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'Occupy' movement reaches New Zealand
Almost 2000 protesters plan to occupy Auckland's Aotea Square for the next six weeks.
Travel book: <I>Trail</I>
A decade after it opened, the rail trail has become - to use an overworked phrase - a New Zealand tourist icon.
North Otago rugby fans miss out on free-to-air All Blacks
Rugby fans in Waitaki were unable to watch the All Blacks game on their analogue sets after a transmitter failure.
Weatherston's $300k legal-aid bill
As Clayton Weatherston reaches the end of the road for appeals against his murder conviction, his legal-aid bill has mounted. The Otago University tutor, who murdered 22-year-old student Sophie Elliott in 2008....
Weatherston to stay in jail - final appeal rejected
Clayton Weatherston has had his application to appeal his murder conviction....
Hail, lightning pummels Wellington
A violent hail and thunder storm has caused two car crashes and left the ground "white like snow" in Wellington. Police have said the storm after 1:30pm had been the catalyst for two crashes...
Freeley Speaking: Two cities, one passion
Rugby tourist Mitch Freeley visits two NZ rugby strongholds: quake-hit Christchurch and vibrant Dunedin.
PJ-clad scarfies chase intruder through campus
His tight pants may have given him away, but it was a pair of pyjama-clad female...