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Hospital investigated for ketamine
Dunedin Hospital is under investigation over the use of drugs in medical research without proper...

Motorsport: Deep south finishing school
Elite academy refines top drivers' skills with some extra lessons.

Fiction Addiction: The Larnachs - fact or fiction?
The historical novel is history-lite, the easiest of entrées into another time and place.

Attacker jailed for fatal McDonald's punch
A Christchurch man has been sentenced to three years in prison for an unprovoked attack in a McDonald's restaurant which resulted in the death of a Dunedin man.

Union plans to picket Chinese rail wagons
Union workers are threatening to picket the arrival of a shipment of Chinese-made railway wagons at the Port of Tauranga.

Student radio station sale slammed
Musicians and media have hit out at plans to sell student radio station Radio One as an attack on the cultural heart of Dunedin.

Fiction Addiction: Five hot new books
So many books, so little time. Selecting books for Fiction Addiction is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.

Dairy robbers bash passer-by unconcious
Two balaclava-clad men brutally kicked a man unconscious early yesterday, then robbed a dairy at gunpoint.

Let's talk about sex
A new book reveals that sex in the twilight years can be supremely sensual and satisfying.

Teen death: Kronic's role probed
An investigation is under way into what role synthetic cannabis may have played in a fatal car crash.

Rugby: Games to go ahead as teams get flights
Richie McCaw has used his connections to secure a flight and ensure the Crusaders get to Wellington on time for Saturday's clash.

Scientists in dark on Kronic's ill effects
A top Govt scientist says there is an "appalling" lack of information about synthetic cannabis products.

The day Sophie died - mother's untold story
Read extracts from the new book by Lesley Elliott, detailing the life and death of daughter Sophie, killed in a frenzied attack...