Otago

Otago — Vegetation starting to dry out is a key factor in Central Otago and Upper Waitaki fire zones entering a restricted fire season today.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Wanaka — Stage Five of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan and the extension of shared pathway Te Ara Wānaka are now complete, delivering improvements to safety and existing active travel connections on the lakefront by the marina and yacht club.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Hawea Flat — Otago Lakes Central Police have launched a homicide investigation relating to the death of 60-year-old Invercargill woman Karen Gaylene White, who died at a Lake Hawea property in March 2024.

By New Zealand Police
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Oamaru — Water samples taken by Oamaru residents and sent to an accredited laboratory found the level of fluoride in the water coming out their taps was well outside the council's stipulated target and outside the upper limit recommended for fluoridation by the Ministry of Health.

By Fluoride Free New Zealand
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Wanaka — The increasing popularity of Wānaka Airport for private and commercial users will see it obtaining a Qualifying Aerodrome Operator Certificate by July 2027.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Queenstown — The need for commercial jet boat operators to have a safety first approach to the routes they take has been highlighted in the prosecution of a driver.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Otago — The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) is encouraging people in flood-affected parts of Otago to keep their animals from coming into contact with floodwater and to ensure they have access to clean drinking water, following the recent flood event.

By NZ Veterinary Association
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Otago — BNZ is offering an assistance package to customers affected by severe rainfall in the Otago and Southland regions.

By BNZ
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Dunedin — Fire and Emergency New Zealand is continuing to respond to flood-related calls in and around Dunedin, with coastal Otago remaining under a red warning for continued heavy rain today.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Queenstown — The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has approved a significant increase in Chief Executive Mike Theelen's remuneration, raising it by 27% over a three-year period.

By Expert Briefing
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Queenstown — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct a hotel on Man Street, Queenstown.

By Environmental Protection Authority
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Queenstown

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Dunedin — In today's digital age, the significance of online presence cannot be overstated.

By Sailcity Locksmith
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Dunedin — Professor Dearden, Otago University, has received $11 million from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Enterprise (MBIE) to engineer wasps using gene drive technology.

By GE Free NZ
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Wanaka — The NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival has announced its 2024 dates and opened competition entries.

By Expert Briefing
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Queenstown — Council contractors and officers are responding urgently to an overflow of partially treated wastewater from one of the oxidation ponds at Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, after the pond overtopped Monday.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Dunedin — An explosive final day of the 2024 National Surfing Championships has seen Taranaki surfer Daniel Farr claim his second national title by the closest margin in the history of the event.  Another young star has emerged in the Women’s Division with 15-year-old Maya Mateja stunning the field to win the Open Women’s Division.

By Surfing New Zealand Inc
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Wanaka — Police can now release the name of the man whose body was located deceased in Lake Wanaka on New Years Eve.

By New Zealand Police
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Queenstown — Three swimmers had a close call after getting into difficulty in the Kawarau River in Queenstown.

By Expert Briefing
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Wanaka — Police have recovered a body from Lake Wanaka, near Waterfall Creek this morning, and are unable to identify the person.

By New Zealand Police
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Wanaka — The Queenstown Lakes District Council has bought 8.3ha of land in Wānaka, next to its existing refuse transfer station and the Wastebusters site, for $3.36m.

By Expert Briefing
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Otago — The Lakes zone in Otago will enter a restricted fire season, as of 8am on Saturday 9 December, until further notice.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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