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Dec 21, 2010

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  1. Rest home sold for $26m


    Stuff.co.nz - Marta Steeman - 49 minutes ago
    A group of South Island investors which may include All Blacks Richie ... Metlifecare said the group was "South Island-based private investors who have ...
  2. South Island sensory spectacle at Chch Airport


    3News NZ - Jessica Rowe - 11 hours ago
    South Island tourism operators rarely miss a chance to promote the mainland's attractions but now they have taken to wooing tourists before ...

    3News NZ
  3. Small recovery in house sales: Harcourts


    Stuff.co.nz - 14 hours ago
    ... Christchurch sales were down 28 percent after a 41-percent drop, and provincial South Island sales were down 16 percent after October's 28-percent fall. ...
    Reality witnesses small gain- TopNews New Zealand
    all 14 news articles »

    TopNews New Zealand
  4. Drought fears ease in North, rise in South


    National Business Review - 1 day ago
    MetService is predicting for more rain over the northern part of the North Island, Taranaki and Nelson, but the remainder of the South Island and eastern ...
    Northland farm advocate changes path- Northern Advocate
    Droughts Over When They've Only Just Begun?- Voxy
    all 51 news articles »

    Timaru Herald
  5. NZ Academy Of Sport South Island Interim CEO Announced


    Voxy - 1 day ago
    The New Zealand Academy of Sport South Island has appointed Dr Selwyn Maister as its interim Chief Executive. Dr Maister will take over the CEO position ...
    Maister to take the helm- Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)
    all 3 news articles »
  6. Lava South Island Tour


    Undertheradar - 9 hours ago
    LAVA's hot! This exciting acoustic folk/pop band is touching hearts nationwide with their beautiful songs, stunning harmonies and fine musicianship. ...

    Undertheradar
  7. Heavy rain expected to ease for Christmas Day


    New Zealand Herald - Paul Harper - 18 hours ago
    Forecaster Oliver Druce said a cold front should sweep across the South Island this morning and onto southern North Island areas later today. ...
    Slip blocks road as deluge continues- TVNZ
    all 2 news articles »
  8. Heavy rain coming


    Stuff.co.nz - 2 days ago
    Heavy rain is expected to continue in the Bay of Plenty tomorrow, while large parts of the South Island should brace for heavy downpours on Tuesday, ...
    Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty and Westland- Radio New Zealand
    Weather warnings in place until Monday- 3News NZ
    all 19 news articles »

    Voxy
  9. Tokyo, Seoul shares lead Asian losses on Korea tensions


    Economic Times - 1 day ago
    The US-backed test is planned on the South's island of Yeonpyeong, which Northern forces shelled last month, killing four South Koreans, ...
    Asian shares take a tumble on Korean peninsula fears- China Post
    S.Korea to go ahead with drill despite N.Korea threat- Calgary Herald
    all 5997 news articles »

    CTV.ca
  10. Very heavy rain, gales for South


    Newstalk ZB - 2 days ago
    A dumping of particularly heavy rain, followed by strong gales, is expected on Tuesday in parts of the South Island. MetService says a depression is ...
  11. Power companies agree supply contracts


    Stuff.co.nz - 4 days ago
    Wellington-based Meridian Energy has little generation in the North Island - most of its power comes from South Island hydro lakes. ...
    Electricity market changes begin next month- Radio New Zealand
    Genesis Energy enters into Agreement with Meridian Energy- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    Meridian Energy to sign virtual asset swap agreements- istockAnalyst.com (press release)
    TopNews New Zealand - Voxy
    all 27 news articles »

    Voxy
  12. Southland 'sweltering' amid serious water shortage


    3News NZ - Annabelle Jackman - 1 day ago
    Southland farmers are struggling to keep stock fed and pastures green, as the lower South Island swelters in one of the warmest summers ...

    3News NZ
  13. Rain and wind hits the capital hard


    The Dominion Post - 14 hours ago
    Forecaster Oliver Druce said a cold front had swept across the South Island this morning and would affect the lower North Island this afternoon and evening. ...

