Otago Daily Times:

A fire which gutted three businesses and a home in Ranfurly on Monday is thought to have started in an automobile workshop smoko room.

A North Otago truck driver did not realise his load of straw was on fire until a motorist following him signalled him to pull over in Weston.

A Southland baby owes its life to its grandmother who intervened during her own daughter's attempt to kill the child.

Thank you very much for your kind donation, Telecom. The company yesterday announced $250,000 funding for South Island community projects, after the failures of its XT network.

A four-hour rescue dash early yesterday from Stewart Island to Curio Bay "worked out perfectly", according to the skipper of the boat which towed a fellow Bluff fishing vessel to safety.