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A yoga retreat in Queenstown with laughs and wine, suits Rebecca Barry Hill just fine.
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Transgender woman could be moved
A transgender Oamaru woman sentenced on Wednesday to nine months' imprisonment in a men's jail could apply to be moved to a women's prison.
Killer's earlier convictions
The tragic deaths of two children shot by their father could have been prevented if NZ and Australian police shared information on earlier criminal convictions.
Transgender case a 'tragedy unfolding'
A transgender Oamaru woman has been ordered to serve a jail sentence in a men's prison, despite a request for home detention.
Man dies after Speight's lift shaft fall
A man injured in a fall at Speight's Brewery earlier this week has died.
Tears over principal's shock resignation
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The luminaries of Lawrence
The South Island's first gold rush town is resplendent with colourful characters, writes Paul Rush.
Ex-kids' TV host: 'The red zone beat us'
Former children's television presenter Olly Ohlson lost his cool over the Government's handling of his red-zoned house in Christchurch and moved to Dunedin.
Kiwi road one of the world's worst
A stretch of road in the South Island is one of the 22 most dangerous in the world, according to a British driving firm.
Dunedin man's 99-character name
A Dunedin man has changed his name to 'Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova' after losing a bet.
Men seen fleeing fire deny involvement
Police say two men seen speeding away in a boat from a huge fire at Cecil Peak near Queenstown have denied any involvement.
Have wheels, will tour the gorge
Sarah Lawrence and her teenage son have a wheely good time in Central Otago.
Woman sentenced over rape blackmail
A Queenstown kapa haka performer who blackmailed a migrant taxi driver by accusing him of rape has been sentenced to nine months' home detention.
Anxiety at hospital IT crash
The collapse of the Southern District Health Board's computer system could affect elective surgery and other procedures at Dunedin Hospital.
In the end, revenge all that mattered
A month after his marriage fell apart, Edward Livingstone had moved about 70km south of his family - a wife he was barred from contacting and children he could see only under supervision.
Why father killed his children
The death in Dunedin of two young children at the hands of their father sent David Fisher in search of a monster. He found something more unsettling - a man.
Origin bullish about LNG export prospects from drilling project off Otago
Australian-listed Origin Energy is bullish on the potential of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Caraval prospect off the coast of Oamaru.
Man, 71, denies historic sex charges
A 71-year-old Palmerston, Otago, man accused of historic sexual offending against 10 teenage boys over a 30-year period is denying all the allegations.
King-hit initiative welcomed by victim's children
The children of a Dunedin man killed by one punch are pleased his death is helping to prevent similar acts of violence.
Thieves take tourist's cancer medicine
Cancer has not dampened British tourist Chris Burrows' spirit for travel and neither has the theft of his belongings - including vital medication.
Teacher's alleged historic indecent assault investigated
Police are investigating an alleged historic indecent assault involving a former Otago Boys' High School teacher.