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NZ Cup and Show Week - Parade of Champions at Addington Cup Day
This year is expected to be a sell-out for the first time since 2019 and Covid-19.
Police chase man wearing swastika armband at graduation parade
The man told police he was wearing it out of respect for a deceased friend.
Three seriously injured, one critical after car crash near Kaikōura
Emergency services freed two people from separate vehicles after the early morning crash.
Parents of Rory Nairn speak out on son's death linked to Covid-19 vaccine
The 26-year-old Dunedin plumber died in November 2021 as a result of myocarditis.
Murder trial's dramatic twist: Accused's brother takes witness stand
Estranged wife and her cousin deny murder; lawyer says timeframe 'simply not credible'.
Fatal West Coast crash victim's family face driver in court
The accused is charged with drink driving causing death.
Identified: Teens caught on camera tagging Rolleston wall are 14yo's
The pair who vandalised the wall in broad daylight are being dealt with by police.
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Parent's worst nightmare: 4yo goes missing on education outing
The child walked off from Margaret Mahy playground and was found trying to cross a road.
Three quarters of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study
Packaging, clothes and discarded fishing nets are some of the likely sources.
Prescriptions taken in Caversham pharmacy break-in
A pharmacy owner is "gutted" after prescriptions were stolen in an early morning break-in.
'Fear in my belly' over confrontation by Dunedin councillor
'He's in a position of power and importance.'
Opinion: Don't make Mahuta the spending spree scapegoat
OPINION: All this noise about her husband wouldn't be happening if she wasn't Maori.
MPI announces plan to cull cows infected with M. bovis near Ashburton
The Five Star Beef feedlot, owned by ANZCO Foods, farms about 14,000 grain-fed cattle.
No plea from pair arrested in container ship cocaine bust
Both were remanded in custody until October 13.
Revealed: Sky TV's new set-top box – when you can get it, how much it will cost
Smaller, cheaper 'Pod' revealed for Vodafone TV customers.
Settlement reached over Dunedin toddler's death
Hineihana Sosefina Mausii died of acute myeloid leukaemia in September 2013.
Art-loving insects: Gallery threatened by moths
Insects with a taste for art prompt investigation and deep clean to protect exhibits.
Queenstown Airport was hammered during the pandemic - what's the future?
Airport traffic bouncing back after closed borders and lockdowns hitting biggest market.
'Mother Nature has a fever': Marine heatwave could lead to summer temperatures in October
New Zealand looks set for a scorching summer.
Hamish Clark: I feel like a visitor in my own city
OPINION: Taking the first nervous step back into the Christchurch CBD and a new office.
Gloriavale leaver given one week off work for the birth of her child
The mum believes the early separation from her eldest child has had an ongoing effect.
Company fined $351K after worker's hand sliced off
Graphic warning: Company argued to have charge dismissed after the accident.
Kiwi climber shares story of horror 80ft Yosemite fall
Anna Parsons broke nearly every bone in her body after a nightmare rock climbing fall.
Opinion: Meeting the PM in the WC - only in NZ, but for how much longer?
OPINION: Politicians pulling the plug on walkabouts has nothing to do with safety.
Otago museum to return indigenous Australian taonga after 100 years
The artefacts were confiscated from the Warumungu people.
Man who killed flatmate by stomping on his head offered forgiveness
Te Hana stomped on Graham's head for a third time following a racial slur.
Builders to battle for Albert Town birthing unit contract
Central Otago's maternity needs deemed "not fit to meet the future needs and growth".
Sovereign citizen defence 'mumbo jumbo' and abuse of court process - judge
High Court judge lampoons man's claims in new judgment.
Claims of more capacity cuts at new Dunedin hospital
Hospital could have fewer beds and operating theatres because of budget pressures.
Financial risk of new Christchurch stadium sits with contractors - project boss
The Christchurch City Council in July voted to proceed with a fixed-price build contract.
Man charged after fiancee dies in failed flooded river crossing
Man charged over death of fiancée as couple crossed flooded Otago river in 4WD.