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Sun, 11 Sep 2022 08:34:03 GMT
America's Cup star Dean Barker reveals bowel cancer battle
Kiwi sailor reveals he was diagnosed with bowel cancer while training for the last America's Cup.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 07:31:28 GMT
Invercargill disability workers' recycling jobs return as election topic
A recycling contract that hovered prominently over the 2019 Invercargill council election has resurfaced three years on, in time for the 2022 election debate.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 07:30:00 GMT
Timaru District mayoral candidates disagree on what is best for community projects with ballooning costs
Timaru District's mayoral candidates at odds over how to tackle the rising costs of projects with one is calling for a public referendum and his opponent labelling that naive.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Water for Waimate District's Lower Waihao scheme to be trucked in until mid-2023
Water users on a nitrate-hit rural scheme in the Waimate District are facing at least eight more months of sourcing their drinking supply from tanks dotted around their community.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Matilda musical breaks three-year pandemic dry spell for Showbiz theatre
The Christchurch theatre company will raise the curtain this week on its first show for three years, after the pandemic put the brakes on a series of productions.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:58:09 GMT
'Better than Bathurst': Shane van Gisbergen reflects on incredible Supercars win
Shane van Gisbergen has hailed his incredible finish to the final Supercars race at Pukekohe Park as the highlight of an already illustious career.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:32:03 GMT
Car smashes into power pole on Bunnythorpe Road
Car catches fire after smashing into a power pole, but there are no reports of serious injuries.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:30:00 GMT
Save & Splurge: A tour for every kind of budget in Christchurch
See the Garden City by vintage tram, hear the lesser-known stories of local iwi, or fly over the plains for a romantic escape.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:18:53 GMT
NPC wrap: New Crusader flashes as Tasman bag crucial win over slumping Taranaki
If Taranaki’s NPC campaign wasn’t on life support before round six, it certainly is after their defeat to Tasman on Sunday.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:15:45 GMT
Auckland City keep quadruple title hopes alive with Chatham Cup football final win
Captain Cam Howieson's backheel created space for Dylan Manickum's winning goal as Auckland City added Chatham Cup to Oceania and Northern Premier titles.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:15:00 GMT
Friends of more than 20 years among victims of Kaikōura boating tragedy
Lower Hutt woman Cathye Haddock would've 'hated' Saturday's incident being called a freak accident, her husband claims: 'There's no such thing'.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:43:11 GMT
A 'very mournful Sunday in Kaikōura' after five die in boating tragedy
Several investigations are under way looking into how four women and a man were killed after the boat they were in capsized.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:27:59 GMT
Toxic smoke warning, traffic detours lifted after fire in Levin
Authorities lifted the warning about toxic smoke after a fire ripped through a plastic recycling storage plant in Levin on Sunday morning.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:22:31 GMT
Manukura girls share national rugby title with Christchurch Girls'
Manukura and Christchurch Girls' High School couldn't be separated at fulltime.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:06:58 GMT
In pictures: Scenes from the Proclamation of Accession of King Charles III
The New Zealand accession proclamation ceremony formally acknowledges that New Zealand has a new King.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:00:24 GMT
Council agrees to name a Temuka park after retired long serving doctor
Dr Rodger Hilliker is happy but humbled that the Timaru District Council will rename the St Leonards Road Reserve in Temuka after him.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 04:43:36 GMT
Auckland United win Kate Sheppard Cup against Ian Foster's daughter's Northern Rovers side
All Blacks coach's daughter Michaela Foster had a good game, but Martine Puketapu stole the show with her match-winner at North Harbour Stadium.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 04:01:24 GMT
Man charged after filming adult entertainers
An adult entertainer who performed at a Southland stag party discovered she had been filmed when the video was shared around at her day job.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT
Three New Plymouth hospitality businesses close, companies in liquidation
Hanger Cafe at New Plymouth Airport, Big Jim’s Cafe, and Ember Bar & Restaurant, which was open for less than a year, have all closed and the companies behind two of them are now in liquidation.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 03:44:55 GMT
Hamilton Anglicans pay respects to their Queen during first Sunday without her
Attendees at the first service to be held following the death of Queen Elizabeth II paid their respects and looked to the future under Charles.



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