Eyes on mystery Invercargill pooper
The world's eyes will be on Invercargill's Splash Palace.The pool complex has been besieged by a mystery pooper every Friday for the past five weeks. .Pool staff are now keeping a
View ArticleMystery pool pooper strikes again?
Another Friday afternoon code brown at Invercargill's Splash Palace may just be a coincidence.For the last five Fridays in a row the pool complex has had to be cleared following incidents
View ArticlePort Chalmers fights supermarket downgrade
Port Chalmers is looking to fight proposed changes by Foodstuffs to re-brand its New World a Four Square.Some locals believe this will see a number of jobs lost, as well as causing an incr
View ArticleWallaby care plan proposed for South Canterbury
The Otago Regional Council is looking to put a wallaby management plan in place.Wallabies occupy more than 300-thousand hectares of land across South Canterbury.They're listed as
View ArticleTekapo observatory celerated
A mecca for star-gazing tourists is being celebrated with the release of a new book.The Mt John University Observatory at Tekapo opened in 1965.Co-author John Hearnshaw says it's
View ArticleMissing Alexandra woman concerns police
Southern police are appealing for sightings of a missing Alexandra woman. Denise Potter, 53, went missing from her daughter's Dunedin address yesterday.She was last seen in Ca
View ArticleRabbit hunters' spoils celebrated
Rabbit hunters are beginning to regroup with their spoils, from the annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt in Central Otago.More than 300 hunters have been taking part in the event, which began at
View ArticleOver 8000 rabbits shot in easter hunt
Over 8000 rabbits have been shot in this year's Great Easter Bunny Hunt in Central Otago.Three hundred and 20 shooters took part in the 24-hour hunt.Alexandra Lions Club President
View ArticleBeckenridge texts had sense of 'goodbye'
Updated 8.39pm: Police say the last text messages sent by the step-father of a missing Invercargill boy gave a feeling of 'goodbye'.Mike Zhao Beckenridge has been missing
View ArticleSouthland cycleway decision back in court
Fish and Game is going to the Environment Court over a decision to build a cycleway along Southland's Oreti River.An independent commissioner has twice considered applications for the cycl
View ArticleWarning out for severe gales in Canterbury
There's a warning about severe gales in in the Canterbury high country and foothills.MetService says from mid-morning until this evening, severe northwest gales gusting 130 kilometres an h
View ArticleDunedin divests from 'unethical' products
The Dunedin City Council has voted to only invest in 'ethical' industries.That means it will not invest in fossil fuel extraction, munitions, tobacco, pornography or gambling.The
View ArticleDamage assessment after quake
Officials are continuing to assess the damage of yesterday's earthquake in Wanaka.GeoNet said the magnitude 5.8 quake hit at 2:30pm, 30 kilometres north-west of Wanaka - at a depth of only
View ArticleSouthern DHB to contract out food services
UPDATED 11.52am: A union is considering legal action, as Southern District Health Board moves to privatise its food services.Hospital patients in Otago and Southland will
View ArticleStewart Island buzzing ahead of Prince's trip
While Wellington is the first port of call on Prince Harry's itinerary, a tiny community in the far south is gearing up for his arrival.The Prince flies into the capital tomorrow, before h
View ArticleArrest made over Stewart Island shooting
A man's been arrested over a fatal shooting on Stewart Island in March.A 61 year old Invercargill man has been charged with careless use of a firearm causing death.It follows the
View ArticleCrane helps free truck driver
A large crane was called in to help free a truck driver, who was trapped after crashing into a power pole in Southland.The accident happened just after 3.30pm on Paddon Road, north of Wall
View ArticleCall for more tourism workers with Asian language skills
There's a push for more workers to help meet the demands of New Zealand's growing tourism sector.New figures show visitor arrivals are expected to climb to 3.75 million by 2021, and by 202
View ArticleCzech couple caught out in Queenstown
Two tourists have been warned by Queenstown police after being caught in a compromising position outside the five star Eichardt's hotel.The couple from the Czech Republic were spotted on a
View ArticleSnowy blast on the way for deep South
The MetService is warning snow is on its way for Otago and Southland.It's predicting snow to fall to low levels and even down to ground level from Sunday through to Monday.Meteoro
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