    The Dominion Post
  14. Telehealth rethink for doctors


    Stuff.co.nz - Claire Rogers - 2 days ago
    Doctors in the South Island will pioneer a fresh approach to telemedicine after deciding to abandon a hi-tech telepresence system set up on the West Coast ...
  15. Hilton to open its first South Island hotels


    New Zealand Herald - Eveline Jenkin - 5 days ago
    The Hilton Queenstown will be situated on a waterfront site that offers panoramic views across Lake Wakatipu. ...
  16. Dunedin homes without water as wind topples trees


    Radio New Zealand - 7 hours ago
    Despite the wind, some parts of the South Island sweltered, with Dunedin, Kaikoura and Timaru recording temperatures in the 30s. ...
    Wind gusts hit the south, planes diverted- Stuff.co.nz
    all 4 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  17. Flat month for services sector


    TVNZ - Rob Tucker - 1 day ago
    October retail sales in the rest of the South Island outside ... However, South Island... guest nights were 5% lower in the same month than a year before,
    New Zealand Service Sector Activity Remains Weak- RTT News
    Slow slog for service sector heading into Christmas- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 23 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  18. Elton John set to rock stadium


    Otago Daily Times - David Loughrey - 5 days ago
    Sir Elton John is set to give his first South Island concert in 20 years at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium next year. ...
    Elton John to play in Dunedin- Stuff.co.nz
    Elton John to play Dunedin concert- 3News NZ
    all 13 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  19. Joint effort to sell stake in Dairy Holdings


    New Zealand Herald - Tamsyn Parker - 14 Dec 2010
    The receivers of South Canterbury Finance have decided to band together with two other major shareholders to sell its stake in South Island ...
    SCF receiver to sell Dairy Holdings- TVNZ
    SCF receiver gets support for Dairy Holdings sale- Stuff.co.nz
    SCF receivers to sell Dairy Holdings stake- Radio New Zealand
    all 13 news articles »
  20. International visitors to South Island drop


    Stuff.co.nz - Hamish Rutherford - 9 Dec 2010
    The Canterbury Earthquake is being blamed for a major drop off in international guest nights in the South Island in October. Statistics New Zealand said ...
    International Guest Nights Down In October- Voxy
    October guest nights fall, hotels the bright spot- New Zealand Herald
    all 22 news articles »
  21. Deliberately lit fires destroyed forests


    Stuff.co.nz - Paul Gorman - 13 Dec 2010
    The fires wiped out vast tracts of the South Island's forest. The massive fires – within 200 years of the known arrival of Maori in the 13th century – razed ...
    Early settlers rapidly transformed Kiwi forests with fire- Sify
    Hungry Maoris burned forests to grow food- ABC Science Online
    all 19 news articles »

    ABC Science Online
  22. Crushed in body, but not spirit


    New Zealand Herald - Jarrod Booker - 2 days ago
    The Blenheim student caught under the wheels of a truck and trailer while cycling to school last month is back in the South Island after treatment at ...

    New Zealand Herald
  23. South Island artist to launch new gallery


    The Press West Coast - Olivia Carville - 3 days ago
    At 11.11am on January 11 in 2011 New Zealand's newest art studio will open in Kaikoura with an exhibition symbolically entitled 11.11.1.11.11. ...

    The Press West Coast
  24. Airport opens new passengers' area


    The Press - Olivia Carville - 15 hours ago
    Christchurch's International Airport has been transformed into a virtual South Island... tour for arriving passengers. "We are the first impression tourists

    The Press
  25. Two dead in South Island road crashes


    Stuff.co.nz - Natasha Martin - 7 Dec 2010
    LATEST: Two people are dead after two separate crashes on South Island roads. One person died and three were taken to Timaru Hospital following a crash ...
    Fatal crashes in South Island- Stuff.co.nz
    all 21 news articles »

    Stuff.co.nz
  26. Push-you-over-the-edge Queenstown


    OnMilwaukee.com (blog) - 2 hours ago
    18 Saturday, Rotorua, NZ - Flying from Rotorua to the south island and ... Soon flying over the south island I can see why everybody says the visit will be ...

