Fatal fence post skiing accident 'foreseeable', court hears
Sixty-year-old died after skiing into a post at the bottom of a ski run.
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Wild boar horror in small village - man comes off second-best against beast
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Dunedin light research centre given Māori name
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Queenstown police ask public for help after serious fight in city centre
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Body found in search for missing hunter above Dart River near Glenorchy
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Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
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Ciggy-sales proposal stubs out all but 33 Super City retailers
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