continue at the West Coast community.
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Not funding chambers, councils say
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Not funding chambers, councils say
It may look like southern councils are providing significant money to chambers of commerce, but the reality is different, they say.
Spontaneous combustion likely behind nursery fire
Spontaneous combustion likely behind nursery fire
Fire and Emergency NZ staff attended a fire at a bulk landscape supplies storage facility at Diack's Nurseries in Invercargill today.
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Runaway caravan wheel leaves motorcyclist injured
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Runaway caravan wheel leaves motorcyclist injured
An motorcyclist suffered serious injuries near Westport yesterday when he was struck by a runaway wheel from a caravan.
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Hopes Phoenix rises again as self-propelling electric railcar
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Hopes Phoenix rises again as self-propelling electric railcar
The Phoenix has arrived.
Boat at Bob’s Cove swamped by sudden southerly swell
Boat at Bob’s Cove swamped by sudden southerly swell
A sunny day spent enjoying the lake at Mt Creighton ended with a family’s beached boat being swamped due to a surprise southerly swell.