    OnMilwaukee.com (blog)
  27. South Island motorists hit hard


    TVNZ - 7 Dec 2010
    South Island motorists seem to be paying more than those in the North Island for their petrol. After a ONE News story about petrol reaching a two-year high ...
  28. Jewish ritual sparks New Zealand ferry bomb alert


    BBC News - 13 Dec 2010
    Armed police reportedly forced the man and a companion to the floor after the ferry docked at Picton on South Island. They discovered the man was wearing ...
    Jewish ritual sparks New Zealand ferry bomb scare- AFP
    all 33 news articles »

    Telegraph.co.uk
  29. Seals Clubbed To Death In New Zealand South Island


    Bernama - 5 Dec 2010
    ... including eight newborns, have been clubbed to death at the Ohau Point seal colony near New Zealand South Island's popular tourist spot of Kaikoura, ...
    Reward offered to catch N.Zealand seal killers- AFP
    Seals clubbed to death at NZ tourist spot- ABC Online
    NZ seals killed in 'callous' act- BBC News
    TIME - Sydney Morning Herald
    all 625 news articles »
  30. Grandma's Boobs Cause Trouble For New Zealand Airline


    Adrants - Steve Hall - 4 days ago
    A billboard in the South Island city of Nelson for Air New Zealand's grabaseat with the headline, "Fares lower than your grandma's boobs" has raised the ire ...
  31. REBECCA TODD - The Press


    Stuff.co.nz - Rebecca Todd - 14 Dec 2010
    Labour health spokeswoman Ruth Dyson said yesterday South Island ... The Government announced last month that South Island neurosurgery services would be ...
    Labour MP raises doubts on new neurosurgery services- Otago Daily Times
    all 12 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  32. Red Sox take 16th South Island title


    The Press - Tony Smith - 5 Dec 2010
    Pitcher Penese Iosefo scooped all the major individual awards as the Canterbury Red Sox swept to another Jefferies Cup South Island men's softball title. ...
    Southland impress at Jefferies- Southland Times
    all 10 news articles » JEF

    Stuff.co.nz
  33. Solid Energy sells tiddler coal mine to Aussie outfit


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 11 hours ago
    At its peak in 2002/03, the Terrace mine was producing a relatively small 73000 tonnes of sub-bituminous coal annually for the South Island domestic market. ...
    NZ's Pike River mine may have to be sealed- Sydney Morning Herald
    Solid Energy sells mothballed coal mine to new company- National Business Review
    Crusader Coal Ltd Buying Terrace Coal Mine At Reefton- Voxy
    NEWS.com.au - Monsters and Critics.com
    all 297 news articles » NZE:PRC

    New Zealand Herald
  34. Spat over Queenstown Airport sale heats up


    Stuff.co.nz - 1 Dec 2010
    Queenstown community hopes that Auckland Airport could be persuaded to unwind its new shareholding in the busy South Island gateway to avoid costly court ...
    Air NZ expands airport case- Stuff.co.nz
    council to consult community over airport- Stuff.co.nz
    all 31 news articles »

    Scene Queenstown
  35. South Island strike first in women's T20


    Stuff.co.nz - 4 Dec 2010
    South Island have struck the first blow in the first of three inter-island women's cricket Twenty20 matches at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, ...
  36. NZ police find body of Korean tourist


    Korea Times - 8 Dec 2010
    ... earlier this week when police were alerted that his rental car had been parked near the Franz Joseph glacier, on the South Island, for a number of days. ...
    Body found near Franz Josef Glacier- TVNZ
    Police concerned about tourist in glacier area- Radio New Zealand
    all 43 news articles »

    New Zealand Herald
  37. Netball: Call-up caps exciting year


    New Zealand Herald - Michael Burgess - 3 days ago
    Hayley Saunders, rising netball star, no longer has to be known as the younger sister of South Island... rugby star Matt Saunders.
  38. Pug's pioneering transplant 'worth it'


    Stuff.co.nz - 17 hours ago
    He said the transplant was a new form of treatment and it was the first time a transplant had taken place in Marlborough, and possibly the South Island. ...

    Stuff.co.nz
  39. Smith laments school's funding cut


    Stuff.co.nz - Charlie Gates - 1 day ago
    All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has come to the defence of the South Island's only education unit for severely disabled children, saying Government ...

