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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 in the hills behind Dunollie north of Greymouth was finally rejected...

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.

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.

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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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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.

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.

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.

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."

Festival of Colour allows patrons to pay it forward

Festival of Colour allows patrons to pay it forward

For the first time in 20 years, people buying tickets to the region’s biggest creative festival will be able to pay it forward.

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'I'm not an ogre': Palmerston landlord hits back over buildings

The dilapidated Palmerston Railway Station. PHOTO: BRENDON MCMAHON

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'I'm not an ogre': Palmerston landlord hits back over buildings

A resolution to unhappiness about the state of Palmerston’s town centre is in the wind.

New Hawea River loop track proposed

The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust has applied for resource consent and begun fundraising to complete a 10km loop track from Lake Hawea Dam to Camphill Bridge, using both sides of the Hawea River.

Vegetation fire near Lake Hayes

Crews have put out a vegetation fire near Lake Hayes after fielding multiple calls.

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How is the Milford visitor levy spent?

The Skeggs Group, owner of Southern Discoveries, is one of Milford Sound Tourism Ltd’s two...

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How is the Milford visitor levy spent?

Tourism heavyweight Sir John Davies is demanding two cruise boat operators explain how a multimillion-dollar visitor levy is being spent in Milford.

Thousands of athletes to take on Motatapu trails

Cyclist Levi Gear, 16, is the one to watch in the under-19 categories during this year’s Motatapu...

Thousands of athletes to take on Motatapu trails

The awe-inspiring Motatapu trails will soon be filled with thousands of runners and cyclists from across the country.

Drunks using family property as a ‘highway’

Henry St property owner Nigel Sadlier in front of his driveway, which is being treated as a...

Drunks using family property as a ‘highway’

A Queenstown property owner says the street outside his house has turned into a "highway" since the now-infamous $130 million arterial road opened.

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