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![Wine: Method non traditional](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wine: Method non traditional
Owning a vineyard is no longer an essential part of making wine.
![Special Olympian gets special All Blacks gift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Special Olympian gets special All Blacks gift
The country's top rugby team has come to the rescue after a Special Olympian's prized All Blacks shirt was stolen while he was training.
![Fiction Addiction: 'The Conductor' - Music to my eyes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fiction Addiction: 'The Conductor' - Music to my eyes
The compensation for reading a disappointing book is that it makes you better appreciate a satisfying one, writes Bronwyn Sell.
![John Roughan: Top minds work on teen issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
John Roughan: Top minds work on teen issues
Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.
![Scientists in dark on Kronic's ill effects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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...
![Sir Peter Gluckman: Early intervention vital for helping NZ's troubled young](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sir Peter Gluckman: Early intervention vital for helping NZ's troubled young
More needs to be done during early childhood, write Peter Gluckman and Harlene Hayne.
![Surgery fight reflects fears over compo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Surgery fight reflects fears over compo
Judge sides with injured worker against firm hailed after opting out of ACC cover.
![Rugby: Highlanders reveal new look](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rugby: Highlanders reveal new look
The Highlanders launched their new rugby jersey tonight as they ran out to face the Force in their last ever game at Carisbrook.
![Lucky dog Molly loses her 'marbles'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lucky dog Molly loses her 'marbles'
Molly the labrador has had something of a ruff week. The 13-month-old dog, owned by Kayleigh Holmes, swallowed eight stones recently and had to have them surgically removed.
![Father: Just give me any sentence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Father: Just give me any sentence
A father who accidentally caused the death of his son will accept whatever punishment he is given because nothing will be as bad as a life without the 3-year-old.
![Guilty plea over lake death tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Guilty plea over lake death tragedy
The father of a toddler who died when the family van rolled backwards into a Central Otago lake in April has pleaded guilty to causing his son's death and says he wants to stay in New Zealand to be close to his buried child.
![Torturing of kittens horrifies constable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Torturing of kittens horrifies constable
The torturing of two kittens has angered Waikouaiti police, who are determined to track down those responsible.
![Kiwi blockbuster book begins filming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi blockbuster book begins filming
Filming began in Bougainville today for Mr Pip, the movie based on the novel by New Zealander Lloyd Jones.
![The jumbo question: For or against Auckland's new elephants?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The jumbo question: For or against Auckland's new elephants?
New elephants are coming to Auckland Zoo - but not everyone is happy about it. We look at the arguments for and against the council's $3.5 million new attractions