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Consumer NZ says any surcharge should be clearly displayed. Photo: RNZ / Leonard Powell By Leonard Powell PayWave - the ability to make a purchase with the tap of a credit or debit card - has taken off in recent years, but with convenience, there is always a cost.

A now-scrapped government fund gave millions to companies like NZ Steel to wean them off their coal-fired furnaces. Photo: RNZ By Eloise Gibson The government is under pressure to show how it will meet its climate targets after scrapping a scheme it decried as "corporate welfare".

The Twelve Mile Delta camping ground and view over Lake Wakatipu. PHOTO: ODT FILES An advocate for homeless people in Queenstown says she is worried the resort town will see an influx of hundreds of people sleeping in tents this winter.

Anna Grimaldi celebrates after winning bronze at the Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe. PHOTO: ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND Dunedin Paralympian Anna Grimaldi has won back to back bronze medals at the Para Athletics World Championships in Japan.

The Twelve Mile Delta camping ground and view over Lake Wakatipu. PHOTO: ODT FILES An advocate for homeless people in Queenstown says she is worried the resort town will see an influx of hundreds of people sleeping in tents this winter.

The 361.9ha farm highlighted in yellow will be quarried 40ha at a time for aggregate. IMAGE: WINSTONE AGGREGATES Demand for aggregate since the Christchurch earthquakes has led to Fletcher Construction's decision to build another quarry much earlier than expected.

PD chats to some of the Southland Boys High School Rugby squad after their recent return from competing in the world tournament in Japan.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister has crashed while crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an official says, and rescuers are struggling to reach the site. 

Rules are changing to make it easier for lines companies to remove trees and branches near powerlines. Photo: RNZ Rules are changing to make it easier for lines companies to remove trees near powerlines in hopes of preventing outages during high winds and storms.

Lawton Thomas Giltrap was sentenced to 55 hours of community service. PHOTO: DANIEL ALVEY A Canterbury farmer has been sentenced to 55 hours of community service for allowing his cattle access to farm drains, which may have resulted in contamination of waterways downstream.

2024-05-19t200844z_1793672927_rc2vt7amc3av_rtrmadp_3_iran-security-president.jpg Emergency personnel set off to search for the helicopter in foggy conditions in in Varzaqan , East Azerbaijan Province. Image: Iranian Red Crescent Society via Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister has crashed while crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an official says, and rescuers are struggling to reach the site. 

Over the next two weeks, 16 witnesses will give evidence about an emergency door at Al Noor Mosque that reportedly failed to open during the terror attacks. Photo: Getty The inquest into the deaths of 51 worshippers murdered during the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks resumes on Monday.

Emerson’s Brewery employee Myah Darning with the brewery’s four award-winning beers. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Emerson's Brewery staff are frothing with excitement after four of their beers were named winners in the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30.

Marcella Collins and Graham Jenkins, of Queenstown, make the most of the fresh snow at Coronet Peak skifield over the weekend. Photo: supplied It was a bitterly cold weekend for much of the South Island as a blast of winter swept over the region. However, the weather proved promising for skiers.

A leopard comes down from a tree in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. PHOTO: CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES New research will help guide the conservation of leopards.

Emerson’s Brewery employee Myah Darning with the brewery’s four award-winning beers. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Emerson's Brewery staff are frothing with excitement after four of their beers were named winners in the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30.

Superfast ran the race of her life at Ascot Park on Saturday to honour the death of her sire Washington VC.

The late Henry Law, manager of the Royal Insurance Co, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 27.5.1924 Mr Henry Robert Law, the only surviving son of the late Mr Henderson Law, a well-known merchant here in the earlier days, died quite unexpectedly yesterday morning while having breakfast.

The University of Otago Clocktower building. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the university going down a hole, the coverage of women's sports, and a view of the DCC's financial woes.