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Some tourists being caught out by closure of State Highway 6

Rockfall closed SH6 between Haast and Makarora months ago. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Some tourists being caught out by closure of State Highway 6

Some tourists, with English as a second language, are still driving over the Haast Pass without understanding that the road north to the glaciers is blocked at Knights Point.

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Principal still ‘on leave’ as roll declines

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Principal still ‘on leave’ as roll declines

The principal of a troubled North Otago school, which has seen a massive roll drop, "remains on leave".

Crime spree included hold-up with knife

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Crime spree included hold-up with knife

A man whose crime spree included holding up a shopkeeper with a large knife has been sentenced to three and a-half years’ jail.

On a roll: new seal for SH1 and SH6

Unnatural fauna of New Zealand. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

On a roll: new seal for SH1 and SH6

The main highways in Invercargill will soon have a major revamp equivalent of the weight of 120 million cheese rolls, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) says.

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Lake still recovering after rain

Wanaka Lake Swimmers Club committee member Eddie Spearing inspects the water quality at the...

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Lake still recovering after rain

After several heavy rainfalls last week, Lake Wānaka reached its first flood level alert of 279.4m at 5am Sunday but had dropped to 279.1m by noon yesterday.

Backpackers could house migrant workers

The Alexandra Backpackers sits empty as 5000 workers are about to enter Central Otago. PHOTO:...

Backpackers could house migrant workers

In an area struggling to house its 5000 seasonal workers in growing season, Alexandra’s only backpackers accommodation is on the market.

Work on temporary road after Kinloch washout

Work is under way to construct a temporary road to enable vehicle movements after a section of Kinloch Road was washed out at the weekend.

ORC hopes bike-racks back soon

A bike rack on a Dunedin bus. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

ORC hopes bike-racks back soon

Less than a week after introducing a temporary restriction to using bike racks on Dunedin and Queenstown buses after dark, the Otago Regional Council has extended the restriction to include daytime...

Historic landmark status sought for Oamaru

Historic landmark status sought for Oamaru

Heritage New Zealand is hoping to get Oamaru's historic town centre recognised as a National Historic Landmark.

Highway fix will be costly, take years: NZTA

Highway fix will be costly, take years: NZTA

The NZTA is considering options for realigning part of SH6 in Westland, but such a fix would take years and is likely to cost hundreds of millions.

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Hikoi starts in far South

Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris waves the Māori flag as he leads marchers outside the Invercargill...

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Hikoi starts in far South

Hundreds of people, young and old, waved flags and hand-drawn placards as they launched into their Hīkoi march for the Treaty from the deep South yesterday.

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Like my moustache? Hmmm, it’s growing on me

Pete van den Ende, of Kakanui, in the best waxed tradition, is ready for this year’s Victorian...

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Like my moustache? Hmmm, it’s growing on me

Does a moustache make a gentleman... or indeed a lady?

In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

A field gun fires to mark the beginning of yesterday’s Armistice Day service in Dunedin.

In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

Did ewe go travelling recently?

Woolma gets a ride in a police car after being found at Christchurch Airport. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Did ewe go travelling recently?

A landmark of Gore’s main street - taken in a brazen daylight heist - will be heading home after she was found at Christchurch Airport.

Home detention for ‘cruel’ violent robbery

An Invercargill teenager was held at knifepoint, robbed and had her braces ripped off her teeth with pliers in a meth-fuelled attack.

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Call for action as slip cuts off Coast

Development West Coast chief executive Heath Milne. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Call for action as slip cuts off Coast

West Coast businesses are losing up to $3million a day after the landslip near Knights Point — where State Highway 6 clings on at the top of a 100m drop into the sea — started to move in the...