    Stuff.co.nz
  40. N. Korea claims S. Korea, US to blame for its deadly island shelling


    Yonhap News - 8 Dec 2010
    North Korea claims that the South's island belongs to its territory, arguing that the Yellow Sea border is invalid because it was drawn unilaterally by the ...
  41. North Island claim women's Twenty20 series


    Stuff.co.nz - 5 Dec 2010
    Abbreviated scores of third and final Inter-Island women's Twenty20 cricket match: South Island... 130-7 ( Sarah Tsukigawa 37, Suzie Bates 35, Krista Neilson
  42. Rewards pour in to find NZ seal killer


    Sydney Morning Herald - 9 Dec 2010
    The bodies of the slaughtered seals, including some newborn pups, were found late last week at a seal colony on the South Island. ...
  43. Tasman claim SI sevens crown


    Stuff.co.nz - Josh Reich - 5 Dec 2010
    The Tasman rugby sevens team are the toast of the Mainland following their stunning win at the South Island Sevens competition in Timaru yesterday. ...
    Makos dispatch rivals to clinch sevens title- Timaru Herald
    Rugby Sevens: North Otago shocks Otago in semi- Otago Daily Times
    Spring 2010: Driest on record in North- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 8 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  44. Fourth blast causes coal fire at NZ South Island mine


    Xinhua - Xiong Tong - 28 Nov 2010
    28 (Xinhua) -- Hopes of retrieving the bodies of 29 workers at New Zealand South Island's Pike River coal mine was dealt another blow with the announcement ...
    Pike River had raised concerns about shortage of inspectors- New Zealand Herald
    Pike River mine rocked by fourth explosion- ABC Online
    Sydney Morning Herald - The Press Association
    all 1850 news articles »
  45. Quakes, Pike River and Hobbits, 2010 a tough year


    guide2.co.nz - 1 hour ago
    Analysts said that medium-sized South Island businesses are worth much less given the earthquake and the failure of South Canterbury Finance, while the snow ...
  46. Shares make morning gains


    Stuff.co.nz - 17 hours ago
    Lyttelton Port Co was unchanged at $2.26 after the South Island's busiest port said it plans to spend $13.7 million building a new berth for cruise ships to ...
  47. Jetboat all revved up for Auckland


    Stuff.co.nz - Rob O'Neill - 4 Dec 2010
    Normally associated with the South Island's wild rivers, it is only appropriate the new business is being launched by a mainlander, Paul Macaulay, ...

    Stuff.co.nz
  48. Canterbury has top producing dairy herds


    Radio New Zealand - 6 Dec 2010
    The latest dairy statistics show the South Island now accounts for almost 40% of the ... South Island... farms have, on average, more than twice the per herd
    Dairy cow population overtakes human population- TVNZ
    all 7 news articles » NZE:LIC
  49. Castaways youth teams chasing BC rugby titles


    Victoria Times Colonist - Brian Drewry - 9 Dec 2010
    The South Island Thunderbirds are flying high, and at exactly the right time. ... Last weekend at in Victoria, South Island got a 53-save performance by ...
  50. Christchurch health board switches from Telecom to Enable


    Computerworld New Zealand - Sarah Putt - 19 hours ago
    Such a move could involve Enable's fellow members of the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group, creating the possibility of South Island wide fibre connectivity ...

    Computerworld New Zealand
  51. Truckie had bong 'to ease constipation'


    Herald Sun - 1 Dec 2010
    Lawrence Jury, from Picton, at the top of the South Island, was picked up by police after other motorists allegedly saw him using a bong while driving the ...
  52. Prangley wins with emphatic lead


    Marlborough Express - 17 hours ago
    Entrants came from around the South Island as well as Australia and Saudi Arabia, with the foreign riders competing on Kiwi horses. ...
  53. Memorial For NZ Miners Killed In Blast


    Sky News - Jenny Wotherspoon - 2 Dec 2010
    The open-air service took place at Greymouth's Omoto Racecourse on South Island. A line of 29 tables, each bearing a coal miner's helmet and lamp, ...
    Memorial for New Zealand Miners- Boosh Articles (press release)
    Dublin memorial for miners- Waikato Times
    all 15 news articles »

