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Pike mine re-entry successful

Families have come out from the Pike River Mine, celebrating a successful re-entry nine years after the West Coast disaster that killed 29 workers.
Sopoaga 'worst signing' of season

It has not been a great first year in the north for former Highlanders first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga.

'Appalling' Otago highways slammed

'Appalling' Otago highways slammed

Some stretches of highway in Otago have been slammed as "quite appalling" and repair work called "as rough as guts".
Mosque attacks: Accused facing terror charge

Mosque attacks: Accused facing terror charge

The man accused of the deadly Christchurch mosque attacks in March now faces a terrorism charge.
Police warn of Spark phone scam

Police warn of Spark phone scam

A Dunedin police officer is warning of a telephone scam involving callers claiming to work for Spark NZ.

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Harry's road to walking off to good start after surgery

One gets the sense that once Harry Finch starts walking, there will be no stopping him.

Man accused of stabbing sea lion revealed

Identity of man accused of stabbing sea lion revealed

The man accused of stabbing a sea lion pup to death can now be named after suppression lapsed this morning.
SDHB care failed psychiatric patient

SDHB care failed psychiatric patient

A woman with long-term psychiatric issues who injured a stranger while she was undergoing community-based treatment received inadequate care from the Southern DHB, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.
University has no stance on mine site

University has no stance on mine site

Otago University says it does not have an official position to share on a potential diatomite mine near Middlemarch, which would result in 500,000 tonnes of the mineral being extracted from the ground every year.

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Lamenting the decay of the St Paul's Maheno Otepopo Presbyterian Church in Kakanui are (from left...

Disappointment church to be sold

After nine frustrating years of work by locals trying to save the wooden church designed by Robert Lawson, the historic Kakanui building is being put up for sale.

CAA needs more funding so it can do its job: pilot's family

CAA needs more funding so it can do its job: pilot's family

The family of a Queenstown pilot killed after his helicopter crashed on Fox Glacier says the Government needs to fund the Civil Aviation Authority to do its job properly.
Woman threatened rape complaint to stay in NZ, court hears

Woman threatened rape complaint to stay in NZ, court hears

The ex-partner of a woman on trial for allegedly making a false rape complaint said he never threatened her.
ICC to consider e-scooters

ICC to consider e-scooters

Electric scooters are one step closer to Invercargill streets.

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Rabbit virus to be released in Christchurch red zone

A virus deadly to rabbits will be released in some areas of the Residential Red Zone in a bid to curb rising rabbit numbers in Christchurch.

Mosque attacks: Accused facing terror charge

Mosque attacks: Accused facing terror charge

The man accused of the deadly Christchurch mosque attacks in March now faces a terrorism charge.
Nat MP regrets sharing post likening abortion to Holocaust

Nat MP regrets sharing post likening abortion to Holocaust

National MP Alfred Ngaro says he regrets sharing a post on social media which compared the issue of abortion in New Zealand with the Holocaust.
Toxic culture at Parliament laid bare

Toxic culture at Parliament laid bare

There is virtually no part of Parliament that is untouched by a toxic culture, a report has shown.

Business

'No need to return phones': Huawei NZ exec

Huawei is urging Kiwi customers not to return their phones after Google said it would follow a White House order to suspend technology exports to the Chinese phone maker.

New Kaikorai brewery keen to make big noise

New Kaikorai brewery keen to make big noise

When Chris Noye left school, he wasn't banking on a career as a brewer.
Services activity falls again during April

Services activity falls again during April

New Zealand's services sector activity slipped further in April, touching the lowest level in more than six years and adding to concerns about an economic slowdown.
Govt rejects call to put cafe managers on skills shortage list

Govt rejects call to put cafe managers on skills shortage list

The Government has rejected industry calls to place restaurant and cafe managers on the country's Immediate Skills Shortage List.

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Investigation begins into car dealership fire

Investigators are probing the cause of a spectacular fire at a Queenstown car dealership yesterday.

