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Community work for rest home thief
A woman has been sentenced to community work and reparation for dishonestly obtaining nearly $2000 from a rest home resident.
K2 retailers told 'take it off the market'
Otago police have been visiting retailers selling the synthetic cannabis K2 and asking them to drop the item from their shelves.
Twice as nice - or double trouble?
They are used to seeing double at Dunedin's Tahuna Normal Intermediate School - it has 14 pairs of twins.
No plea, bail for Dixon
Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon was remanded on bail on two separate charges yesterday at the Invercargill District Court.
The Remarkables: Chill thrills in ski paradise
Sarah Ivey sends the snow flying on a heli-ski adventure in the Remarkables.
A Remarkable heli-ski adventure
Sarah Ivey is dropped among the pinnacles of the Remarkables Range in the Southern Alps by heli-ski in the search for white powder magic.
Debate: Should the MMP electorate-seat rule be removed?
The Electoral Commission recommends abolishing the rule that allocates list seats to parties which win an electorate seat but do not reach the required threshold of votes. Do you agree? Vote now.
'Old farts' comment offends elderly
One Dunedin city councillor has apologised, but another is refusing to, after comments by both about their ages were condemned by Age Concern Otago yesterday.
Otago: Southern husky rides
Danielle Wright hits the South Island ski fields, on a sled pulled by huskies.
Should we allow voluntary euthanasia?
Labour MP Maryan Street is proposing a law change to permit voluntary euthanasia under some circumstances. Two doctors argue the pros and cons. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page and vote 'Yes' or 'No' and also leave a comment.
On the road to nowhere...
It will be a case of getting groceries by helicopter for one Skippers Canyon family after the only access road to the remote valley collapsed yesterday morning.
Snow-closed roads reopen
The Rimutaka Hill Road and the Desert Road have reopened after snow forced their closure this morning.
Otago: Through the gateway to Paradise
Visiting the mountain village of Glenorchy is pure inspiration, writes Paul Rush.
Cold blast hits North Island
Snow was falling in the hills around Wellington this afternoon as a strong southerly blast snow that brought snow down to sea level moved up the country.
No jail for rugby tournament fraudster
A former detective has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for defrauding a national sevens tournament of $64,000.
The day the chips bit back
A Dunedin woman having a bite to eat found something extra crunchy and unwelcome at the bottom of her packet of chips.
5.3 earthquake strikes near Haast
A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.