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Varied conversations with NZ’s top speakers

Manapouri writer and bookseller Ruth Shaw and Wānaka chef James Stapley will be rubbing shoulders with more than 20 current affairs speakers heading to Wānaka at the end of March for the Aspiring...

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Speed, impairment behind deaths

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Speed, impairment behind deaths

Speeding and driving under the influence have been factors in a horrific 10 days on southern roads that have left five people dead.

Shooting season to go ahead despite bird deaths

Despite avian botulism cutting paradise shelduck numbers, the summer shooting season will still...

Shooting season to go ahead despite bird deaths

The paradise shelduck summer season will go ahead in Otago despite the death of many of the birds from an avian botulism outbreak.

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Mayor blindsided; landfill nears capacity

South Otago mayor Bryan Cadogan. Photo: ODT files

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Mayor blindsided; landfill nears capacity

Clutha ratepayers are up for more than $150,000 a month as the district’s landfill runs out of room.

Role will ‘connect’ councils on waste

Role will ‘connect’ councils on waste

Councils across Otago are "singing from the same song sheet", joining forces to tackle waste across the region.

$220m needed for ‘most complex’ project

Rakuira/Stewart Island. Photo: ODT files

$220m needed for ‘most complex’ project

More than $200 million - including $90m for Stewart Island - is needed to undertake the "most complex and challenging" island conservation project New Zealand has ever attempted.

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Mobile fruit stall takings stolen

Beneficiary advocates and groups working with the country's poorest said it was disappointing...

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Mobile fruit stall takings stolen

A popular mobile fruit stall has had its season cut short after the takings were brazenly stolen by an opportunist thief in Greymouth.

Centre’s clock, flagpole to be stored, facade removal begins Monday

The facade of the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre is to be demolished. PHOTO: CODC

Centre’s clock, flagpole to be stored, facade removal begins Monday

The clock and flagpole have been successfully moved from the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre and will be put in storage until they are needed again.

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‘Extraordinary growth opportunity'

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‘Extraordinary growth opportunity for NZ’

"Dunedin has a past; Queenstown has a future."

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Councils exploring joint water entity

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Councils exploring joint water entity

Possibilities for a central South Island water entity encompassing rural Otago and South Canterbury under Local Water Done Well are in the mix.

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Waterway challenge tests teams

Emma Miller, of Mataura, competes with her team at the National Waterway Challenge in Mataura,...

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Waterway challenge tests teams

A bit of wet weather has not slowed down the United Fire Brigades’ Association of New Zealand which is holding its National Waterway Challenge in Mataura this weekend.

Pioneer woman’s steps retraced

Rosa Clara Moreton’s five descendants, Fiona Maddison, her son Jarrod Maddison, Jude Ruakere, her...

Pioneer woman’s steps retraced

It took 135 years for five hikers to appreciate the tenacity of their great-great-grandmother Rosa Moreton — the first European woman to walk the 53km Milford Track.

Teenager comes to rescue

Jamie Taylor and Alex Christensen, both of Invercargill, formed a friendship after Alex stopped...

Teenager comes to rescue

An Invercargill man says he owes his life to a 14-year-old boy he had never met before.

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‘Positive’ meeting spurs optimism

Palmerston has the numbers. Photos by Craig Baxter.

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‘Positive’ meeting spurs optimism

A resolution to address ongoing unhappiness about the state of Palmerston’s town centre is under way, following a meeting between key stakeholders and community representatives.

Concerns raised as strip club seeks liquor licence

Concerns raised as strip club seeks liquor licence

A liquor licence application for an underground strip club in Queenstown’s Church St appears likely to attract objections.

Art show is good for rural ‘wellbeing’

Southern District Arts Trust president Janice Broad holding up one of her favourite oil pastel...

Art show is good for rural ‘wellbeing’

A remote Southland art show at the "edge of the world" has been showcasing rural artists for 20 years.

Floor plan for event centre back on agenda

A concept design of the Network Waitaki Events Centre, which has been given the go-ahead by the...

Floor plan for event centre back on agenda

Here we go again.

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Consent sought to build another track along Hāwea River

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Consent sought to build another track along Hāwea River

The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust has taken a big step toward expanding the region’s outdoor recreation offerings.

Consent sought to complete ‘final clean-up’

Consent sought to complete ‘final clean-up’

Skyline Enterprises is asking for sign-off from the QLDC to helicopter out about 300cu m of debris from Reavers Creek to prevent a repeat of a destructive 2023 landslip.

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Cooler days, good fishing conditions

Mike Weddell practises casting on the Silver Stream ahead of the start of the fishing season...

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Cooler days, good fishing conditions

The thundery weather during the week has raised the level of some rivers while others have remained very low.

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