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New water park pulling crowds, people being turned away
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Government commits $36m to projects to enhance waterways
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Former jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor to be released from prison
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Man reported missing before body found near Queenstown
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Weather misery set to continue in south; thunderstorms, hail possible
Between 20mm and 40mm of rain fell in five hours around parts of the south on Tuesday.
WW2 veteran and NZ's oldest first-class cricketer dies
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'A family affair': Sea lions set to arrive in record numbers
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Leading questions: Restaurateur's plan for 2021 after 'brutal' 2020
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Aussie acts barred from Gibbston concert near Queenstown
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Central Otago Cherry crops ruined by rain
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Heavy rain not over for flood-hit South Canterbury
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New Cromwell Gorge cycle trail comes with a caveat
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Foil surfing a hit at Lake Wanaka
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Otago flooding a 'kick in the teeth' at start of year
Some farms received a quarter of annual rainfall in the first three days of the year.
'Pretty tough': Dunedin street stacks up with restored world's steepest status
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Wild weather: 7000+ lightning strikes, 8C below average in places
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'Muddlemarch': Despair in small town after second big flood in two years
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Wild weather: Flooding, slips close roads in Bay of Plenty, Canterbury
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
Heavy traffic warning for returning holidaymakers
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Trampers missing near Dunedin found
Two trampers missing north of Dunedin have been found at a DoC hut
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