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Area’s first women’s fly-fishing academy being held

Dr Rachel McNae shows her fly-fishing skills on the Whanganui River. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Area’s first women’s fly-fishing academy being held

Young, old, male or female — the "tug is the drug" that keeps people hooked on fishing, professional fly-fishing guide Kristina Placko says.

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District plan not to be paused despite proposal

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District plan not to be paused despite proposal

There will be no pause for the Gore district plan, as all but one councillor have voted to reject the proposal, albeit with some reluctance.

Service options will affect passengers, fares

Children may no longer get a free ride and passengers going to Port Chalmers or Mosgiel might be asked to pay more if a shakeup to the region’s bus services goes ahead.

Mayor urges community to be supportive after crashes

Two fatal incidents involving motorcycles occurring within a week of each other was described by Central Otago District Mayor Tamah Alley as awful.

Power cuts in Central

Power cuts in Central

Almost 1700 Aurora Energy customers were left without power in Alexandra after an outage early yesterday.

Fergburger worker sacked for slur

A Fergburger receipt from Sunday afternoon, on which a racist comment was printed. Photo: supplied

Fergburger worker sacked for slur

Queenstown's most famous burger joint has fired a staff member and promised to do better after a racial slur was left on a customer’s docket.

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Dismayed by funding cuts to fight truancy

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Dismayed by funding cuts to fight truancy

The government is sending mixed messages in its approach to truancy as southern regions have had funding cut for school attendance officers, a Southland principal says.