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Wanaka: Eye of the tiger, thrill of the flight
Julie Symons and her fiancé take to the air in magnificent flying machines.

Couple want return of Kiwi wedding day photographs
Two UK honeymooners lost everything after their campervan was broken into in Auckland, but all they want back is their wedding photos.

Writer keen to acknowledge inner strength
Having led a lonely childhood, Lesley Pearse knows what it is to seek a better life. Now she is helping women to help others. She tells Stephen Jewell how.

One for the birds
Live At the Islands draws some big music names to support conservation work.

Police prepare to deal with New Year's Eve hot spots
Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.

Climber killed, paraglider hurt in mountain accidents
A climber is reported to have been killed and a paraglider has spinal injuries after accidents on two South Island mountains today.

Martin Hill's favourite things
Environmental artist Martin Hill says he tends to get more pleasure from personal experiences than from tangible objects.

Queenstown, Wanaka brothels 'unacceptable'
Allowing brothels to operate near playgrounds, schools or churches in central Otago resort towns is "unacceptable", a lobby group says.

Otago: To heli and back
Doug Sherring fulfils a lifelong ambition on Wanaka's pristine backcountry slopes.

Pilot texting before fatal crash - report
A helicopter pilot was sending and receiving text messages in the minutes prior to being killed in a crash, a report says.