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Mountain bikers gather for memorial festival
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Mountain bikers gather for memorial festival
Around 250 mountain bikers gathered today in memoriam of one man.
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Bid projects undecided still: Mayor
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Bid projects undecided still: Mayor
It came as a surprise to the Central Otago mayor to read a new hospital and gondola in Queenstown would be included in a bid to the government for a regional economic growth deal for the district.
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Doc responding after rat found in sanctuary, it says
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Doc responding after rat found in sanctuary, it says
The Department of Conservation (Doc) says it will keep working hard to keep Ulva Island predator-free after the recent discovery of a dead rat in the sanctuary.
Goal surpassed as Ford smashes world record
Goal surpassed as Ford smashes world record
She didn’t just break her own world record, she shattered it.
Thorne focused on finding successor
Thorne focused on finding successor
Heather Thorne, one of Albert Town’s biggest volunteers, is stepping away from some of her commitments so she can help her Canterbury-based daughter recover from a recent stroke.
Influx of foreign drivers anticipated
Influx of foreign drivers anticipated
By Senior Sergeant Fiona Roberts
Light e-bike up for award
Light e-bike up for award
Wanaka e-bike designer Alex Guichard, of Le Velo Studio, is excited his four-year labour of love to design and engineer the world’s lightest e-bike is bearing fruit.
Swim adventurer loving Wānaka
Swim adventurer loving Wānaka
Irishman Dermot Higgins, 62, cycled 16,000km around the world to find God in India, swam the 250km Shannon River to connect with the river goddess Sionnan, solo kayaked the 3150km Yukon River to...
Govt eager for big increase in international tourists: PM
Govt eager for big increase in international tourists: PM
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government wants tourism "turned on big-time internationally" in response to the Queenstown mayor's call for more funding for the sector.
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Kept up at night over infrastructure: deputy mayor
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Kept up at night over infrastructure: deputy mayor
Queenstown's ability to keep up with rapid housing growth amid an infrastructure deficit is "the thing that keeps me and others up at night", the deputy mayor says.
Southland’s FFPM Grazing fined for ‘appalling’ conditions
Southland’s FFPM Grazing fined for ‘appalling’ conditions
Hundreds of cows left to forage in knee-deep cold mud, including one left to die, has led to fines of more than $48,000 for the grazing management company responsible.
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ORC applies for enforcement order over plant
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ORC applies for enforcement order over plant
Problems with a sewerage plant near Queenstown are to be dealt with in court.
Men sentenced for lighting devastating blaze in key wetlands
Men sentenced for lighting devastating blaze in key wetlands
Two men ignited and fled from the fire that turned a large part of the Awarua Wetlands into a desolate wasteland.
Dinosaur fun for young and old
Dinosaur fun for young and old
Oamaru is going prehistoric this weekend.
Teen killed in South Canterbury crash named
Teen killed in South Canterbury crash named
Police have named the 18-year-old who died after a single-vehicle crash in the Mackenzie district on December 19.
Predator found in Ulva Island sanctuary
Predator found in Ulva Island sanctuary
The predator-free status of Ulva Island is at risk once again after a rat was found in the sanctuary.
QLDC taken to court over wastewater treatment plant
QLDC taken to court over wastewater treatment plant
Otago Regional Council is going to court in an effort to force Queenstown's council to fix issues with its troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant.
'The timing is right for this one now'
'The timing is right for this one now'
If you have ever wanted to own an entire village, now is your chance. Again.
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
After three days of evidence, it took a jury 30 minutes to clear a man on charges of sexual violation at a Queenstown mountain.
Pair fined thousands over Southland wetland fire
Pair fined thousands over Southland wetland fire
Two people have been fined thousands of dollars two years on from a fire which devastated Southland's Awarua Wetlands.