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Cattle electrocutions anger farmer
A farmer wants TrustPower to check its lines after eight cows died when a 33kV line dropped on his farm.
Otago's Cardrona Hotel up for sale
One of the country's oldest pubs, Central Otago's historic Cardrona Hotel, is on the market again.
Police find $150,000 boat hidden by fraudster
On the day DHB fraudster Michael Swann was sentenced police found a boat hidden in a shed.
Face of 2500-year-old woman revealed
NZ scientists have recreated the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant with technology they hope could be used in court in coming years.
Rusty home safely after nine days down 60m cliff
After nine days at the bottom of a 60m cliff without food or water, Rusty the collie rewarded his rescuer by almost licking him to death.
Helicopter crew finds woman's body in sea
Police searching for missing 40-year-old Dunedin woman Gayle Dianne Heath have found a body.
Heavy snow disrupts South Island
Queenstown schools are closed with drivers urged to take extreme care on central South Island roads after heavy snow fell in the area, with more expected.
Doomed pub closes doors a day early
A notorious student pub in Dunedin closed to avoid riotous farewell celebrations at tonight's All Blacks test match.
Study looks at why mum's kiss is good for baby
Encouraging a mother to spit on her baby may not sound like good science, but it is the basis of a world-first study in NZ.