    Sky News
  54. SOUTH ISLAND ROADS IN BETTER SHAPE AS MONDAY BEGINS


    C-FAX 1070 - 13 Dec 2010
    AFTER A SOGGY SUNDAY THAT FLOODED MANY LOCAL ROADS, EVERYTHING SEEMS BETTER MONDAY MORNING AS WE START THE WORK WEEK. OFFICIALS SAY THERE MAY STILL BE SOME ...
  55. Bathurst signs customer for Buller mine


    National Business Review - 8 Dec 2010
    Bathurst Resources, the Australian company developing a large open cut coal mine in the Buller region of New Zealand's South Island, has signed up a steel ...
    Bathurst strikes funding, sales deal- TVNZ
    all 22 news articles » ASX:BTU - ASX:ANZ

    BigPond News
  56. Showers, strong winds predicted pre-Christmas


    TVNZ - 5 days ago
    In the South Island, sunny and cloudy periods along the West Coast will have a 20% chance ... The east coast of the South Island can expect sunnier weather, ...
  57. Metlifecare agrees to sell Merivale village for $26 mln


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 1 day ago
    20 (BusinessDesk) – Metlifecare Ltd. agreed to sell its Merivale Retirement Village in Christchurch to a group of private South Island investors for $26 ...
    NZE:MET
  58. Job losses indicate recession still biting - economists


    3News NZ - Brook Sabin - 4 days ago
    It has been a bleak four weeks for the South Island's West Coast; 29 lives lost in the devastating Pike River explosion, and up to 114 people out of work as ...

    3News NZ
  59. Golf: Memorable year for Otago teams


    Otago Daily Times - Bill Trewern - 23 minutes ago
    A month later Otago won the South Island teams' title with three wins and a half ...South Island teams, ... The Otago schoolboys team also dominated the other

    Otago Daily Times
  60. Fares 'lower than grandma's boobs' bombs


    Lakeville Call (blog) - 2 days ago
    The billboard was erected in the South Island city of Nelson to advertise the state airline's budget online site Grabaseat. “Yes, most of us like edgy and ...
  61. Lyttelton Port to build $14m cruise berth


    Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News - 15 hours ago
    ... funded by a passenger development levy, will cater for the expected rise in cruise visits to the South Island port over the next 10 to 15 years. ...
    Lyttelton Port chases cruise trade with $13.7M berth- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 23 news articles » NZE:LPC

    Stuff.co.nz
  62. Rain keeps getting more expensive


    Stuff.co.nz (blog) - 13 Dec 2010
    South Island water storage levels are indeed above average – according to EnergyLink there were 2611 GWh of storage as of last Thursday, with South Island ...
  63. Lamb export volumes slump 30pc


    Stuff.co.nz - James Weir - 10 Dec 2010
    In the middle of September one of the worst snowstorms in decades hit the south of the South Island... and the central North Island when lambing was well under
  64. Inquiry into pilot training


    Stuff.co.nz - 1 day ago
    Dedicated instructors were few and far between and, in some cases, a young pilot could qualify and start scenic lower South Island flights not long after ...
  65. Christmas spending left til last minute


    New Zealand Herald - Beck Vass - 14 Dec 2010
    Geographically, the spending surge was seen most in the North Island with annual growth averaging 8.3 per cent, compared to the South Island, which grew 4.4 ...
    Early December retail rush short-lived- New Zealand Herald
    Retail sales decline in December- 3News NZ
    all 9 news articles »

    Voxy
  66. Life sentence for Scots butcher who killed wife in New Zealand


    Herald Scotland - Ben Archibald - 4 days ago
    Lamont first worked as a supermarket butcher, then bought and ran the Blackball Salami Company, near Greymouth, on the west coast of the South Island, ...
    UK & World News: Butcher who hacked his wife to death jailed for ...- Scottish Daily Record
    all 4 news articles »

    Herald Scotland
  67. Architects optimistic about 2011 building prospects


    National Business Review - 6 days ago
    The upper North Island has seen more growth than the lower North Island and the South Island. - The Crossing: Mixed use development in Highbrook Business ...
  68. Promoting the didymo warning


    Gisborne Herald - 6 days ago
    The invasive algae (didymospenia geminate), commonly known as “rock snot”, continues to devastate many South Island rivers. Didymo is a microscopic pest ...
  69. Hot, wet and set to continue


