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This weekend brings eclectic offerings of art and music, with winter happenings all around.

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The carpark was packed with cars, with people making the most of the snow.

While ski fields are pleased to welcome travellers back to the slopes after the government announced its border reopening plan, the industry says their hopes might be shot if self-isolation rules keep travellers away.

The mountain had been on hold on Tuesday morning while the team cleared the road and carried out avalanche control work, but reopened on Tuesday afternoon, with a warning to skiers that there was limited visibility at the top of the mountain and considerable avalanche risk. ”Please stay safe, respect the conditions and stick close to the main trails,” an update posted to The Remarkables website read. Supplied Queenstown ski resort The Remarkables also had 25cm of fresh snow overnight. N...

Its the first time snow has settled in the region since 2011. Students Neive Rayner, Lily Single and teacher Ben Single made a giant snowballs, threw snowballs at each other and made use of the snow-covered playground. SIMON OCONNOR/Stuff Pembroke School was closed on Tuesday, but some students still headed along for a play in the snow. Neive Rayner, left, Lily Single, teacher Ben Single and Neive Rayner made a giant snowball. It was the first time Single had ever had to make the call to clo...

Courtesy photo A watch party and discussion for "Rising Tides" will open Greenbelts 2021 Virtual Film & Lecture Series on Jan. 6. Staff file photo Nancy Pau, a wildlife biologist at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, will talk about climate change and coastal wildlife in an online program on Feb. 10. Bryan Eaton Series explores climate change and the coast “Land, Sea, Community — Coastal Climate Resilience” is the focus of the 2021 Virtual Film & Lecture Series present...

Andy Jackson/Stuff Tama Blackburn is a DOC ranger, who is involved in the predator free programme known as Taranaki Mounga. (File Photo) There are also more than 100 sites on the maunga which have cultural significance to Māori. The mountain is an ancestor of the eight iwi in the region, and this indivisible connection is one of the elements which will be legally recognised as part of a pending Treaty of Waitangi Settlement. It is now common practice to refer to the mountain as only Taranak...