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    Wind tears off Four Square roof

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    Wind tears off Four Square roof

    Construction workers repair the roof of Four Square Tapanui yesterday after it blew off in Thursday’s winds.

    Weekend travellers warned of stranding risk on West Coast

    PHOTO: NZTA

    Weekend travellers warned of stranding risk on West Coast

    Contractors on the Otago side work to clear a lane through a blockage on State Highway 6 near the Haast Pass yesterday.

    Man accused of ‘mindless’ arson attacks on towers

    Man accused of ‘mindless’ arson attacks on towers

    An Albert Town man has been accused of a series of "mindless" arson attacks on cellphone towers in the region over the past few months.

    McDonald’s makes Three Parks bid

    McDonald’s makes Three Parks bid

    McDonald's has confirmed the chain has applied for another consent to build at Three Parks in Wānaka

    Thinking outside the square brings rewards for butchery

    The Fridge Cromwell owner and butcher Jayne McMillan (left) and smallgoods butcher Tayla Clark...

    Thinking outside the square brings rewards for butchery

    A lot of trial and error goes in to creating an award-winning sausage, but for a Cromwell butcher it has been a case of trial and success

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    Small streams best for this time of year

    Mike Weddell practises casting on the Silver Stream ahead of the start of the fishing season...

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    Small streams best for this time of year

    Conditions for fishing this weekend look better than expected.

    Past boarders, staff set to celebrate school hostel’s 50th

    Husband and wife Bryan and Maureen Davies were the original hostel manager and matron when the...

    Past boarders, staff set to celebrate school hostel’s 50th

    This weekend, past boarders and staff of the Dunstan High School hostel are celebrating 50 years since the hostel’s opening in 1975.

    Stuck tourists walking around like 'zombies' in Te Anau

     An announcement at the weekend that Te Anau would stay on summer time for eternity once the...

    Stuck tourists walking around like 'zombies' in Te Anau

    Tourist town Te Anau is barely limping in the face of power and communications outages, with one local describing the situation as a "wake-up call" and a tourist saying everyone looked like "zombies".

    Diverse range of interests catered for at 2025 summit

    A 2024 Wao Summit event at Rippon Hall. PHOTOS: DEANNA GERLACH

    Diverse range of interests catered for at 2025 summit

    Hundreds from across the region are set to attend one of Wānaka’s biggest sustainability events of the year.

    Race double fundraiser

    Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations committee co-chairwoman Wendy Jones and committee...

    Race double fundraiser

    This year’s annual Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations hope to start with a bang and a novel way to raise funds for both the festival and the Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society.

    Classic truck convoy passes through

    Southern truck driver and Bill Richardson Rally participant Bobby Bates, from Invercargill....

    Classic truck convoy passes through

    A 100-strong classic truck convoy made a stir in Oamaru on Thursday, paying tribute to a Southland trucking industry icon.

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    Historic hotel for sale amidst property boom

    Rowena and Rod Bowler are ready to call last drinks after nine years running the Luggate Hotel....

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    Historic hotel for sale amidst property boom

    The Luggate Hotel is for sale and could go for up to $8 million.

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    ORC hopes low-cost shuttle trial fills a gap

    Trevor Goodin. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    ORC hopes low-cost shuttle trial fills a gap

    The ORC has provided $25,000 for the trial of the Oamaru-Palmerston community shuttle for people wanting to travel to Dunedin or other areas between Oamaru and Dunedin.

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    Farmer repeatedly punched man in head

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Farmer repeatedly punched man in head

    Tempers exploded as a three-year feud between a Heriot farm owner and a contractor ended with one man being punched repeatedly in the head.

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    Jam-packed day of activities for Duntroon’s 150th

    Duntroon is celebrating its 150th anniversary this weekend. PHOTO: NIC DUFF

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    Jam-packed day of activities for Duntroon’s 150th

    Duntroon is having a party.

    Queenstown flight cancelled after emergency landing

    The plane made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport. Photo: Getty Images

    Queenstown flight cancelled after emergency landing

    A flight bound for Queenstown has been cancelled after the plane was forced to make an emergency landing on its previous journey.

    Power may be 'days' away for Kingston

    Power may be 'days' away as Kingston relies on portaloos and generators

    A small township south of Queenstown is relying on portaloos and generators following Thursday’s storm.

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    Government intervention first task

    Former environment minister Amy Adams has been appointed as Crown facilitator to Waitaki District...

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    Government intervention first task

    Sworn in just two days ago, the new Waitaki District Council’s first task will be decide how to deal with a surprise government intervention.

    Flooding, slips cut off West Coast

    Flooding at Pleasant Flat, on the Haast Pass Highway. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Flooding, slips cut off West Coast

    All roads connecting the West Coast to other regions were closed by either flooding or slips yesterday.

    Lovin' it this time? Maccas in new bid

    The previously proposed McDonald’s restaurant at 237 Wānaka-Luggate Highway, in the shadow of Mt...

    Lovin' it this time? Maccas in new bid for Wānaka restaurant

    McDonald's is back for round two in Wānaka after strong community opposition scuppered its first bid to build a restaurant in the lakeside hotspot.
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