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![Weatherston's $300k legal-aid bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weatherston's $300k legal-aid bill
As Clayton Weatherston reaches the end of the road for appeals against his murder conviction, his legal-aid bill has mounted. The Otago University tutor, who murdered 22-year-old student Sophie Elliott in 2008....
![Weatherston to stay in jail - final appeal rejected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weatherston to stay in jail - final appeal rejected
Clayton Weatherston has had his application to appeal his murder conviction....
![Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter: The great climate debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter: The great climate debate
Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter says the global temperature has not risen over the past 13 years.
![Study's aim: test to find men's cancer really early](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Study's aim: test to find men's cancer really early
A prostate test which could detect a single cancer cell passed in urine has been given a $800,000 funding boost.
![Hospital investigated for ketamine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hospital investigated for ketamine
Dunedin Hospital is under investigation over the use of drugs in medical research without proper...
![Garth George: Smoke ban won't set inmates free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Garth George: Smoke ban won't set inmates free
Smoking - like overeating - can't be stopped merely by the will of authority.
![Motorsport: Deep south finishing school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorsport: Deep south finishing school
Elite academy refines top drivers' skills with some extra lessons.
![Student radio station sale slammed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![John Roughan: Top minds work on teen issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Roughan: Top minds work on teen issues
Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.
![Sir Peter Gluckman: Early intervention vital for helping NZ's troubled young](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![New contraceptive leads to blood clot risk - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New contraceptive leads to blood clot risk - study
Certain types of contraceptive pills may lead to a higher risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots.