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Multiple fire crews and appliances from as far as Glenorchy and six helicopters with monsoon...

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Reparation ordered for lighting wetlands fire ‘nominal amount’

The Awarua Wetlands are still raw and scarred from the out-of-control blaze - that cost more than $7 million to contain - that ripped through it in 2022, Department of Conservation staff say.

Time to rethink school uniforms, expert says

Time to rethink school uniforms, expert says

The cost-of-living crisis means the back-to-school period is putting more pressure on families’ already tight budgets, experts say.

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ORC outlines steps sought for QLDC plant

Queenstown wastewater treatment plant, Project Shotover. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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ORC outlines steps sought for QLDC plant

Increased environmental monitoring, evidence of contingency planning and a host of other measures are all needed at the troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant, the Otago Regional Council says.

Water conservation urged in Ranfurly

Water conservation urged in Ranfurly

Residents of Ranfurly are being asked to reduce their water use due to a shortage of safely treated water.

Daunting course tests competitors

Near Kingston, the New Zealand team competing in the Magnificent expedition race (from left),...

Daunting course tests competitors

A group of racers from across the globe are battling themselves, the four seasons and a 470km long course in a daunting 16,000m all-up ascent this week.

Wild winds on way for all in South

The South looks set to cop some more wild weather as a new frontal system moves in later today.

Cannabis found growing in indoor tents

A 55-year-old man faces several charges after police discovered a cannabis-growing operation in Roxburgh.

Teens face charges of burglary, vehicle theft

Two teenagers were arrested within an hour of a raft of burglaries being committed by people in a stolen car yesterday, after Invercargill residents quickly reported "suspicious" behaviour.

Tramper accused of sexual violation

A drunk man on a tramping trip allegedly violently pursued a woman and groped another while she slept, a jury has heard.

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Q&A session to address route

A digger clears the remnants of historic fly tipping in Beach Rd last September. PHOTO: BRENDON...

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Q&A session to address route

The mayor of Waitaki district believes a partial reinstatement of the controversially closed coastal route south of Oamaru is possible — although what ratepayers favour has yet to be seen.