Former Faigan’s Store manager Jude Omond is transported back in time with memorabilia from the store now on display at the Millers Flat Bakehouse museum. The former Faigan’s Store has been brought back to life with a display at the Millers Flat Bakehouse and Museum which is just metres down the road from where the store used to be. Ivan Faigan in his Millers Flat store. Much of the memorabilia from the store, which had been converted into a cafe, is now on display next door at the Millers Flat bakehouse. Millers Flat Bakehouse trustee and treasurer Hilary McKenzie said the Faigan’s Store Trust, which last operated the store, held the items in trust for the community.

Slips across SH35 above Hicks Bay Motor Lodge. That included another large slip at Hicks Bay which swept across the state highway and into the motel lodge. A chef at Hicks Bay Motor Lodge said water was still flowing down from the 200sq m slip on Friday afternoon. She urged people to be cautious about driving in the open sections of State Highway 35, where workers were still clearing debris, trees and culverts. The landslide at State Highway 35, Punaruku, on the way to Hicks Bay.

A Gore pensioner has been left gutted after his car was destroyed in an act of suspected arson this week, leaving him with no means of transport for medical appointments. PHOTO: NZ POLICEA newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson. Mark, a pensioner who only wanted to give his first name, was awoken by a couple of "small explosions" around 1am on Monday. However, his burnt-out car was left glued to the road. "[The car] was uninsured too — I ran out of insurance and couldn’t afford to renew it.

Settling in as the new owners of St Clair’s Starfish Cafe are (from left) Sarah and Riki Flutey with their daughter Maddie. He and his wife Sarah officially took over ownership of Starfish Cafe, in St Clair, on Monday. When she saw a listing for the cafe on social media, it felt like it was genuinely meant to be, Mrs Flutey said. They were only a few days in and despite the steep learning curve she had found running the business really energising, Mrs Flutey said. They had been overwhelmed by the support, Mrs Flutey said.

The Queenstown Lakes district’s Three Waters company has a name. Now it needs a board of directors. The size and makeup of the board for the council-controlled organisation (CCO), named WaiSouth, dominated discussion at a full council workshop this week. The board’s size, length of term and the desired skill mix of its directors must be decided at a full council meeting on February 5. Mayor John Glover said he preferred asking iwi what kind of relationship they wanted with the company, rather than presenting specific options.

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Dozens of owners have stopped paying the body corporate levies, with nearly $20m now in arrears, incurring penalty interest of 10%, according to documents viewed by the Herald. The interest rate is “commercially sensitive” but in line with penalty interest rates charged to unit owners who are in default. “The administrators are aware that some unit owners are unable to pay their levies (in part or in full). Administrators launch action over levy arrearsThe report warns that recovery action commenced in November against unit owners who failed to engage with the body corporate over unpaid levies. “Appropriate documentation” was now being prepared for recovery action by a law firm specialising in body corporate law and levy repayment.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA stabbing in central Dunedin left the victim with a wound just 2cm from his heart, a court has heard. The confrontation "quickly turned into a heated exchange during which the defendant announced ‘I have a knife’," the court heard. The man told the ODT the sequence of events was a blur. A cardiothoracic specialist had to be called in to treat the victim and discovered the knife had penetrated the man’s chest to within 2cm of his heart. When asked how he rationalised his experience, the victim told the ODT he tried to remain positive.

The Tūhura Otago Museum board chairman and University of Otago physics professor will attempt to swim across the cold and unpredictable waters of Cook Strait on Monday, in a bid to raise money for a much-needed new fire sprinkler system at Tūhura Otago Museum. One of the most urgent needs at present is the installation of further fire sprinklers to protect the museum"s "irreplaceable collections". "Swimming the Cook Strait felt like something I could do to highlight the circumstances in which the Museum Trust finds itself. David Hutchinson waves to one of the Broad Bay locals while training for his swim across one of the world’s toughest stretches of open water, Cook Strait, next week. "These collections belong not just to Otago, but to all of Aotearoa, and our duty of care for these taoka is paramount."

Photo: ODT filesAn Australian mining company’s bid to fast-track its Central Otago gold mine has faltered at the first hurdle after government agencies raised significant environmental concerns and lambasted it for poor planning. The agencies said Santana Minerals’ bid for a decision to be made in 30 days was unrealistic, the Otago Regional Council (ORC) calling for a 140-day decision-making period. In submissions to fast-track panel convener Jane Borthwick, the Department of Conservation, Central Otago District Council (CODC) and local rūnaka raised concerns ahead of a conference call between key stakeholders earlier this week. Representatives of the local rūnaka said the entire consultative process had been inadequate. Doc complained about the "limited meaningful engagement on significant issues" with Santana and raised concerns around "gaps" in information provided.

PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHOne person is dead and another is in critical condition after a serious incident near Milton. Detective Sergeant Hayden Smale said police were called to Adams Flat Rd, Crichton, about 6.10pm yesterday. A St John spokesman said one person was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. A scene guard was in place while an examination was carried out. — Allied Media

PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIENErect-crested penguins are normally found on New Zealand’s subantarctic Bounty and Antipodes island groups, but this juvenile was among sea lions at a Dunedin beach yesterday. "We don’t see high numbers of them on the mainland of New Zealand, but when we do, it is usually around January-February as they undergo their annual moult and they are most commonly seen around the southeast coast of the South Island when they do show up," Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Megan Abbott said. Penguins were vulnerable while moulting, as they would sit on land for three to four weeks while undergoing a full feather change, she said. During this time, they could be easily stressed by disturbances and could be more vulnerable to dog attacks. People should give them space and not approach them, she said.

Photo: ODT filesA Dunedin man who tied his toddler’s legs together, leaving her injured for nearly two months, has had his name permanently suppressed. The man, who previously pleaded guilty to child neglect, was sentenced to six months’ community detention and 12 months’ intensive supervision. "You said you didn’t intentionally cause her to suffer," Judge Harvey said. The judge said it would be critical the man remained engaged with psychological supports. "Fortunately there’s no lasting injury," Judge Harvey said.

Otago Art Society president Rose Shepard in front of the acrylic painting Waiting to Open, by Anne Bullock, at the opening night of the society’s summer exhibition. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSHMore than 100 Otago artists feature in the Otago Art Society’s summer exhibition at the Dunedin Railway Station. The overall winner pastel landscape Summer Lane, by Lynn Grace. Judge Inge Doesburg said the work evoked a summer lane quite beautifully. Another pastel drawing —, by Annelois Douglas — was first in that category.