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'Castle' near Clyde lovingly restored

Marco Creemers and Ryan Sanders have spent five years on their historic dream home near Clyde.
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Council U-turn on tree protection

A Mosgiel man worries he will be left to foot the bill for century-old trees after a council U-turn over whether they are dangerous.

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A Mosgiel man has been jailed for five years after sexually abusing a boy and condemning him to 20 years of shame.

Stolen pie flies after test drive denied

Stolen pie flies after test drive denied

A Dunedin man threw a stolen pie and bottle of coke at a car yard worker after being denied a test drive, police say.
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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists

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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists

The Dunedin City Council has denied targeting hospital workers with early-morning parking stings and says it has the evidence to prove it.
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Council U-turn on tree protection

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Council U-turn on tree protection

A Mosgiel man worries he will be left to foot the bill for century-old trees after a council U-turn over whether they are dangerous.

Marco Creemers and Ryan Sanders have spent five years on their historic dream home near Clyde.

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Pizza promo brings in the dough

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Pizza promo brings in the dough

An incredibly popular promotion offering discounted pizzas has seen Alexandra’s Domino’s run out of dough two nights in a row.
Miner's quarry consents on hold by council

Miner's quarry consents on hold by council

Consents for a planned quarry in Millers Flat have been put on hold, with a public meeting around the proposal set for later this month.
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Candidate late, not absent, for meeting

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Candidate late, not absent, for meeting

Central Otago mayoral candidate Mark Quinn says he did turn up to his afternoon meeting in Alexandra on Wednesday - he was just half an hour late.

"It could've gone either way," says Ben Leng, who was left in a coma after being blindsided by a bouncer.

Guilty plea over fatal punch outside clubrooms

Guilty plea over fatal punch outside clubrooms

A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over an unprovoked attack in Taranaki.
Shot man remains critical after surgery

Shot man remains critical after surgery

A man wounded in a police shooting at a Christchurch house remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
Director James Cameron now a Kiwi: report

Director James Cameron now a Kiwi: report

Oscar-winning film director James Cameron is reportedly now a New Zealand citizen, following a ceremony in Wellington.

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You never know where life can take you.

Otago's housing market is warming up in the winter chill as median prices rise 11% to reach $730,000.

MTF targeting more lending to businesses

MTF targeting more lending to businesses

MTF is attributing an increase in business lending to its local, human-led finance model.
Job losses 'inevitable' in cruise industry slump

Job losses 'inevitable' in cruise industry slump

The cruise sector hopes crisis talks at this year's industry conference will help chart a course through rocky financial waters.
Commerce Commission warning for Kmart over greenwashing

Commerce Commission warning for Kmart over greenwashing

The Commerce Commission has warned national retailer Kmart NZ over an environmentally friendly claim likely to mislead consumers.

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South Otago farmers say "it’s not bloody good enough" as marauding wild pigs from a commercial block kill their lambs and rip up pasture.

Oyster farmers find mystery $10k in bank accounts

Oyster farmers find mystery $10k in bank accounts

A payment of about $10,000 has been deposited into the accounts of Mahurangi Harbour oyster farmers - the only catch is they don't know what the money is for.
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South overrepresented in lame stats

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South overrepresented in lame stats

People sending sheep and cattle to southern meatworks have an overrepresentation in the number of fines being issued for livestock arriving lame.
Sale brings hot demand for cattle

Sale brings hot demand for cattle

Demand was hot at the Balclutha Winter Cattle Sale and some prospective buyers left empty-handed.

The Dunedin Botanic Garden tea kiosk is a rare New Zealand example of novelty architecture, also called programmatic or mimetic architecture.

Your garden

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.
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Finding wonder in nature

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Finding wonder in nature

With the increasing prices, many home gardeners are choosing to grow their own fruit and veges. Louise Frampton talks to a Wingatui woman whose food forest is thriving.
Through a different lens

Through a different lens

You can take a journalist off the television, but he’ll just find other ways to share the stories, Rob Harley tells Tom McKinlay.

A man has been charged with raping and murdering a young mother after she was allegedly beaten and left to die in bushes more than 30 years ago.

New Swift album reflects 'joy' of tour

New Swift album reflects 'joy' of tour

Taylor Swift says her forthcoming album, the upbeat The Life of a Showgirl, was inspired by the joy she felt when performing around the world on her record-setting Eras Tour.
Man admits killing teacher found dead in bin

Man admits killing teacher found dead in Melbourne wheelie bin

A man has admitted killing a teacher whose body was found inside a wheelie bin in Melbourne last year.
Trump threat if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

Trump threat if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

US President Donald Trump has threatened "severe consequences" if Russia's Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to peace in Ukraine.