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Junior rock’n’roll dancers sweep podium at nationals

Competing in their last Junior Rock ’n’ Roll Nationals in Porirua at the weekend are (from left)...

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Junior rock’n’roll dancers sweep podium at nationals

A group of Invercargill junior rock’n’roll dancers impressed on the dance floor, sweeping the podium at the nationals during the weekend.

Mayor hopes boil water lifted soon

Grey District mayor Tania Gibson. Photo: Greymouth Star

Mayor hopes boil water lifted soon

Grey District mayor is hopeful a boil water notice for the area will be lifted today or tomorrow.

Arrests as West Coast coal mine protest ends

Three protesters were arrested today at the Stockton mine on the West Coast. Photo: Supplied /...

Arrests as West Coast coal mine protest ends

Further arrests have ended demonstrations at a West Coast coal mine after a group of protesters tried to shut the operation down.

Milford Rd among six to retain lower speeds

State Highway 94 is one of six roads around the country to retain its lower speed limit. Photo:...

Milford Rd among six to retain lower speeds

Six sections of State Highway out of 49 will not have their earlier higher speed limits reinstated due to public opposition, the Transport Agency - Waka Kotahi has confirmed.

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More frustration for trust as trail extension delayed again

An already completed section of the Lake2Lake Cycle Trail. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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More frustration for trust as trail extension delayed again

The extension of the Lake2Lake Trail has hit another bump but the Fiordland Trail Trust hopes to be back on track by the end of the year.

Warning of frosts as skies clear for Anzac Day

Among the autumn leaves in Queens Gardens yesterday are Paisley Timms, 5, of Waiwera South, and...

Warning of frosts as skies clear for Anzac Day

MetService is warning of overnight frosts for much of the South Island, as skies clear around the country leading into Anzac Day.

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Cause of fire still unknown: investigator

An unoccupied farmhouse burned down on Monday night in Otaraia, Southland. PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING

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Cause of fire still unknown: investigator

A Southland farm cottage that burned down on Monday night had been unoccupied for some time, and the cause of the blaze remains unknown, a fire investigator said.

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Businesses being ‘hammered’ by increasing inspection fees

The Waipapa Point Lighthouse. Photo: Getty Images

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Businesses being ‘hammered’ by increasing inspection fees

A Catlins microbrewer says Clutha food and hospitality businesses are being "hammered" by growing food safety inspection fees.

One seriously injured, SH6 closed on West Coast

One seriously injured, SH6 closed on West Coast

One person is seriously injured following a crash near Paringa on State Highway 6.

Greymouth still under boil water notice

Greymouth still under boil water notice

A boil water notice remains in place for the greater Greymouth area, as the council continues work to identify the source of bacterial contamination in the water supply.

Meatworks, council clam up over effluent breach

The ANZCO Kokiri processing plant and Arnold River in the background. Photo: supplied / ANZCO

Meatworks, council clam up over effluent breach

Owners of the Kokiri meatworks are refusing to answer questions about the latest breach of its resource consent while the matter is under investigation by the West Coast Regional Council.

Students take to social media in hunt for new principal

The primary school has been on the lookout for a new principal since last year. Photo:...

Students take to social media in hunt for new principal

A school in Hokitika is on a mission to find a new principal, and students have taken matters into their own hands - launching a full-scale "principal wanted" mission.

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Call for change to ‘archaic’ trading laws

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Call for change to ‘archaic’ trading laws

After one of Wānaka’s busiest Easter weekends, councillors and businesses are calling for a change to "archaic" and out-of-touch Easter trading legislation limiting the offering in the tourist town.

Festival all about 'uplifting the next generation'

REPORT: TRACEY ROXBURGH / PHOTO: SADHBH PHOTOGRAPHY

Festival all about 'uplifting the next generation'

Members of the Rejoice! community choir project brought the curtain down on the 2025 Whakatipu Music Festival at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday afternoon.

'Bugger off': West Coast mayor lays into coal protesters

Photo: Supplied / Climate Liberation Aotearoa

'Bugger off': West Coast mayor lays into coal protesters

The Grey District mayor says protesters trying to interrupt work at a West Coast coal mine should "bugger off" and go back to where they came from.

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Pause possible for draft district plan

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Pause possible for draft district plan

Waitaki district councillors may yet pause the draft Waitaki district plan, despite it already being with the public for consultation.

Call for river mouth to be on flood opening list

Call for river mouth to be on flood opening list

Buller constituency regional councillor Chris Coll has asked for Westport’s Orowaiti River to be added to a list of river mouths that can be opened up at short notice when floods are looming.