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Freedom campers leaving unwanted deposits on West Coast

Freedom campers are welcome on the South Island's West Coast, but too many are leaving unwanted deposits behind.

Search ramps up for missing backpacker

An Alexandra cherry orchard, where a missing man worked, is fundraising to bring his family from Argentina.

SDC delays decision on roads returning to gravel

Wilanda Downs Rd near Ohai, Southland, is one of three roads in the district with its seal in...

SDC delays decision on roads returning to gravel

Southland's mayor says the district council will delay a decision to turn three sealed roads back into gravel roads as long as it can while it hopes for more funding from the central government.

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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed

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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed

Priorities for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago are set to be thrashed out at a pivotal meeting tomorrow, as the two growing districts eye a regional deal with central government.

Two injured in crash near Geraldine

Two injured in crash near Geraldine

Two people are injured, one seriously, after a crash on State Highway 79 near Geraldine early this morning.

Home intruder frightens occupants

Home intruder frightens occupants

After a break-in during the early hours of Saturday, one Gore resident says she feels her home has been violated.

Invercargill falls off the map - literally

Invercargill has mysteriously disappeared from Google Maps. Photo: Screenshot

Invercargill falls off the map - literally

Many people believe Invercargill is a hidden gem but today it became really, really hidden.

Hall renovation grant approved

Hall renovation grant approved

The Vincent Community Board approved a grant of more than $19,000 for renovations to the Earnscleugh Hall at its meeting at Clyde last week.

Clutha manhunt: Person tracked to Clutha property

Police at the scene on Hunt Rd. Photo: Nick Brook

Clutha manhunt: Person tracked to Clutha property

Police have tracked a man wanted for firearms offending but are yet to arrest him.

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Tears as members look over blaze site

Roxburgh Musical Society life member Wendy Turner holds what is believed the only surviving item...

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Tears as members look over blaze site

Emotions ran high as members of the Roxburgh Musical Society stood among the burned and water-soaked remains of decades of costumes, scores and notes yesterday.

UN trip opens eyes to world

East Otago High School student Sam Paton, with his notebook from his trip with the United Nations...

UN trip opens eyes to world

An Otago student has returned from a United Nations trip with a head full of ideas and hopes to encourage his rural classmates to become future leaders.

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Prospectors hone in on region, looking for gold in Otago

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Prospectors hone in on region, looking for gold in Otago

Companies from across the globe are zeroing in on striking gold in Otago and large swathes of the region are now staked out by prospectors.

Do you know this man?

Canterbury police want to identify the man in this photo. Photo: Police

Do you know this man?

Police want to identify the man in this photo in relation to an assault in central Christchurch.

‘Massive’ entries for ‘all things Burt’

Jake Lewis, of Christchurch, on his Yamaha R6 600, nudges ahead of Luca Durning, of Whanganui, on...

‘Massive’ entries for ‘all things Burt’

This year’s Burt Munro Challenge went so well, the great man himself "would have been very impressed", Southland Motorcycle Club vice-president Bill Moffatt said.

Swimmer conquers Foveaux Strait

Dave Edgar celebrates after swimming Foveaux Strait on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Aren’t you afraid of the sharks?’: Swimmer conquers Foveaux Strait

Even if Dave Edgar was terrified of sharks, the marathon swimmer and endurance athlete would still have swum all the way from Stewart Island to Bluff on Saturday, because the thing he was most...