    New Zealand Herald - Philip Duncan - 2 days ago
    The low is set to bring more rain to western and northern New Zealand, plus strong to gale force nor'westers to the South Island's southern and eastern ...
  70. Tough task to qualify for finals


    Timaru Herald - Stu Piddington - 2 Dec 2010
    This weekend they host the South Island Sevens, with four spots up for grabs for the main event. South Canterbury face Tasman, Canterbury and Otago Country ...
    Sevens: Places in nationals at stake- Otago Daily Times
    Medallist in Canty team- The Press
    all 4 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  71. Potent Greenhouse Gas In Estuaries Firmly Linked To Human Activity


    Voxy - 19 hours ago
    Her thesis looked at the process of denitrification in four South Island Estuaries, in which she set up multiple testing sites to determine the efficiency ...
  72. Jellyfish - Not Really Fish, Mostly Jelly


    Voxy - 20 hours ago
    In the South Island they are reportedly responsible for deaths of farmed salmon, because of the mucus they emit. People do eat jellyfish. ...

    Voxy
  73. Surprise visitor drops in


    Stuff.co.nz - Jessica Sutton - 4 days ago
    "Apparently the owners take them down to the South Island and let them race home," he said. "It seems this one got a bit lost trying to find its home. ...

    Stuff.co.nz
  74. Bowls skills get brush up


    Marlborough Express - 6 days ago
    ... from the upper half of the North Island, Central, from the lower half of the North Island, and Southern, from the lower half of the South Island. ...
  75. First Nations want say on fishing


    Victoria Times Colonist - Judith Lavoie - 6 days ago
    Thomas, a member of the Snuneymuxw First Nation and South Island director for the First Nations Fisheries Council, is among those calling for the Department ...
  76. South Island firm Mactodd appoints board and chairman


    Legal Business Online - 24 Nov 2010
    By ALB | Thursday, 25 November 2010 Respected New Zealand company director Ray Polson has been appointed non-executive chairman of South Island firm Mactodd ...
    Law firm brings in an outsider- Scene Queenstown
    MACTODD appoints Ray Polson to chair newly formed board- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 3 news articles »
  77. Accor to Become New Zealand's Largest Hotel Group After Adding ...


    Bloomberg - Phoebe Sedgman - 16 hours ago
    Accor has already taken over Hotel So in Christchurch, on New Zealand's South Island, which will be managed under the All Seasons economy brand. ...
    EPA:AC
  78. Online milk price boils


    Weekly Times Now - Simone Smith - 14 minutes ago
    ... for the first two weeks of December was down 4.7 per cent on the North Island and 1.8 per cent on the South Island, compared to the same time last year. ...
  79. Wool prices still rising


    Radio New Zealand - 9 Dec 2010
    Most wool types were up to 10% dearer at this week's auction of North and South Island wool. Wool Services International says tight wool supplies are ...
    Demand and NZ dollar push wool market- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 3 news articles » NZE:WSI
  80. Russia to play Taranaki and Sth Canty


    TVNZ - 1 day ago
    The Bears will play two matches in the South Island during the World Cup, against Italy in Nelson and Australia in Christchurch. The fourth match of their ...
    Rugby World Cup 'on track'- Indian Weekender
    all 54 news articles »

    irish Rugby News
  81. Rain warnings for much of NZ


    New Zealand Herald - Dean Purcell - 1 day ago
    "This front should bring very heavy rain to the north and west of the South Island including spillover into the headwaters of the Canterbury and Otago ...
  82. NZ Classic Car Magazine Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary


    PR-USA.net (press release) - 3 days ago
    ... has been the authoritative voice of the local classic car hobby, providing news, features and event coverage from all around the North and South Island. ...
  83. Fly My Pretties fly again


    Stuff.co.nz - 9 Dec 2010
    Fly My Pretties are playing two shows this summer - one at Pegasus Bay Wineries on the South Island and one North Island show at Black Barn Vineyards in ...

    Stuff.co.nz
  84. 70 days in a 'glass coffin'


    Otago Daily Times - James Beech - 8 Dec 2010
    Ms Adamson is accompanying Stroke Foundation Otago field officer Judith Hyslop, of Dunedin, on a tour of the South Island on behalf of the foundation. ...

