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Labour Inspector must release info to Gloriavale

An ERO report found the school had not met three of eight registration criteria and was not a...

Labour Inspector must release info to Gloriavale

The Employment Court has ruled the Labour Inspector must release advice it received from Crown Law about the employment status of people at Gloriavale on the West Coast.

Thurlby neighbours’ claims dismissed

Thurlby Domain owner Revell Buckham. Photo: ODT files

Thurlby neighbours’ claims dismissed

Claims some events at a Queenstown property would resemble an Eden Park concert are "fanciful", the Environment Court has found.

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Murals created for festival ‘transformation’ for town

Former Wānaka artist Meep’s piece in Te Anau’s main street features a much-loved piece of kai...

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Murals created for festival ‘transformation’ for town

Te Anau was transformed last week into a bustling open-air gallery as artists from near and far converged for its first street art festival.

Showers kept on until March

Invercargill’s Wachner Place Restroom provides a toilet and shower facility which is used by some...

Showers kept on until March

An alternative ablution facility for Invercargill’s homeless community is still being worked through as the cost of the current set-up continues to bite.

Temporary crossing for heavy vehicles

Contractors put the finishing touches on the temporary Bailey bridge that will provide a crucial...

Temporary crossing for heavy vehicles

A temporary bridge spanning the Manuherikia River in Alexandra will provide a "crucial crossing" for heavy vehicles, the council says.

Growing village, hoping to elicit revisits

Christina Grant stands in front of her mother’s rose bushes with her husband Callum Grant at ...

Growing village, hoping to elicit revisits

Christina and Callum Grant are following through on a family vision by expanding Tarras Village.

Pair vying for vacant council seat

Pair vying for vacant council seat

And they’re off.

6 hurt in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash

Six people have been taken to hospital following a head-on crash in Queenstown.

Queenstown restaurant loses bid over name

The Bathhouse restaurant in Queenstown. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES

Queenstown restaurant loses bid over name

A Queenstown restaurant has failed to secure an interim injunction to stop an Australian company opening a spa in the resort town with the same name.

Two airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after Hampden crash

Emergency services attend the crash that has left State Highway 1 closed north of Hampden today....

Two airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after Hampden crash

Two people were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries after a van rolled off the road near Oamaru this morning.

Driver allegedly four times over limit after hen's do

A woman was nearly four times over the legal alcohol limit after being seen driving erratically the morning after a hen's do, police say.

Teeing up support for fire-damaged golf business

Teeing up support for fire-damaged golf business

Queenstown's golfers are being asked to rally behind a local business following a fire.

20 years supporting athletes celebrated

20 years supporting athletes celebrated

ILT Academy Southland celebrated two decades of supporting Southland’s best young athletes at a special function in Invercargill yesterday.

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Lack of ACC cover riles: ‘It needs to change soon’

The Kingston Volunteer Fire Brigade’s former chief fire officer, Peter Ottley, with his faithful...

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Lack of ACC cover riles: ‘It needs to change soon’

Former Kingston chief fire officer Peter Ottley has a message for New Zealand’s bureaucrats.

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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade

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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade

House prices have skyrocketed more than 200% in a quiet Otago town that "people used to look down on" but residents enjoying the good life are not tempted to cash in.

'World class' suppliers picked for Queenstown cable car

An artist’s impression shows passengers getting on and off a cable car at a Queenstown Cable Car...

'World class' suppliers picked for Queenstown cable car

Southern Infrastructure has appointed two "world-class" suppliers to lead the development of the proposed $400million Queenstown Cable Car network.

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Golf club gets board backing for new facility

The Wānaka Golf Club has plans to replace its ageing clubhouse. IMAGES: SUPPLIED/ODT GRAPHIC

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Golf club gets board backing for new facility

A Wānaka golf club is taking the first swing at improving its historic clubhouse after a 38-year need for upgraded premises.

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Early results of predator control programme promising

A major beech mast in the South Island is expected to produce a big rise in the number of pests....

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Early results of predator control programme promising

A massive operation to control pests is more than two-thirds completed in the South Island — over an area three times the size of Stewart Island — and early results appear promising.

Calendar to star Lim in 2027

Nadia Lim holds the 2026 Royalburn calendar and is vowing to appear on the next seminude calendar...

Calendar to star Lim in 2027

Spoiler alert: Nadia Lim does not feature in her 2026 nude sunflower calendar, but she might be in the next.

Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed

Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed

A Southland teacher aide who collected exploitative online material and expressed a desire to sexually abuse a young child has had his prison sentence quashed.

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