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![Council to subsidise cloth nappies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Council to subsidise cloth nappies
In what could be a first for NZ, a council is looking to sell subsidised cloth nappies from its front desk.
![Oamaru: First with news of failed expedition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Oamaru: First with news of failed expedition
Oamaru's red waterfront sheds have a story to tell, writes Don Donovan.
![Man orders taxi as getaway car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Man orders taxi as getaway car
A man who allegedly ordered a taxi as a getaway car after abandoning a stolen vehicle in a police pursuit will appear in Dunedin District Court today.
![Experts: Tougher sentences won't stop attacks on police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Experts: Tougher sentences won't stop attacks on police
Cracking down on insults commonly hurled at police is the first step to ending assaults on police officers, the union's president said today.
![Three charged over Oamaru police beating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Three charged over Oamaru police beating
Police have charged three men after an assault on an officer at an Oamaru drink-driving checkpoint last night.
![Has our stunner summer turned to custard?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Has our stunner summer turned to custard?
Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?