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PM, partner introduce their baby

Updated 12.33 pm

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford have called their new daughter Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford.

Bowel cancer diagnosis 'out of the blue'

Bowel cancer diagnosis 'out of the blue'

Three years ago this month, Dunedin woman Robyn McLeod suffered a sudden health crisis - a frightening experience which ultimately saved her life.
Mosgiel road set for 'big asphalt job'

Mosgiel road set for 'big asphalt job'

The NZ Transport Agency has reassured Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board members Gordon Rd is destined for "a big asphalt job'', which could cost "millions''.
Weather prompts Winter Festival cancellations

Weather prompts Winter Festival cancellations

Queenstown Winter Festival has cancelled today’s mountain events due to extreme weather conditions compromising participant safety.

dunedin

Heads bared to help mother

The heaters may need to be cranked up in a Dunedin hall of residence to warm more than 20 students who shaved their heads to help send a security guard to Australia for cancer treatment.

Historical novel inspired by castle visit

Historical novel inspired by castle visit

Cargill's Castle had such an effect on Bernadette Joyce when she attended an event there in 1967, it became the setting for her third historical novel, 51 years later.
Defibrillator installed by firm for 24/7 public use

Defibrillator installed by firm for 24/7 public use

A Green Island firm has taken steps to keep residents safe by making a defibrillator available to the community 24/7.
Cafe reopening 'will be worth the wait'

Cafe reopening 'will be worth the wait'

A facelift of a Northeast Valley cafe is taking longer than expected but it will be worth the wait, the owner says.

regions

New Beaumont bridge design begins

Beaumont bridge — one of New Zealand’s oldest and a Central Otago landmark — has moved a step closer to being replaced and design work on a new bridge has begun.

Legal action contemplated over granting of consent

Legal action contemplated over granting of consent

Forest and Bird is contemplating legal action over the granting of a non-notified consent by the Otago Regional Council which would destroy a protected wetland at the Remarkables skifield.
'Special thanks' for rescuers after chopper crash

'Special thanks' for rescuers after chopper crash

Rescuers who battled trying conditions to find a chopper pilot after a crash in the Catlins yesterday have been praised for their efforts.
Pain-killer addict forged prescriptions

Pain-killer addict forged prescriptions

A woman addicted to pain-killing medication Tramadol forged doctor’s prescriptions and tried seven times to gain the drug at Central Otago pharmacies.

National

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford with their baby Neve. Photo: NZ Herald

PM, partner introduce their baby

Updated 12.33 pm

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford have called their new daughter Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford.

More near-misses in New Zealand skies

More near-misses in New Zealand skies

Skydivers parachuting to earth looked down to see the rotors of a helicopter - one of a growing number of near-misses reported in New Zealand skies.
Seven hurt after car rolls on Auckland beach

Seven hurt after car rolls on Auckland beach

Seven people were taken to hospital after a car rolled on an Auckland beach last night.
Heavy weather for much of country today

Heavy weather for much of country today

An unsettled Sunday is expected across much of New Zealand as a front delivers rain to the lower South Island and West Coast, along with high-elevation snow.

Business

Big demand pushing up Dunedin prices

Dunedin’s property market is on a roll but that is pushing up prices for buyers and renters because of a scarcity of stock.

Fletcher plans ‘believable’

Fletcher plans ‘believable’

Flecther Building’s sweeping restructuring plans have been welcomed as a "believable strategy" as the construction giant prepares to claw its way back to profitability.
Feedback prompts MPI changes

Feedback prompts MPI changes

Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says feedback from farmers has led to changes to support the Mycoplasma bovis response and improve farm biosecurity practices.
Migration numbers continued ownward

Migration numbers continued ownward

Annual net migration continued its general downward trend in May, and economists say they expect this fall to continue in the coming years.

queenstown

Undy race highlight at Winter Festival

Scantily-clad men and women racing along the beach and a bloke jumping out of a helicopter were highlights of an action-packed Winter Festival programme in Queenstown this afternoon.

Weather prompts Winter Festival cancellations

Weather prompts Winter Festival cancellations

Queenstown Winter Festival has cancelled today’s mountain events due to extreme weather conditions compromising participant safety.
Wacky fun events in the snow for man and beast

Wacky fun events in the snow for man and beast

Locals, tourists, and even dogs were treated to a whole bunch of fun at Queenstown Winter Festival events yesterday.
Landmark tree focus of new hotel’s design

$52m hotel build to start after successful appeal

Construction of a $52 million Ramada Hotel will start in Queenstown next month after a successful appeal in the Environment Court.

FOOD & WINE

Life & style

Doing it for themselves

Top-down approaches to community development are so very 20th-century. But how's it going, putting communities in charge? Bruce Munro looks at Teviot Valley and a couple of older Otago schemes.

Singing their praises

Singing their praises

It is National Volunteer Week, a time to celebrate the community's unsung heroes. Sarah Newdick tracks some down.
Tool time

Tool time

Gillian Vine looks at the tools that are needed to start gardening.
Crossing the divide

Crossing the divide

Emerging designer Dylan McCutcheon-Peat walked the international stage at London Fashion Week last month. Brittany Pooley finds out more about the Otago Polytechnic graduate.

sport

James Roby runs the ball up for England against New Zealand. Photo: Getty Images

Kiwis beaten by England in Denver

The Kiwis have failed in their first assignment under Michael Maguire, going down 36-18 to England in Denver.

France sweep shows All Blacks on track

France sweep shows All Blacks on track

All Black coach Steve Hansen says he is ''pretty happy'' with his side after they swept the three-test series against France.
England beat Boks to end losing run

England beat Boks to end losing run

England ended their five-match winless run with a deserved 25-10 victory over South Africa in the third and final test at a wet and windy Newlands.
Late goal keeps Germany alive at World Cup

Late goal keeps Germany alive at World Cup

A dramatic stoppage-time goal has given holders Germany a 2-1 win over Sweden to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.

Rural Life

Neighbouring farms to be told of M bovis infections

The government has decided to start directly informing neighbouring farms when an infected or high-risk property is detected nearby.

'M. bovis' concerns aired at MPI meeting

'M. bovis' concerns aired at MPI meeting

Government officials say they are doing all they can to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis but there are still major concerns from farmers in the Central Otago region.
Joint operation to check Nait compliance

Joint operation to check Nait compliance

Knowledge of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Nait) system has increased in the wake of the Mycoplasma bovis response but some farmers are continuing to break the rules.
200 sheep taken: 'It's a lot of stock to be missing'

200 sheep taken: 'It's a lot of stock to be missing'

Nearly $30,000 worth of stock has been rustled from a South Otago farm, in what Southern police are calling the biggest rustling in some time.

Trump's press secretary kicked out of restaurant

Trump's press secretary kicked out of restaurant

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump.
Thousands march in London over Brexit

Thousands march in London over Brexit

Around 100,000 supporters of the EU have marched through London to demand that the British government hold a final public vote on the terms of Brexit.
Outrage, protests in Spain after sex abusers released

Outrage, protests in Spain after sex abusers released

Five men convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman have been released on bail, reigniting outrage over the case which has led to mass protests in Spain.

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