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There were three quakes near the Kermadec Islands on Friday, measuring 8.1 magnitude, 7.1m, and 7.4m. Emergency Management Southland had advised people to stay off beaches and shore areas. There was no requirement to evacuate. While the warning was in place, people were told to stay out the sea, rivers and estuaries, including in boats, and they also should not have gone sightseeing. Most of the country faced this level of threat on Friday. Parts of the coastal North Island faced a higher...

A tsunami warning for most of coastal Southland has been downgraded.

Southlanders queue for oysters after successful start to season 2 Mar, 2021 08:55 PM Quick Read The team at Barnes Oysters are well practised at shucking oysters. Photo / Laura Smith Otago Daily Times The boats are at sea and the oyster-lovers are queued as southern shops are stocking up with the now in-season Bluff delicacy. The start of the oyster season began on Monday, and the sought-after shellfish were selling well since Barnes Oysters opened at 8am yesterday morning. General manager Grae...

The fatness and colour of the oysters pleased Wright. “The majority of them [the 3500 dozen] will be sold from Dunedin and Wanaka south ... one guy reckons he’s coming down from Wanaka to buy some.” Kavinda Herath/Stuff Barnes Wild Bluff Oysters manager Graeme Wright check some of the oysters that will be sold to customers nationwide on Tuesday. About 1000 dozen would be sold to distributors in Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington and Auckland, Wright said. With Auckland at Covid-19 Alert...

Boats are set to hit Foveaux Strait today for the beginning of the oyster season.

Kavinda Herath/Stuff Daphne Kay skipper Ricky Ryan will be among the fishing fleet heading out to Foveaux Strait for the official start of the oyster season on March 1. The famous Bluff oysters will be on their way to market very soon with the fishing fleet heading out early on Monday for the official start of the season. Theres about 11 vessels in the fishing fleet connected to the oyster industry in the south, and the bulk of them will leave about 3am on Monday for the fishery in Foveaux Str...

0shares Legal restrictions make owning and using an old rifle harder than ever, but Diggory Hadoke explains how vintage can still be viable The .577 Nitro Express inspires confidence when big beasts are the target Credit: Paul Quagliana There are historical and legal reasons for the decline in interest in vintage rifles in this country. When I was a child, to have a modest collection of sporting and military rifles was not an uncommon thing for a country gentleman. My father had only a...