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Stuff | 14 hours ago

Telco services berated as 'Third World'

...country." Customers outside the region, including in Waitakere, Wellington, New Plymouth, Raetihi and the South Island's West Coast, have reported similar problems with interference...

Stuff | 14 hours ago

Fonterra to take those left in lurch

...dairy farms' fate may lie with Govt Fonterra upbeat about future prices Syndication group targets more South Island dairy properties Bid for funding rejected Juice maker in a squeeze...

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Stuff | 1 day ago

Bluff to home takes in the roads less travelled

...Dave and Rachel Monk and their sons Dylan, three, and Lewis, 22 months, have travelled the length of the South Island in a twist on a summer camping holiday. Relevant offers Two...

Stuff | 1 day ago

Vineyards settle contamination dispute

...dairy farms' fate may lie with Govt Fonterra upbeat about future prices Syndication group targets more South Island dairy properties Bid for funding rejected Juice maker in a squeeze...

Stuff | 1 day ago

Close eye on lakes and power

...Hawea, and "below normal" in the Waitaki lakes catchment. The high value of South Island hydro power has seen South Island wholesale prices spike as high as 18c a kilowatt hour (kWh), or...

Stuff | 2 days ago

Christchurch airport has best February

...on record for international passenger numbers, with nearly 142,000 passing through the gateway for the South Island's tourist industry. Taken on a daily average, February 2010 had the...

The Australian | 2 days ago

Old champ for new

...invitation event for the best of those who had missed-out on a place in Masterton's big final. In the South Island on Saturday, there was also a reversal in fortunes for another...

The Australian | 2 days ago

Paparoa National Park must remain wild

...locals alike, and John Key's Government is not ruling out open pit mining in these areas," said Mr Hague. The South Island's Paparoa National Park was set aside in 1987. The Park is...

"Christchurch is the South Island's biggest metropolitan centre and is poised for a major decade of growth - founded on such developments as the enormous airport commercial precinct and continued rejuvenation of the city," Mr Whalan said.

Commercial property agency expands The Australian | 5 days ago

Stuff | 2 days ago

Gateway's best February on record

...February on record for international passenger numbers, with nearly 142,000 passing through the gateway for the South Island's tourist industry. Taken on a daily average, February...

Daily Mail | 3 days ago

Scientists get closer to real-life Jurassic Park after extracting DNA from fossilised eggshells

...'hotspots' under the microscope using fluorescent green dye. The Diro eggshell (Dinornis robustus) from the South Island moa was one used to pinpoint genetic material by researchers

Times Colonist | 4 days ago

Mona Lavender dazzles in shade

...developed at the famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in South Africa. It performs very well as an annual in South Island growing conditions, blooming from spring through fall. The...

Stuff | 4 days ago

Wool on $500m comeback trail

...await tough winter ExxonMobil moves continue petrol station shake-up Huljich fund gives clients exit offer South Island milk production lifts Top business figures in bold broadband...