    Otago Daily Times
  85. Chinese assess SI mining projects


    Otago Daily Times - Simon Hartley - 2 Dec 2010
    The South Island West Coast's specialist hard coking coal is a key ingredient for steel manufacturing. Otago and Southland lignite deposits could be used ...
    Mining jv could create thousands of jobs- Stuff.co.nz
    Big Chinese company push for coal, CSG and iron sands projects in NZ-NZResources.com (subscription)
    all 10 news articles »

    Otago Daily Times
  86. Academy to be attached to new stadium


    Radio New Zealand - 2 days ago
    Dunedin City Council has voted to attach a new Academy of Sport for the South Island to a new sports stadium for the city. The council is budgeting for the ...
  87. Lee Hee-Won appointed as defense minister


    Car Rentals - Samantha Williams - 25 Nov 2010
    The US aircraft carrier group is heading to South Korea to take part in joint exercises that have been organized after the North shelled the South island.
  88. More rain forecast


    Stuff.co.nz - 1 day ago
    The Metservice has issued a heavy-rain warning for the north of the South Island tomorrow, followed by strong northwest flows with gales from Marlborough to ...
  89. November temperatures smash records


    TVNZ - 30 Nov 2010
    ... several warm weather records were smashed last month, especially in the South Island, where temperatures were up to 3.5 degrees on the usual average. ...
  90. New Zealand mistakes tefillin for bomb


    Jweekly.com - 4 days ago
    12 voyage between Wellington on New Zealand's North Island and Picton on the South Island. Police detained the Israeli and his three fellow travelers when ...
  91. Cannabis protest canned by locals and police


    Nelson Mail - 1 day ago
    Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party South Island manager Julian Crawford said it was the third time the group had held the protest in Nelson since 2004. ...
  92. Foreign investors largely unaffected by N. Korea's attack: report


    The Korea Herald - 30 Nov 2010
    North Korea last week fired nearly 200 artillery shells toward South Korea, many of which landed on the South's island of Yeonpyeong near the disputed ...
    Beijing 'ready to abandon Nth Korea'- Sky News Australia
    China-skepticism spreads by leaps and bounds- Korea Times
    all 13066 news articles »

    Moneycontrol.com
  93. Production down as drought bites


    Stuff.co.nz - 6 days ago
    Drought has reduced milk production in the North Island by 4.7 per cent and in the South island by 1.8 per cent compared to last December, Fonterra says. ...
    Drought Highlights Urgent Need For Water Storage- Voxy
    all 50 news articles »

    Stuff.co.nz
  94. 'Exciting' extra for stadium


    Otago Daily Times - David Loughrey - 4 days ago
    ... Dec 2010 Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is to get a $4.8 million addition to house the New Zealand Academy of Sport's South Island performance centre. ...
    The Waiting is Over! Elton John to be the First!- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 26 news articles »

    New Zealand Herald
  95. Local oysters safe for now


    The Nelson Mail - Bill Moore - 3 Dec 2010
    "The South Island looks OK at the moment, but it could spread. It's an unfolding thing. Even if we have a diagnosis in the middle of next week, ...
    Northland oysters under threat of a mystery disease- TopNews New Zealand
    all 4 news articles »

    TopNews New Zealand
  96. Royston-made Chinese food touches the heart


    Comox Valley Record - Lindsay Chung - 4 days ago
    Dim sum means “little hearts” or “touches the heart,” and Gold Phoenix owner Tania Ly makes all her food from the heart at her 3771 South Island Highway ...
  97. Severe weather on the way


    New Zealand Herald - Philip Duncan - 9 Dec 2010
    Meanwhile a rain band coming from the low will push up the South Island's West Coast. It's great news for West Coast farmers who will finally get a good top ...
  98. Scholarship to honour Pike River miner


    Stuff.co.nz - Tony Smith - 8 Dec 2010
    Sims – one of 29 men who perished in the West Coast coal mine last month – was a South Island rugby league representative this year and a dual winner of the ...
    League scholarship to honour Pike River mine victim- 3News NZ
    all 15 news articles »

    Stuff.co.nz
  99. Action begins on neurosurgery plan


    Southland Times - Evan Harding - 5 days ago
    Work to implement the South Island's new and improved neurosurgery services in ... An expert panel decided last month that the South Island will retain ...
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