Dunedin — The Dunedin City Council has come under fire for its $92.4 million development of Smooth Hill landfill—at risk of blowing out to become ‘another white elephant’.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Hawea Flat — Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has received an abatement notice from Otago Regional Council (ORC) in relation to the performance of Hāwea Wastewater Treatment Plant, after the facility failed to achieve its 12 month rolling mean for nitrogen levels within treated wastewater discharged to its oxidation pond.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Queenstown — Queenstown Lakes District Council has adopted a policy that permits all shops in the district to open on Easter Sunday.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Cromwell — Police are now in a position to release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Cromwell on 15 March.

By New Zealand Police
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Dunedin — Dunedin City Council argues local water bills doubling ‘inevitable’ over the next 10-years as they seek consultation on a replacement for its Three Waters department.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Queenstown — The 18 takahē released on to 18,000ha of leasehold land in the Rees Valley near Queenstown was made possible thanks to a major predator control effort three years in the making.

By Southern Lakes Sanctuary
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Hawea Flat — Attributable to Otago Lakes Area Commander, Inspector Paula Enoka: A man is appearing in court today charged with the murder of Karen White last year.

By New Zealand Police
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Otago — Three men have been rescued after being reported missing while rafting on the Waikaia River near Piano Flat.

By New Zealand Police
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Roxburgh — Fire and Emergency New Zealand investigators looking into the cause of the Roxburgh Town Hall fire yesterday are asking for help from the local community.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Wanaka — Police Search and Rescue are searching this morning for a man missing in a river in Mt Aspiring National Park.

By New Zealand Police
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Dunedin — A 31-year-old man is before the courts following an investigation into the burglary of an air ambulance helicopter in Mosgiel.

By New Zealand Police
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Dunedin — Southern District Police and Helicopters Otago are issuing a stark warning to those responsible for the burglary of an air ambulance helicopter at Taieri Airfield over the weekend.

By New Zealand Police
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Hawea Flat — Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Regan Boucher Police are following positive lines of enquiry around the death of Invercargill woman Karen White, who was killed at her Lake Hāwea property on 8 March 2024.

By New Zealand Police
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Wanaka — The Environment Court has made a decision to award costs of $44,199 against QLDC.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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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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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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