Ida Valley haystack burns
Fire crews responded to a burning stack of hay bales in the Ida Valley last night.
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New director looking forward to role
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New director looking forward to role
With just over a month left until the start of Otago Polytechnic’s year, the new director for the Central campus is looking forward to his new role.
Caution urged after 2ha fire put out
Caution urged after 2ha fire put out
A 2ha fire in Cromwell was put out yesterday by local fire and emergency response teams who are urging people to be cautious when using agricultural machinery.
Consent sought for 278-lot subdivision
Consent sought for 278-lot subdivision
A proposal to develop almost 300 residential sites in Wānaka has been accounted for in the town’s infrastructure, the deputy mayor says.
Unplanned outage leaves more than 170 without power
Unplanned outage leaves more than 170 without power
An unplanned outage has left a large number of Central Otago households without power.
Man’s driving ‘immature and impulsive’
Man’s driving ‘immature and impulsive’
A Cromwell man says bystanders cheered him on as he did a "long and sustained" burnout in central Queenstown.
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Rata return to paint Coast red
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Rata return to paint Coast red
A magnificent rata flowering has turned the West Coast red.
Factors fan fears of local extinction
Factors fan fears of local extinction
Scientists fear hoiho/yellow-eyed penguins could become locally extinct within two decades.
Farm, bush combed for weapons after callout
Farm, bush combed for weapons after callout
Police searched Catlins farmland and bush for an illegal weapons cache, following an Armed Offenders Squad callout and arrest at a nearby campsite.
Weeding out the fish
Weeding out the fish
Hampden resident Max Barnes, 12, visiting Moeraki on Monday, pulls up his catch of the day — a pile of weeds.
Garage blaze extinguished
Garage blaze extinguished
Firefighters inspect a roof cavity at a rural property in Clydevale Rd about lunchtime yesterday, following a building fire.
Crews called to hay bale fire in Ida Valley
Crews called to hay bale fire in Ida Valley
Fire crews are responding to a group of hay bales alight in the Ida Valley this evening.
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Pair promoting fun of inaugural backyard ultra event
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Pair promoting fun of inaugural backyard ultra event
A race that stops only when there is no competition left will be run in Alexandra in April.
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Staff housing worthwhile: manager
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Staff housing worthwhile: manager
Staff accommodation recently built in Milford Sound has already proven to be worthwhile during the busy summer period, a Port Otago manager says.
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Man dies in remote section of cycle trail
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Man dies in remote section of cycle trail
Difficulties communicating with a 111 call-taker about where they were added to stress when a man had a medical event on the Lake Dunstan cycle trail, a person who helped at the scene says.
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Business booming for tourism operators
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Business booming for tourism operators
Despite the cost-of-living crisis, Southland tourism operators are enjoying a booming summer season.
Death of sea lion ‘disgusting’
Death of sea lion ‘disgusting’
Witnesses to the harassment of a sea lion - which may have died as a result of injury or stress - say they want better policing of southern beaches.
Vegetation fire near Cromwell contained
Vegetation fire near Cromwell contained
A large vegetation fire north of Cromwell this afternoon has been contained.
More closures on key tourist highway
More closures on key tourist highway
Motorists will again face delays on a key tourist route as remediation work resumes following a major rockfall and flooding late last year.
Oamaru proving it’s streets ahead
Oamaru proving it’s streets ahead
While star-gazing locals have spotted East of Eden's Florence Pugh in town, the real star is the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust Victorian Precinct, which attracted Netflix in the first place.