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Damian Spring. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Santana Minerals has worked out a way to halve the amount of rock it needs to waste before it reaches its Central Otago payload.

Recycle South general manager Chris Montgomery (right) stands at the Invercargill plant yesterday with Blake Henderson who had been working there for 34 years. The company has decided to close its Makarewa plant. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO A Southland recycling company has decided to close the doors of one of its plants to ensure the long-term future of its operations and secure the jobs of about 80 people with disabilities, the general manager says.

Omakau farmer and duck-shooter David Hill (left) shows Otago Fish & Game operations manager Jamie Ward around his wetlands. PHOTO: MASON COURT As Otago duck-shooters ready their decoys and check their gear ahead of the 2025 game bird season opening this Saturday, an Omakau farming couple are being praised for their efforts in preserving vital wetland habitats.

Karen Ferguson still remembers the day her dad, Mick Day, went to work and never came home.

Repopulating Mainland Poultry’s Hillgrove Farm, near Moeraki, is set to begin after the H7N6 strain of high pathogenic avian influenza detected there in December was successfully eradicated. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Controls have been lifted at an Otago poultry farm now that bird flu has been successfully stamped out at the site.

A well-known musician found guilty of domestic violence in February is continuing to fight to keep his name a secret.

Associate Transport Minister James Meager says the government is not ruling out underwriting finance for regional airlines to expand their fleets. Photo: RNZ The government is not ruling out underwriting the expansion of small regional airlines to help maintain routes and keep the price of flying competitive.

Emergency services at the scene following the ferry crash in Clearwater, Florida. Photo: Javier Vazquez/via REUTERS One person was killed and several injured after a ferry carrying 45 passengers in Clearwater, Florida was struck by a boat which then fled the scene, local officials say.

Police guards have been stationed outside a funeral home in South Auckland's Māngere Bridge as they investigate a suspicious fire that broke out overnight.

Niklas Gebhardt. A Canterbury father who killed his six-year-old son in a car crash has been released from prison.

Queenstown's volunteer fire brigade secretary Katherine Lamont's preparing to hand over a Parliamentary petition in Wellington on Friday afternoon, calling for the 12,000-odd volunteer fireys acros

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a rapist who claimed he had sex unknowingly with his victim while he was asleep.

Niklas Gebhardt. A Canterbury father who killed his six-year-old son in a car crash has been released from prison.

It is the pool or spa owner's responsibility to regularly check the compliance of covers, locks, latches and fences. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The cost of getting a pool registered in Invercargill has irked some residents not wanting to pay up.

The New Zealand Supreme Court in Wellington. Photo: NZME The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a rapist who claimed he had sex unknowingly with his victim while he was asleep.