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Elton John to play in Dunedin
Dunedin's new stadium has attracted its first major singing act, with Sir Elton John set to perform late next year.

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.

Emerging designers in the spotlight
The finalists for next year's iD International Emerging Designer Awards have been announced.

Pair 'subjected to hate crime'
Two men have been accused of a "hate crime" for allegedly kidnapping two men before ordering them out of town.

Dunedin: Buckets of cool charm
Like your frocks fabulous and your produce pesticide-free? Dunedin's for you, writes Rachel Grunwell.

Airport alert after smoke smelled in plane's cabin
Emergency services were called to Wellington International Airport after a plane was forced to return shortly after take-off this afternoon.

Cycling: Games stars back on the track
New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

Schools may close over falling rolls
Six Dunedin schools are set to be merged or closed because of falling rolls, Anne Tolley says.

Tim Wilson: made in Manhattan
TV One's New York correspondent Tim Wilson might have spent much of the last decade reporting some of the world's biggest stories but somehow he's found time to write his first novel, too. Stephen Jewell spoke to him in New York.

It's a wrap - flatmates foil student
Hamish Chang has revenge on his mind, after returning home to find his every worldly possession tightly wrapped in tinfoil.

Boutique hotel too cool for a dame
A new premiere boutique hotel may have been cool enough for Welsh crooner Tom Jones to stay at, but New Zealand's own Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has deemed it a little too "cool" for her vocal chords.