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    Santana accused of second breach

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    Santana accused of second breach

    Santana Minerals is being accused of a second breach of overseas investment rules as it faces a legal challenge over a crucial land purchase.

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    Developer keen to start at junction

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    Developer keen to start at junction

    Shovels could be in the ground later this year for a fast-tracked residential development at Wānaka’s Mt Iron Junction, its backer says.

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    Backing for councillors to finish term

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    Backing for councillors to finish term

    A call for regional councillors to see out their term amid local government reform has solid backing in the South.

    Man caught in major drugs bust died via suicide

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    Man caught in major drugs bust died via suicide

    Another man arrested as part of Operation Vintage died by suicide a year after his arrest.

    University to shift Southland courses to SIT campus

    University to shift Southland courses to SIT campus

    Two Invercargill tertiary education providers will share a campus next year.

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    NZ Open hits funding bogey as Sky Sport drops sponsorship

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    NZ Open hits funding bogey as Sky Sport drops sponsorship

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    Plunket building changes hands, sells for over $3m at auction

    Queenstown's Plunket building is in new hands.

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    Despite a less than summery 7°C start, the atmosphere made up for it as the Mt Benger A&P show returned with some new additions on Saturday.

    Author to give workshop

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    Author to give workshop

    Award Winning Dunedin author Laurence Fearnley will run a writers’ workshop in Alexandra next month.

    Dance prodigy steals Aust show

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    Dance prodigy steals Aust show

    An Alexandra dancer came home with a collection of trophies for her efforts after podium finishes for all of her entries in an Australian competition held last month.

    How area was created also its biggest risk

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    How area was created also its biggest risk

    Teviot Valley’s landscape was formed by the process that threatens its destruction, people heard at an Otago Regional Council (ORC) meeting in Roxburgh.

    Mine to the fore at candidate evening

    Vincent Ward by-election candidate Nat Jamieson answers an audience member’s questions while...

    Mine to the fore at candidate evening

    The proposed mine in Bendigo was at the top of the audience’s minds when they came to meet candidates for the Vincent Ward by-election at the weekend.

    Boosting inclusion, participation goals

    Taking on the leadership roles at Roncalli College this year are head boy Reuben Wheeler and head...

    Boosting inclusion, participation goals

    The Courier is catching up with student leaders in secondary schools throughout South Canterbury. In this instalment by reporter Connor Haley, we have the school leaders from Roncalli College. The...

    Implant enables man to live life fully

    Cochlear implant technology has allowed Timaru-man Donald Gilmour to return to the dance floor....

    Implant enables man to live life fully

    A Timaru man has been able to hit the dance floor once again thanks to cochlear implant technology.

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    Bard’s tale of love, chaos entertains

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