CAA needs more funding so it can do its job: pilot's family

CAA needs more funding so it can do its job: pilot's family

The family of a Queenstown pilot killed after his helicopter crashed on Fox Glacier says the Government needs to fund the Civil Aviation Authority to do its job properly.
Arrests, man sought after violence

Arrests, man sought after violence

Queenstown police have charged a 23-year-old man over an alleged "one-punch'' assault in the CBD, while they hunt for a second man believed to be involved.
Woodhouse not convinced on hospital

Woodhouse not convinced on hospital

The National Party health spokesman is not convinced building a new public hospital in Queenstown or Central Otago would be the best way to deliver health care services in response to rapidly...

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Life & style

Running among the ruins

A dawn jog around the magnificent temples of Angkor is the perfect way to meet an ancient country with deep roots, finds Martin Love.

From boys to men

From boys to men

Clementine Ford's visit to Dunedin went without incident. That's if you don't count body blows to the patriarchy as incidents, Tom McKinlay writes.
Our own gothic fantasy setting

Our own gothic fantasy setting

Sadly for Game of Thrones fans, we don't have many medieval castles, churches and cathedrals in NZ as a background for any gothic fantasies, but we do have dark, brooding structures with pointed "spires", "turrets" and "battlements".
When it is chronic

When it is chronic

How is the health system coping with increasing chronic illness, asks Pauline Norris. And how could it better meet the needs of people with multitude conditions?

sport

Inquiry after Crusaders' SA trip

New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders are jointly reviewing allegations of player misconduct while on tour in South Africa.

Formula One great Niki Lauda dies

Formula One great Niki Lauda dies

Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70.
Sopoaga 'worst signing' of season

Sopoaga 'worst signing' of season

It has not been a great first year in the north for former Highlanders first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga.
Fresh allegations: Crusaders player accused of inappropriate touching

Fresh allegations: Crusaders player accused of inappropriate touching

A Cape Town woman is alleging that Crusaders player Richie Mo'unga spat beer and her and her friends before inappropriately touching her at a bar last Saturday.

Rural Life

North Otago farmer Alan Harvey. Photo: Supplied

North Otago farmer fulfils childhood dream to compete

North Otago farmer Alan Harvey has dreamed of competing in the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final since he was a child. He'll finally get the chance in Hawke's Bay this July.

Beekeepers mark World Bee Day

Beekeepers mark World Bee Day

What's the buzz around town?
More than 300 sheep rustled from Waimumu farm

More than 300 sheep rustled from Waimumu farm

Police say a mystery $65,000 stock theft has left the victims "extremely gutted''.
Shareholders to vote on Westland sale

Shareholders to vote on Westland sale

Westland Milk Products' farmer shareholders are awaiting full disclosure from their board of directors on the proposed sale of their business to Chinese company Yili for half a billion dollars.

Southland

Lime e-scooters are on the streets of Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and the Hutt Valley. Photo:...

ICC to consider e-scooters

Electric scooters are one step closer to Invercargill streets.

Central city investment would increase rates by 1.2%

Central city investment would increase rates by 1.2%

Invercargill ratepayers will end up having an increase of 1.2% in their rates if council commits to investing up to $30million in the inner-city block development.
Woman threatened rape complaint to stay in NZ, court hears

Woman threatened rape complaint to stay in NZ, court hears

The ex-partner of a woman on trial for allegedly making a false rape complaint said he never threatened her.
Beekeepers mark World Bee Day

Beekeepers mark World Bee Day

What's the buzz around town?

Kids among 26 killed by flu in Victoria

Kids among 26 killed by flu in Victoria

The flu has killed 26 Victorians, including three children, so far this year after an early start to the season.
Mother of five slain children sobs on stand

Mother of five slain children sobs on stand

Amber Kyzer dabbed tears from her eyes for most of her testimony and sobbed at the death penalty trial of her ex-husband, charged with killing their five young children.
Tax cuts first for Morrison

Tax cuts first for Morrison

Australia’s centre-right government is getting straight back to business after its surprise election victory, pledging to pass signature tax cuts to shore up a slowing economy.

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