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Removal of trees voted on without public consultation
Four 30-year-old ash trees damaging a central Alexandra carpark should get the chop without wasting time on public consultation, the Vincent Community Board says.
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Wet, windy spring to thank for record low wholesale electricity prices
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Wet, windy spring to thank for record low wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale electricity prices are the lowest in a decade thanks to a wet and windy spring with water soon to pass straight through dams on the Clutha River, not generating power.
Seeing rare pink grasshopper ‘so exciting’
Seeing rare pink grasshopper ‘so exciting’
Department of Conservation ranger Jen Schori could not believe her eyes during an annual grasshopper survey near Lake Tekapo/Takapō in the Mackenzie Basin.
Structures razed in fire
Structures razed in fire
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews were called to a large farm shed fire in Waitepeka, southwest of Balclutha, about 8pm on Monday.
Disgraced Gore accountant previously struck off
Disgraced Gore accountant previously struck off
Disgraced former accountant Glen Grieve, who was last week sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for stealing over $180,000 from one of his clients, had two years earlier been struck off.
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Inquiry after consent breached
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Inquiry after consent breached
An inquiry is under way into performance issues at Wānaka’s wastewater treatment plant, which has breached its consent.
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Facilitator cost-sharing efforts rejected by minister
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Facilitator cost-sharing efforts rejected by minister
Efforts by the Waitaki District Council to shield ratepayers from the costs of a newly appointed Crown facilitator have been firmly declined by the government.
Efforts to create mining consent group renewed
Efforts to create mining consent group renewed
Long waits for resource consents are still frustrating goldminers on the West Coast, its regional council has heard.
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Fossil yet to reveal secrets
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Fossil yet to reveal secrets
It will take paleontologists another year of work to uncover the ancient secrets of a large whale fossil excavated from the Tokarahi lime works by Museum of New...
Care in pool urged
Care in pool urged
Parents need to put down their phones and focus on the children as outdoor pools around Central Otago began opening at the weekend, staff say.
'Exceptionally rare' pink grasshopper found in Mackenzie Basin
'Exceptionally rare' pink grasshopper found in Mackenzie Basin
An ordinary annual insect survey has uncovered an extraordinary grasshopper.
Southland teen wins $50K from PM's Space Prize
Southland teen wins $50K from PM's Space Prize
Southland schoolgirl Sophie Ineson is reaching for the stars after being awarded a Prime Minister’s Space Prize this week.
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Rest-home apologises for incorrect doses
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Rest-home apologises for incorrect doses
A Balclutha rest-home has been forced to apologise to the family of a woman who was rushed to hospital after being given incorrect dosages of fentanyl.
Investigation as Wānaka wastewater plant breaches consent
Investigation as Wānaka wastewater plant breaches consent
An investigation is under way into performance issues at Wānaka’s wastewater treatment plant which has breached its consent.
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Panel convened for Slopedown fast-track application
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Panel convened for Slopedown fast-track application
The wheels are turning on the fast-track approval process for the Slopedown wind farm, but it will take until April next year before a final decision is made.
Twelve injured in Invercargill crash
Twelve injured in Invercargill crash
A dozen people are injured in Invercargill, after a crash involving three vehicles, including a van.
Crash-causing tourist to pay
Crash-causing tourist to pay
A Taiwanese tourist responsible for a crash in the Kawarau Gorge on Sunday has been ordered to pay $8400 reparation.
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Rabbit may be saluted in road name
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Rabbit may be saluted in road name
A cul-de-sac in a new subdivision could honour one of Central Otago’s most notorious residents — the rabbit.
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Judge mutes 'sovereign citizen' accused of torching Wānaka cell towers
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Judge mutes 'sovereign citizen' accused of torching Wānaka cell towers
‘‘I’m a living man standing in my natural state," Albert Town plasterer Daniel Miller told the court.
Slip-prone West Coast highway could be moved inland
Slip-prone West Coast highway could be moved inland
The government has pledged $7 million for design work to examine the viability of moving a slip-prone section of a West Coast highway further inland.