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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
Clayton Weatherston has had his application to appeal his murder conviction....
The night Flight 901 went down: Paul Holmes' new book
On November 28, 1979 an Air New Zealand DC-10 on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica crashed into Mt Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. In his book Daughters of Erebus, Paul Holmes reveals how the news unfolded for the family of pilot Jim Collins.
Slower eating pace keeps kilos off - study
Eating more slowly could be the answer to beating the battle of the bulge, according to a new survey.
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
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
Dunedin Hospital is under investigation over the use of drugs in medical research without proper...
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
Elite academy refines top drivers' skills with some extra lessons.
New alert over drug to quit smoking
Researchers have issued a new caution over the use of Champix quit-smoking tablets.
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
Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.