Motorcyclist crashes after being clocked at over 200kmh
A police officer suffered minor injuries after a speeding motorcyclist attempted to swerve a parked police car near Ranfurly this morning.
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Spills after hydro lakes fill up
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Spills after hydro lakes fill up
Talk about going from a famine to a feast.
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Pool open but no lifeguard
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Pool open but no lifeguard
Roxburgh Community Pool is open for the summer, but with one major proviso.
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Riverside campground delivers peaceful escape
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Riverside campground delivers peaceful escape
Civil unrest and deadly riots have led a French couple to the banks of the Clutha River.
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Organisers ready to pass the baton
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Organisers ready to pass the baton
A key event on the southern new year’s calendar seems likely to lapse, as its organisers step away after 12 years.
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Airport soars on busiest day of year
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Airport soars on busiest day of year
Included in the 50,000-plus people who travelled with Air New Zealand yesterday was one family from the United States, in the country on a ‘‘bucket-list’’ holiday.
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Feral goats a devil of a problem once again
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Feral goats a devil of a problem once again
Greymouth goats are back in the crosshairs after complaints to the Grey District Council about near misses with motorists and damage to gardens.
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Playground impresses for holidays
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Playground impresses for holidays
Riverton's newly opened Aparima Playground at Taramea Bay proved a popular family destination after the rain over the Christmas holidays stopped long enough to allow visitors to enjoy some...
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Highest level more than 8 times limit
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Highest level more than 8 times limit
The five worst drink-drivers caught by police in the South this year were each driving with at least 6.4 times the legal limit of alcohol in their systems.
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Summer heat forecast to return in region
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Summer heat forecast to return in region
Holidaymakers can look forward to brighter weather over the next few days.
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Another partner in river efforts
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Another partner in river efforts
Another group has joined the riverside project in Alexandra.
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Hollywood production to impact traffic, bus services
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Hollywood production to impact traffic, bus services
Oamaru and Dunedin face road closures in the new year as Hollywood comes to town.
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Hopes grass volleyball event will inspire new players
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Hopes grass volleyball event will inspire new players
Volleyball Otago’s first big event in Wānaka took off yesterday as the organisation tries to spread the word on the sport.
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Pool heating made possible
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Pool heating made possible
Residents of a South Otago town can soon look forward to a warmer dip thanks to a significant community grant.
On the straight and narrow
On the straight and narrow
State Highway 87 runs straight through Middlemarch.
West Coast prepared for big disaster
West Coast prepared for big disaster
As 2024 draws to a close, the West Coast is better prepared than it has ever been for a big natural disaster, a civil defence leader says.
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Capsized boaties winched to safety
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Capsized boaties winched to safety
Two crew members clinging to the hull of their boat in Southland had to be winched to safety after a Christmas Day capsize.
Fire crews battle large building blaze
Fire crews battle large blaze in commercial building
Southland firefighters were hard at work on Thursday night bringing a large hopper fire at an Invercargill business under control.
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Post-Christmas family day out ‘had it all’
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Post-Christmas family day out ‘had it all’
After spending Boxing Day at the Wingatui Racecourse for the past two decades, the races still remain the "favourite day of the year" for a Wingatui resident.
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Bucking up to continue the family legacy
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Bucking up to continue the family legacy
As soon as the youngest members of the McKerchar clan from Roxburgh could stand on their own, their parents were hoisting them into saddles.