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Anne da Nez, 92, cuts the cake celebrating Cromwell and Districts Presbyterian Church’s 150 years...

150th anniversary of continuous ministry for local church

While some church conversions seem to be more about turning a house of worship into a house to live in rather than increasing the congregation, Cromwell and Districts Presbyterian Church celebrated...

Surgeon found just in time

Colorectal surgeon Prof Frank Frizelle will perform colonoscopies at the new Southern Charity...

Surgeon found just in time

The Southern Charity Hospital has secured the services of a world-renowned surgeon, just as the doors are about to open on the facility.

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Travellers sent wrong way

Old Bones Lodge co-owner Grant Abrams erected a sign to direct people straight down Gardiners Rd...

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Travellers sent wrong way

Risks to unsuspecting travellers due to the closure of the scenic coastal highway immediately south of Oamaru are causing worry.

Challenge may have caused death

The late Murray Horsfield, who died in a fall in the Dart Valley two years ago. PHOTO: GOFUNDME.COM

Challenge may have caused death

An Alexandra man who died while hunting in the Dart Valley may have felt under pressure to complete a trophy challenge, a coroner says.

Opposition to tourism predicted

Opposition to tourism predicted

Increasingly fed-up Queenstown residents could revolt against over-tourism without urgent intervention to improve the resort’s infrastructure.

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NZTA cuts funding, Hollyford road access at risk

Flooding of the Lower Hollyford Rd in Fiordland endangers its future due to a cut in government...

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NZTA cuts funding, Hollyford road access at risk

A government funding cut that risks closing road access to a popular Fiordland tramping track has been described as "absolute stupidity" by the chairman of a conservation trust.

CODC staff give Waitaki council a hand

CODC group manager planning and infrastructure Louise van der Voort has been working at the...

CODC staff give Waitaki council a hand

While councils around the South are forming partnerships to manage their water systems, two have gone a step further and are sharing staff members.

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Pugh offers to step in over rejected mining bid

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Pugh offers to step in over rejected mining bid

West Coast-Tasman MP Maureen Pugh is offering to step in after the proposal to reopen the Spring Creek underground coalmine was rejected.

Greasy road a factor in fatal crash

A senior public servant who died in a car crash near Cardrona in 2022 lost control on a "greasy" road before colliding with another vehicle, a coroner says.

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Lost phone triggers full emergency response

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

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Lost phone triggers full emergency response

A group of swimmers at Haast were surprised when a full emergency response turned out for their lost phone.

Woman dies in Mt Aspiring tramping fall

One person has died following a tramping incident at Mt Aspiring National Park on Saturday.

Unity of Latino culture on show

Unity of Latino culture on show

Members of the Desert Roses bellydance troupe (from left) Vanessa Estupinan, originally from Ecuador, Samantha Bonhomme, from France, Alevtina Redden, of Kazakhstan, Bee Sadalah, from Brazil,...

Plenty of steam and air power on show

Ruby Friend, 12, sits atop a steam tractor, which was one of a broad range of machines at the...

Plenty of steam and air power on show

Engines young and old were on display at the Mandeville Fly-in this year.

Rain no match for all that jazz

Blues and Jazz by the Sea crowds relax in the sunshine yesterday after the event was postponed...

Rain no match for all that jazz

Plenty of sweat and tears went into organising Riverton’s Blues and Jazz by the Sea festival but when high wind and rain forced organiser Jaimee McCabe to postpone Saturday’s event until yesterday,...

Firefighters turn up heat for comp

Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade members (from left) Nick Callick, Wayne Murray, Tom Murray and...

Firefighters turn up heat for comp

A fiercely competitive annual firefighting contest came down to the millisecond in Mataura on Saturday.

A&P show ‘the Oscars’ for North Otago’s farming community

Some of the award-winning Clydesdale horses make their way around the showgrounds during the...

A&P show ‘the Oscars’ for North Otago’s farming community

The North Otago A&P Show has been described as the Oscars for farmers.

Lap in race car prompts yearning for more

Reporter Ella Jenkins is still buzzing after her lap with Tony Buchanan (inset) in his Mitsubishi...

Lap in race car prompts yearning for more

For me, a ride in a race car, specifically a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, was an item on my bucket list.

Queenstown’s house of cars for sale

A Jack’s Point home’s piece de resistance is this vehicle showroom. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Queenstown’s house of cars for sale

One of Queenstown’s most unusual homes, which comes complete with a showroom capable of showcasing nine vehicles, is on the market.

Proposed earthworks concern

Wānaka Retirement Village resident Mary Gray is concerned the public does not know about...

Proposed earthworks concern

Wanaka Retirement Village resident Mary Gray is on the warpath for more awareness of proposed earthworks in the Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs Reserve.

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Academic accolade shocks student

St Kevin’s College student Janelle Casitas, 17, has received an IGCSE Cambridge literature award....

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Academic accolade shocks student

"I’m still in shock."

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