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Tears as members look over blaze site
Emotions ran high as members of the Roxburgh Musical Society stood among the burned and water-soaked remains of decades of costumes, scores and notes yesterday.
Regions
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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed
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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed
Priorities for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago are set to be thrashed out at a pivotal meeting tomorrow, as the two growing districts eye a regional deal with central government.
Hall renovation grant approved
Hall renovation grant approved
The Vincent Community Board approved a grant of more than $19,000 for renovations to the Earnscleugh Hall at its meeting at Clyde last week.
Home intruder frightens occupants
Home intruder frightens occupants
After a break-in during the early hours of Saturday, one Gore resident says she feels her home has been violated.
Full search starts for missing Argentinian
Full search starts for missing Argentinian
An Alexandra cherry orchard, where a missing man worked, is fundraising to bring his family from Argentina.
UN trip opens eyes to world
UN trip opens eyes to world
An Otago student has returned from a United Nations trip with a head full of ideas and hopes to encourage his rural classmates to become future leaders.
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Prospectors home in on region, looking for gold in Otago
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Prospectors home in on region, looking for gold in Otago
Companies from across the globe are zeroing in on striking gold in Otago and large swathes of the region are now staked out by prospectors.
Do you know this man?
Do you know this man?
Police want to identify the man in this photo in relation to an assault in central Christchurch.
‘Massive’ entries for ‘all things Burt’
‘Massive’ entries for ‘all things Burt’
This year’s Burt Munro Challenge went so well, the great man himself "would have been very impressed", Southland Motorcycle Club vice-president Bill Moffatt said.
Swimmer conquers Foveaux Strait
‘Aren’t you afraid of the sharks?’: Swimmer conquers Foveaux Strait
Even if Dave Edgar was terrified of sharks, the marathon swimmer and endurance athlete would still have swum all the way from Stewart Island to Bluff on Saturday, because the thing he was most...
Railway history brought back to life
Railway history brought back to life
The Kingston Flyer was not the only piece of railway history to come alive on the Kingston to Fairlight line at the weekend.
Trail ride to give support
Trail ride to give support
In just over a fortnight, Five Forks School will stage its annual Foothills Trail Ride.
Moment friend fell into river recalled
Moment friend fell into river recalled
A man has described the terrifying moment he realised his friend had fallen into a swift-flowing river in Mt Aspiring National Park.
Queenstown bucks downward property sale trend
Queenstown bucks downward luxury property sale trend
New data shows luxury property sales across the country have dropped, but Queenstown is one area bucking the trend.
Body found in river
Body found in river
A body has been discovered in the Timaru River, near Lake Hāwea.
Missing rafters rescued
Missing rafters rescued
Three men have been rescued from the Wakaia River, near Piano Flat, after being reported missing while rafting on Saturday.
Cinema bent on retaining status
Cinema bent on retaining status
The committee that runs the Roxburgh cinema is determined last week's fire will not scupper its status as the world’s second-longest continuously operating cinema.
‘Highways are not race tracks’, motorists warned following event
‘Highways are not race tracks’, motorists warned following event
Police are urging caution on southern roads over the next few days as motorists travel back home from the Burt Munro Challenge in Invercargill.
A&P show offers town taste of country life
A&P show offers town taste of country life
Warm weather and plenty to do meant the Omakau Domain was packed with people as it hosted the 127th Central Otago A&P show on Saturday.
Henderson secures top shearing honour; Rimene in repeat win
Henderson secures top shearing honour; Rimene in repeat win
New Zealand’s Woolhandler of the Year and Otago Shears champions proved themselves conclusively in Balclutha on Saturday.