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Young riders taking on the world

Georgia Dee, left, and Sophie Eade competing in Mounted Games at Horse of the Year in Hastings...

Young riders taking on the world

Two Wakatipu High students will be the youngest pony riders representing New Zealand at the world under-18 team champs in Belgium in August in the equestrian discipline of Mounted Games.

Teens tussle for Arrowtown title

Teens tussle for Arrowtown title

Arrowtown Golf Club recently hosted an epic, birdie-filled final to decide its senior club championship title.

Locals to the fore at world champs

Locals to the fore at world champs

Queenstowner Kellye Nelson wasted no time making her name on the world stage this week.

‘Really happy but not comfortable’

Wakatipu winger Xavier Sadler, in his 50th game for the Prems, tries to shrug off Arrowtown first...

‘Really happy but not comfortable’

"There's a difference between being happy and being comfortable, and the latter we definitely aren’t."

Paddling perfection

Whakatipu Waka Ama Club’s Mako and Whai crew after receiving their medals. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Paddling perfection

Whakatipu Waka Ama had a stellar performance at the recent Waka Ama Secondary School Nationals in Rotorua.

Piratical disc golfers

James Smithells with his ‘Smiddlemetimbers’ T-shirt and 30th anniversary Queenstown Classic...

Piratical disc golfers

The father of disc golf in the Whakatipu was delighted to play with a fun group of golfers named in his honour on a recent return visit.

Industrial sector a very high performer

Queenstown from above. Photo: Getty Images

Industrial sector a very high performer

A real estate services company is singling out Queenstown’s industrial sector for defying national trends due to very strong demand and extremely limited supply.

Ten years of The Tiers

Developer Will Taylor is working on the final two stages of The Tiers. PHOTO: PHILIP CANDLER

Ten years of The Tiers

Ten years on, Queenstown developer Will Taylor can look back with satisfaction at a high-spec local apartment development that’s just a few years from completion.

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Call for harsher punishments after salon burgled

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Call for harsher punishments after salon burgled

A Gore business owner targeted by a recent burglary spree said harsher punishments were needed for youth crime.

Health spending plan encourages mayors

Health spending plan encourages mayors

A health plan reference to a "new rural hub" somewhere in the South has the mayors of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago hopeful it's a recognition of the districts’ rapidly growing populations.

Councillor hits back at hostile ratepayers

Councillor hits back at hostile ratepayers

A Gore district councillor has hit back against criticism of the organisation, complaining about increasingly hostile interactions in relation to rates rises.

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Pump track decision involved ‘unfair’ process

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Pump track decision involved ‘unfair’ process

A southern athletics club is not ruling out escalating its grievance regarding a council decision to allow a pump track to be built on a site previously used for athletics.

NZ golf open 'invaded privacy', neighbours claimed

Millbrook neighbours claimed two editions of the New Zealand Open golf tournament felt like an invasion of privacy, according to a High Court reasons decision.

Fined freezing works reports new breach of resource consent

The ANZCO Kokiri processing plant with the Arnold River in the background. Photo: ANZCO / supplied

Fined freezing works reports new breach of resource consent

The Kokiri freezing works has reported a recent breach of the resource consent that allows it to release treated effluent into the Arnold River.

Nasa balloon successfully launched in Wānaka

Nasa's super pressure balloon was successfully launched from Wānaka Airport this morning.

Outage shows weakness: tech leader

Work to repair a cable about 50m south of the entrance to the Sawyers Bay railway tunnel...

Outage shows weakness: tech leader

A widely disruptive internet failure caused by rats and human error shows the vulnerability of the South’s network, a technology leader says.

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Care urged after deadly start to year

A traffic management worker redirects traffic from State Highway 1 up Donalds Hill Rd after the...

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Care urged after deadly start to year

Otago's emergency services are pleading with drivers to take care over Easter after the deadliest start to the year on the region’s roads in five years.

Improved angling compliance reported

Anglers fish for trout and salmon in the Tekapo Canal. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/RHYS ADAMS/FISH & GAME

Improved angling compliance reported

There has been improved angling compliance at the Mackenzie Basin hydro canal fishery.

Threatened fish found in stream

Gollum galaxias have been found in new sites in the south. Photo: Rod Morris

Threatened fish found in stream

Named after one of fiction’s most notorious characters, the threatened freshwater fish Gollum galaxias has been confirmed at several sites in the Waimatuku Stream near Invercargill.

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Sibling revelry as pair to graduate together

George Bell and sister Lucy celebrate after a Crusaders match in Christchurch. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Sibling revelry as pair to graduate together

Typically, siblings are the bane of each other’s existence.

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