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New attractions, old classics at upcoming A&P show

Wānaka A&P Show general manager Jane Stalker. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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New attractions, old classics at upcoming A&P show

Set up for one of New Zealand’s most popular agricultural events has begun — and organisers say this could be the best show yet if the weather plays ball.

Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews

It was a particularly busy day for firefighters, called to five serious blazes throughout the South.

Rich foreign buyers flock to properties

Rich foreign buyers flock to properties

The early foreign birds are circling the Southern Lakes to catch the rare golden worms.

Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze

A helicopter with a monsoon bucket dumps water on the blaze. Photo: Guy Williams

Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze

Crews of firefighters and two helicopters with monsoon buckets are fighting a large vegetation fire near Arrowtown.

Shelduck season set, shooting starts

Paradise ducks take off from a field near Middlemarch this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Shelduck season set, shooting starts

Parries are back on the menu from today.

Statutory manager appointed

Statutory manager appointed

The board of Queenstown-Lakes’ oldest school, Glenorchy School, has called in a limited statutory manager (LSM).

Tip leads to arrest of pair allegedly dealing cannabis

Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

Tip leads to arrest of pair allegedly dealing cannabis

An anonymous tip has led to the arrest of two 50-year-olds who police say were dealing cannabis in Cromwell.

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Angus ‘hanging on to life with both hands’

The Grant family (from left), Angus, Cameron, Addison, Zoe and Bronnie, have a greater...

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Angus ‘hanging on to life with both hands’

Cameron and Bronnie Grant, and their children Addison, Zoe and Angus, were a typical Southland farming family when their world began unravelling at breakneck speed in mid- 2024.

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Family pays it forward to help charities

Angus Grant and his sisters Addison (left) and Zoe. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Family pays it forward to help charities

When young Angus Grant was diagnosed with leukaemia in July 2024, his mother Bronnie was still recovering from the removal of a brain tumour the previous year.

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Endometriosis in the spotlight

Sending You Happiness Project fundraising gala co-founders Lichelle Guyan (left) and Becky...

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Endometriosis in the spotlight

A display of fashion, creativity and a community is hoped to spark a conversation about a painful disease that affects one in 10 women.

Teen charged with killing Greymouth man named

Teen charged with killing Greymouth man named

A teenager charged with murder days after police discovered a man dead at a Greymouth property can now be named.

The helpful rubbish service used by just one person

People unable to put their bins out can ask for special help in Invercargill. File photo: ODT

The helpful rubbish service used by just one person

A little-known fact about kerbside collection has come to light at Invercargill City Council — it's possible to have your bin retrieved by the truck driver.

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New principal hits the ground running

New Hampden School principal Siobhan Murphy would like the roll to increase. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

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New principal hits the ground running

An after-school care programme to help working parents and an initiative to establish kindergarten services in the community are part of the plans being pursued by the new Hampden School principal...

Tip-off leads to cannabis raid at Cromwell address

Tip-off leads to cannabis raid at Cromwell address

Two 50-year-olds were arrested when Cromwell police using a search warrant found cannabis for supply at the pair's address.

Lawyer calls for minister to resign after being 'duped' by Gloriavale

Social Development Minister Louise Upston has announced that people coming on to Jobseeker...

Lawyer calls for minister to resign after being 'duped' by Gloriavale

Senior government minister Louise Upston was duped by Gloriavale leaders on a visit to the West Coast Christian community and should resign, a leavers' lawyer says.

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Miners seek to take out gold from the bank

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Miners seek to take out gold from the bank

Hopeful gold miners are having another crack at it in the Upper Clutha — this time on the banks of the river rather than in it.

Otago fisher killed Hector's dolphin, then lied about it

The camera on-board FV Emma Jane recorded images of a net being cut and a dead Hector's dolphin...

Otago fisher killed Hector's dolphin, then lied about it

The small fine meted out to an Otago fisher who killed a Hector's dolphin underscores the failure to protect endangered species, a conservation group says.