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Tensions at council seem to be resolved following investigation
Tensions at the Invercargill City Council seem to have been resolved following a closed-door investigation.
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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 — saying it was "appalled" by the "unfair" process — regarding a council decision to allow a pump track to be built on a site...
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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.
Judge rejects consent appeal
Judge rejects consent appeal
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.
Outage shows weakness: tech leader
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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Drivers urged to take care
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Drivers urged to take care
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.
Southern home for royal car
Southern home for royal car
Gerry Shaw is not one for fuss, nor is he a royalist, but the keen car collector is now the proud owner of the 1963 Rolls-Royce Phantom V used by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on two New...
Health spending plan encourages mayors
Health spending plan encourages mayors
A reference to a "new rural hub" somewhere in the South in a national health infrastructure plan has the mayors of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago hopeful it is a recognition of the districts’...
Improved angling compliance reported
Improved angling compliance reported
There has been improved angling compliance at the Mackenzie Basin hydro canal fishery.
Threatened fish found in stream
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.
Councillor hits back at hostile interactions
Councillor hits back at hostile interactions
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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Sibling revelry as pair to graduate together
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Sibling revelry as pair to graduate together
Typically, siblings are the bane of each other’s existence.
1880 train arrives at new home
1880 train arrives at new home
It started in Glasgow and ended in Lumsden.
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Kircher calling it quits as Waitaki mayor
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Kircher calling it quits as Waitaki mayor
The retiring Mayor of Waitaki, Gary Kircher, has called time on his four-term mayoralty, describing the last two terms as "really challenging".
Photo from Vietnam trip tops competition
Photo from Vietnam trip tops competition
Wānaka photographer Michael Venz has been awarded the H.S. James Landscape Trophy for Best Landscape Print for his image The Long and Winding Road.
Wiping out weed 'no longer achievable'
Wiping out weed in Waitaki lakes 'no longer achievable'
Large infestations of lagarosiphon in the Waitaki lakes are "a blow" and any hope of eradication is "no longer achievable".
What’s the noisiest street in Invercargill?
What’s the noisiest street in Invercargill?
Noisy neighbours tend to be inevitable no matter where you live, but one Invercargill street has claimed the crown for being the rowdiest.
Crash on SH1 in central Invercargill
Crash on SH1 in central Invercargill
A two-vehicle crash left one person injured and a lane of State Highway 1 in Invercargill closed for a time.
Four councillors resist climate change report
Four councillors resist climate change report
Contention over a framework for climate change at last night’s Gore District Council meeting led to four councillors voting against even receiving the report.
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Stink over dog poo on Bluff walkway
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Stink over dog poo on Bluff walkway
The Department of Conservation is outraged over the amount of dog poo left on one of Bluff’s main walkways.