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Six of the best: Boutique golf courses
Paul Lewis and Andrew Alderson pick some top spots to swing your clubs.

Winemakers daring to be different
Getting experimental in our vineyards is a risky business, but one that has paid off in the past for our winemakers.

Murder accused appears in court
The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on a roadside near Huntly last week has reappeared in court.

Burnt woman's husband facing three charges
The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on the roadside near Huntly is facing three charges, including one of assault in December last year.

Burnt woman's husband likely to face murder charge
The husband of the woman found burnt to death near Huntly last week has arrived in Auckland on a flight from Fiji, accompanied by NZ police officers. He is likely to be charged with her murder.

Burnt-alive woman's husband on way to NZ
Davesh Sharma, the husband of the woman who was found burnt alive near Huntly last week, is on his way back to New Zealand.

5.9 earthquake widely felt
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake this morning was felt widely across the North Island, causing many people to leap out of bed.

Crash victim was mother of 4-month-old
A woman killed in a crash near Raglan yesterday was the mother of a four-month-old child, police said today.

Police use Interpol to track burn victim's husband
Police have launched an international search to find the husband of a woman burned to death by the side of a Waikato road last week, after he flew to Fiji with their four-year-old son the day after her body was found.

Husband of burned woman sought
The husband of a woman found burned to death next to a Huntly road last week fled overseas with the couple's four-year-old son the day after her body was found, say police.