Helipad set to be fully fundraised
Helipad set to be fully fundraised
The Cromwell Lions Club have announced that fundraising for their emergency helipad project at Cromwell Airfield is nearly completed.
Water upgrades required
Water upgrades required
Water treatment plants at Ranfurly and Patearoa are about to get an upgrade but residents will still face water restrictions if the water source is "dirty" after rain.
Chef’s garden open day a donation cornucopia
Chef’s garden open day a donation cornucopia
After high demand, The Kitchen Garden chef Gabi Lind opened her Bannockburn garden up for the community to enjoy on Sunday.
Shortcut road to be unmaintained
Shortcut road to be unmaintained
The Naseby Link Rd is to be converted to an unmaintained track.
Milestone year for programme
Milestone year for programme
A fitness programme for high schoolers inspired by the military boot camp is due to start up again on Monday for its 10th year.
New expert in teaching approach
New expert in teaching approach
An Alexandra Primary School teacher has become the first from the southern hemisphere to graduate from an educational PhD scholarship.
All the family tree on show
All the family tree on show
A family tree was required to prove the artists were all related as the variety of work was so diverse and extensive at a new art exhibition in Alexandra.
Athlete aims for sixth and last win
Athlete aims for sixth and last win
Wānaka multisport star Simone Maier, 44, is gunning for her sixth win and the record books when the 243km Coast to Coast Longest Day adventure race is held on Saturday, before retiring from the...
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Inspector had walk through effluent at troubled Queenstown plant
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Inspector had walk through effluent at troubled Queenstown plant
An investigator has described wading through a river of effluent in her gumboots in a dossier of evidence damning the state of a failing Queenstown wastewater treatment plant.
Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near homes
Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near homes
A North Canterbury community is vowing to fight a proposed solar farm near their homes.
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Problems continuing at North Otago school
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Problems continuing at North Otago school
Questions remain at the beleaguered Totara School as the roll continues to plummet and the principal remains unseen.
‘Crazy’ weekend of picking puts berry on top for harvest
‘Crazy’ weekend of picking puts berry on top for harvest
Bumper crops are expected from New Zealand’s largest blueberry farm in Southland.
Council merger idea ‘wishing, dreaming’
Council merger idea ‘wishing, dreaming’
Southland District Mayor Rob Scott continues to push for the merging of the region’s councils, crossing the border to declare his case in Gore on Tuesday night.
‘Hard’ work gets triathlon ready
‘Hard’ work gets triathlon ready
More than 700 athletes will gather at dawn on the picturesque Roys Bay lakefront on Saturday, February 15, for the 19th edition of the Challenge Wānaka Half.
Fire destroys Roxburgh's historic town hall
'Huge shock': Fire destroys Roxburgh's historic town hall
The Roxburgh community is reeling after a massive blaze destroyed the town's historic town hall today.
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Woes of deteriorating Queenstown treatment plant laid bare
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Woes of deteriorating Queenstown treatment plant laid bare
The clearest picture of the dire state of a failing Queenstown wastewater treatment plant has been revealed in hundreds of pages of evidence released by the Environment Court, Hamish MacLean...
Man threatened woman, bit neighbour
Man threatened woman with airgun before biting neighbour
A Hampden man involved in a car crash pointed an imitation firearm at a woman from whom he sought help, before biting one of her neighbours.
‘Seeing I’m going to heaven, I’ll be able to do it there’
‘Seeing I’m going to heaven, I’ll be able to do it there’
The term Renaissance man could have been coined specifically to describe Oturehua writer, sportsman, conservationist and environmental activist Brian Turner, who died yesterday, aged 80.
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'Piss-poor': Council, contractor service slammed
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'Piss-poor': Council, contractor service slammed
A southern councillor says ratepayers are justifiably angry with what he has described as ‘‘piss-poor’’ service from the council and its contractors.
Drunk deportee accosted woman with his pants down
Drunk deportee accosted woman with his pants down
A drunk deportee approached a woman in her car with his pants down in Invercargill and demanded she look at him while he touched himself.