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Trails Trust ‘thrilled’ to win award

Eagle-eyed users of the Chain Hills Tunnel trail may notice something slightly different about the tunnel entrance at Wingatui on their next visit.
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Mother urges blood donation after child’s life saved

When Sofia Hayes was born, she was so limp and pale her mother feared the worst.
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Mixed views over future of dinosaur

Is the fate of Dunedin’s beloved dinosaur worthy of national headlines, or has a wave of nostalgia ‘‘hijacked’’ decision-making? It depends who you ask.

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The Brethren movement had ‘‘a philosophical aversion to committing anything to paper’’ making the history of some churches difficult to trace.

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Dismantling the historic scow The Portland has made the Pounawea hulk safer, its owner says.

Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt

Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt

Two West Coast Ngāi Tahu hapū say the sentencing of an Auckland mother and son shows people trying to take pounamu out of the country illegally will be caught.
Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage

Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage

Meridian Energy has been granted a provisional go-ahead to access additional water in Lake Pūkaki for electricity despite opposition from government ministers and the national grid operator.
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity

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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity

Water charges in Waitaki are expected to increase by 130% within a decade despite the district joining Southern Waters to soften the financial blow.

Julie Bethridge Topp was decidedly her own woman, but her life and career was inseparable from that of her twin sister.

Obituary: Sir Kenneth Keith, jurist

Obituary: Sir Kenneth Keith, jurist

Few New Zealand lawyers have reached the heights achieved by Sir Kenneth Keith: a Supreme Court justice, a seat on the International Court of Justice and international respect as a writer and...
Person dies after fall at Muriwai

Person dies after fall at Muriwai

A person has died after reportedly falling from rocks into the water at Muriwai on Auckland's west coast.
Body in bag trial: Documents reveal defendants' 'unconventional' lives

Body in bag trial: Documents reveal defendants' 'unconventional' lives

The content of numerous documents found at a house in the centre of a police investigation into the death of Chinese woman Shulai Wang was heard in court.

Kaikorai were world-beaters for 60 minutes at Watson Park.

Smith 6-for gives Black Caps outside chance at Lord's

Smith 6-for gives Black Caps outside chance at Lord's

England took control of the first test against New Zealand on the second day at Lord’s on Friday during a match moving with breakneck speed in the 150th test staged at the home of world cricket.
Laga’aia in different spotlight

Laga’aia in different spotlight

Steel super sub Jessie Laga’aia is etching out a starring role of her own, albeit on a different stage.
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Consistent Dunn plays down starring role in shooting circle

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Consistent Dunn plays down starring role in shooting circle

Sharpshooter Aliyah Dunn has been the backbone for the Southern Steel.

Liquidators are closer to sorting out a residential subdivision in Twizel after legal action brought on by a wealthy United States entrepreneur.

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Bringing up 65 years at ‘more than a place of work’

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Bringing up 65 years at ‘more than a place of work’

Val Braumann says ‘‘tired’’ is not in her vocabulary.
Trade tariff uncertainty continues

Trade tariff uncertainty continues

The Trump administration’s proposed 12.5% trade tariff based on forced labour concerns has baffled farmers just relieved beef remains exempt.
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Award-winning Dunedin restaurant closes

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Dunedin restaurant closes amid 'impossible' economic conditions

The closure of an award-winning Dunedin restaurant with eight years of skin in the game comes as established operators are finding economic conditions ‘‘impossible’’, a fellow business owner says.

Confidence in the wool sector is rebounding as prices hit levels not seen in more than 15 years.

Record bull sale in Teviot Valley

Record bull sale in Teviot Valley

Family traditions are deeply rooted in a Hereford bull sale in Teviot Valley.
$10.45 beef price expected in a year

$10.45 beef price expected in a year

Global AgriTrends co-founder Simon Quilty forecasts the record beef price to be at $10.45 a kilogram for prime steers in a year’s time.
Drive to get whole country on energy ‘right track’

Drive to get whole country on energy ‘right track’

Central Otago cherry grower Mike Casey has 21 electric vehicles on his solar-powered orchard but that is not enough.

A new name for the South’s marine reserves carries a legacy of charting new horizons, Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman report.

Embracing textures of nature

Embracing textures of nature

Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, as this award-winning home demonstrates.
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Suet? Dripping? Stuff that

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Suet? Dripping? Stuff that

A century ago, we did things differently - which extended to cooking. Peter Dowden decided to get a taste.
Heat beneath the glass

Heat beneath the glass

How do you keep warm in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way when your house is made of glass with no insulation?