Otago
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Queenstown father to be farewelled on Tuesday
It is too early to say whether a man charged with assault after the death of a Queenstown man will face more serious charges, say police.
November 22, 2009, 7:13 pm -
Luxury lodge owners win right to appeal
The owners of a Central Otago luxury lodge badly damaged by fire six years ago can mount an appeal to recover $304,000 from Queenstown Lakes District Council and an Arrowtown architecture firm, the Supreme Court says.
November 25, 2009, 9:26 am -
Fire destroys house bus
A Dunedin man could only stand and watch as the uninsured house bus he had owned for two hours went up in smoke on the trip home.
November 24, 2009, 7:20 am -
Rabbit hunt nets 3000 bunnies
A Wanaka rabbit hunt bagged nearly 3000 rabbits over the weekend.
November 23, 2009, 7:01 am -
Key backs "new house of pain"
Prime Minister John Key has thrown his support behind the controversial new Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
November 20, 2009, 3:13 pm -
Arrest made after Queenstown death
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a man was found dead in the centre of Queenstown late last night.
November 20, 2009, 7:49 am -
Probe into suspicious death in Queenstown
Police are investigating a suspicious death of a man in Queenstown overnight.
November 20, 2009, 6:58 am -
Remains of woman missing since New Year's Eve found
The remains of a woman missing since New Year's Eve have been found in a Central Otago river by a search dog.
November 19, 2009, 6:24 pm -
Prominent Dunedin man given home detention
A prominent Dunedin man has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention and ordered to pay $325,000 in reparation to the Otago District Health Board (DHB).
November 19, 2009, 6:03 pm -
Fisherman rescued after sea drama
A man watched in horror as his mate was swept off the rocks at a remote Dunedin fishing spot and drifted out to sea yesterday.
November 19, 2009, 6:43 am -
Lake search continues in hunt for kayaker
Searchers today called off the ground search for a missing Hungarian man, whose empty kayak was found floating on Lake Wakatipu in Central Otago on Friday.
November 18, 2009, 6:00 pm -
Fisherman man rescued after being sucked out to sea
A Dunedin fisherman swept off the rocks at a remote Dunedin fishing spot drifted out to sea for 20 minutes before he was picked up by a passing fishing boat.
November 18, 2009, 3:22 pm -
Missing kayaker had been depressed - police
The Hungarian kayaker who went missing on Lake Wakatipu at Queenstown had been depressed about not being able to find a job, say police.
November 18, 2009, 7:01 am -
Guy Fawke's stabbing accused remanded in custody
An Otago man charged with stabbing a man eight times and assaulting four women at a Guy Fawke's party has been denied bail for at least another week.
November 17, 2009, 5:07 pm -
Possible witness sought over missing kayaker
Queenstown police want to speak with a man who was in the area where a kayaker disappeared last Friday.
November 17, 2009, 1:19 pm -
Obese patients pose problems for hospitals
Two overweight patients remained in hospital for weeks because there was no safe way to transport them home, according to a report.
November 17, 2009, 10:33 am -
Dive team to join search for kayaker
The police national dive squad will join Queenstown police today in searching for a kayaker who has been missing since Friday.
November 17, 2009, 7:10 am -
Kayaker missing in Queenstown
Queenstown police will today continue their search for a Hungarian man who disappeared while kayaking in Lake Wakatipu on Friday.
November 16, 2009, 9:35 am -
Dunedin trio charged over chilly bin antics
Three young men are facing charges after using a car to tow a chilly bin with one of them in it down the steepest street in the Southern Hemisphere in Dunedin.
November 15, 2009, 3:23 pm -
Man's body found in Dunedin bay
A man's body was found in a bay near Dunedin this morning.
November 15, 2009, 3:05 pm
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