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Aerial photo of Alexandra. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Housing opportunities presented to council

A shortage of housing options is an issue in Alexandra that will not be solved quickly but two new housing opportunities in the area were considered by the Central Otago District Council yesterday.

Witnesses sought after six injured in crash

Witnesses sought after six injured in crash near Winton

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash near Winton in Southland yesterday that left six people seriously injured.

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Chamber counters taxpayer union’s argument

Most New Zealanders are making risk-based decisions to safeguard their wealth. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Chamber counters taxpayer union’s argument

If significant council funds are being directed to chambers of commerce, the money does not seem to be pouring into Queenstown’s.

Claims of different driver dismissed

Queenstown District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Claims of different driver dismissed

A judge has found a Wānaka man guilty of drink-driving and careless driving, despite the man’s claim his cousin was behind the wheel when they crashed in Queenstown.

Filming in paradise

Filming in paradise

A film set for Netflix’s East of Eden lies at Hills Creek, near the Oteake Conservation Park, in the Maniototo.

Screening takes to the roads

WellSouth Pou Manaaki Community Hub co-ordinator Siosiana Narawa makes calls from the WellSouth...

Screening takes to the roads

The BreastScreen Aotearoa bus is on tour around Otago to improve breast screening rates among Māori and Pasifika women in rural parts of the region.

Mayor calls for future consultation on Act

Mayor calls for future consultation on Act

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has penned a strongly worded letter to the government about changes to waste policy, calling for consultation in future decision making.

Show’s founding to be celebrated in style

Show’s founding to be celebrated in style

Dressed yesterday in appropriate attire harking back to the different styles of the past 160 years are (from left), Maria Barta, Christine Leov-Lealand, Fiona Skevington, Jenny Barnett and Keren...

Six appliances called to fight fire

Six appliances called to fight fire

Hundreds of bales of pea straw were lost in a fire at a bulk landscape supplies company in Invercargill yesterday.

Kiss not ‘password’ to body, complainant tells court

A woman seen on CCTV kissing a man before he allegedly raped her said it was not "the password that unlocks access to my whole body".

Hopes Kurow McCaw statue can be built this year

The Richie McCaw statue fundraising sign in Kurow. Photo: Facebook/Gemma McCaw via RNZ

Hopes Kurow McCaw statue can be built this year

A project manager for a planned Richie McCaw statue to be erected in his hometown said he hopes it can finally be built this year.

Two critical after serious crash near Winton

Two critical after serious crash near Winton

Two people have been critically injured in a crash at Thomsons Crossing, just south of Winton.

Former Gloriavale members say abuse apology 'insincere'

John Ready, pictured with his sister Virginia Courage, left Gloriavale in 2017. Photo: RNZ

Former Gloriavale members say abuse apology 'insincere'

Former Gloriavale members say an apology from the community's leaders is insincere and they have concerns abuse will continue at the West Coast community.

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Not funding chambers, councils say

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Not funding chambers, councils say

It may look like southern councils are providing significant money to chambers of commerce, but the reality is different, they say.

Spontaneous combustion likely behind nursery fire

Firefighters battle a blaze at Diack's Nurseries in Invercargill today. Photo: Toni McDonald

Spontaneous combustion likely behind nursery fire

Fire and Emergency NZ staff attended a fire at a bulk landscape supplies storage facility at Diack's Nurseries in Invercargill today.

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Runaway caravan wheel leaves motorcyclist injured

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Runaway caravan wheel leaves motorcyclist injured

An motorcyclist suffered serious injuries near Westport yesterday when he was struck by a runaway wheel from a caravan.

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Hopes Phoenix rises again as self-propelling electric railcar

Harry Andrew stands proudly by as his latest acquisition for Oamaru is readied for off-loading....

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Hopes Phoenix rises again as self-propelling electric railcar

The Phoenix has arrived.

Boat at Bob’s Cove swamped by sudden southerly swell

A swamped boat in Bob’s Cove, Mt Creighton, before it was towed back to Queenstown by Coastguard...

Boat at Bob’s Cove swamped by sudden southerly swell

A sunny day spent enjoying the lake at Mt Creighton ended with a family’s beached boat being swamped due to a surprise southerly swell.

'It sounds like she’s being raped'

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

'It sounds like she’s being raped': Dramatic call played to court

Warning: Graphic content. A jury has heard dramatic audio of the moment a man walked in on his then-partner allegedly being raped.

Two cars impounded in wake of crash

Two cars impounded in wake of crash

Two men allegedly involved in a high-speed street race in Tuatapere last year have had their cars impounded after search warrants were carried out by Southland police last week.

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