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Discharges from the Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant create extensive ponding beyond the 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

There has been a school at Totara, south of Oamaru, since 1883. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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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

Blueberry Country orchard manager Henry Geerling is thrilled with the super-fruit harvest coming...

‘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’

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

Christchurch triathlete Mike Phillips blasts up a hill on the Wānaka-Mt Aspiring Rd during the...

‘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.

'I think she's probably pretty well gone'

Roxburgh reels after fire guts historic town hall

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The Roxburgh community is reeling after a massive blaze tore through the town's historic town hall today.

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Woes of deteriorating Queenstown treatment plant laid bare

Queenstown wastewater treatment plant, Project Shotover. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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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’

Writer, sportsman, conservationist and environmental activist Brian Turner. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

‘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

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.

Work to start to rid lake of weed

A team will move into Lake Dunstan next week to try to control the aquatic weed lagarosiphon....

Work to start to rid lake of weed

Work will start next week on controlling lagarosiphon in Lake Dunstan but there is no end goal of getting rid of the weed entirely from the waterway.

Queenstown fuels Otago building boom

The increase in the Otago region was largely driven by the Queenstown-Lakes district. Photo: ODT...

Queenstown fuels Otago building boom

Otago is the only region with a rise in homes built last year, bucking a trend of plummeting new builds elsewhere in the country.

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No-show draws mixed response

Penny Simmonds failed to show up to a meeting that she organised last week. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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No-show draws mixed response

A meeting affecting the future of Otago's environment became a "waste of time" when the minister who organised it failed to show up.

Beloved Otago writer Brian Turner dies

Brian Turner. File photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Beloved Otago writer Brian Turner dies

Revered Otago writer and dedicated environmental campaigner Brian Turner has died, aged 80.

Hot, dry conditions prompt Southland fire restrictions

The Tiwai Point Conservation Reserve is on fire with the smelter to the left. PHOTOS: FENZ...

Hot, dry conditions prompt Southland fire restrictions

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has placed Southland into a restricted fire season from 8am this morning until further notice.

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Investigation suggests faulty power lines caused fire

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Investigation suggests faulty power lines caused fire

A preliminary investigation points to faulty power lines triggering the blaze which devastated 1200ha of conservation land on the Tiwai Peninsula.

Plans for plaque to honour local man

Queenstown man Tom Murdoch, who died in an accident last week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Plans for plaque to honour local man

Queenstown man Tom Murdoch, who died in a four-wheel-driving accident in Southland last week, was "into anything outdoors", his mother says.

Warnings as heat goes on in Wānaka, Alexandra

Temperatures in the 30s are expected in Wānaka on Wednesday. File photo

Warnings as heat goes on in Wānaka, Alexandra

Summer looks set to crank up the heat in inland Otago tomorrow, prompting warnings from the MetService.

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