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![East the place to be for a feast of New Year sunshine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
East the place to be for a feast of New Year sunshine
New Year's Day is tipped to offer sunny weather for most of the country and some respite from the recent muggy, humid weather.
![Survivors of fishing boat sinking arrive in Bluff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Survivors of fishing boat sinking arrive in Bluff
The bodies of five seaman and the 20 survivors from the sinking of a Korean fishing boat in the Southern Ocean arrived in Bluff last night.
![Canterbury fires continue to burn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Canterbury fires continue to burn
Canterbury firefighters continue to battle two major fires in the region, but both blazes are under control.
![Firefighters battle 120 hectare scrub fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Firefighters battle 120 hectare scrub fire
Firefighters are continuing to battle a 120 hectare scrub fire in Waimate, which has now spread into forest.
![Larry King's 25-year reign comes to an end](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Larry King's 25-year reign comes to an end
He is from another era of current affairs television and tonight (Friday afternoon NZ time) that era will end.
![100 protected gulls shot dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
100 protected gulls shot dead
The Department of Conservation has condemned the massacre of more than 100 rare gulls found dead in Southland.
![Search for 17 missing fishermen suspended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Search for 17 missing fishermen suspended
The search for 17 fishermen missing in the Southern Ocean has been suspended as no further survivors are expected.
![22 feared dead after ship sinks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
22 feared dead after ship sinks
Hope is fading for 17 missing fishermen after a South Korean trawler sank in the Southern Ocean, claiming at least five other lives.
![Hope fades for boat's missing crew](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Hope fades for boat's missing crew
The search for 17 people missing after a Korean fishing vessel sank in the Southern Ocean early today has been scaled down as it becomes increasingly unlikely further survivors will be found.
![5 dead, 17 missing after boat sinks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
5 dead, 17 missing after boat sinks
Five people are dead and 17 missing after a Korean fishing vessel sank in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean, 2700km south east of Bluff, early this morning.
![Leave lignite in the ground, says environment commissioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Leave lignite in the ground, says environment commissioner
State-owned coal miner Solid Energy's plans to turn low-grade Southland lignite coal deposits into massive new industries make no sense and the coal should remain in the ground, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
![Success: Publishers in a class of their own](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Success: Publishers in a class of their own
Making teachers' lives easier is the mantra for Invercargill company.