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Photo: Getty Images The government has announced what it says is the largest Pharmac budget in its history.

Canterbury district must save $13.3 million in 10 weeks - which equates to a rate of about five percent of its operational spend in that period. Photo: ODT files By Phil Pennington A Canterbury man whose surgery has been delayed is disbelieving that a cost-savings drive ordered at hospitals will not affect patient care.

Canterbury district must save $13.3 million in 10 weeks - which equates to a rate of about five percent of its operational spend in that period. Photo: ODT files By Phil Pennington A Canterbury man whose surgery has been delayed is disbelieving that a cost-savings drive ordered at hospitals will not affect  patient care.

New Zealand's Scott McLaughlin capped off a dominant week for Team Penske by winning from the pole at the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix. 

Scott Mclaughlin celebrates victory in Alabama. Photo: David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images New Zealand's Scott McLaughlin capped off a dominant week for Team Penske by winning from the pole at the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix. 

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Photo: RNZ Inflation is not falling as quickly as economists expect, with one high-profile consultancy picking the next interest rate cut might not come until 2025.

National announced the policy two months before the election in order to "help students focus and improve their academic outcomes". Photo: RNZ A Wellington secondary school student believes the government's ban on phones in schools will only force students to be more underhanded and "sneakier" in order to use their devices.

Landowner Bernard Daley (far right) welcomed the new solar farm project on his land. He is pictured at the sod-turning ceremony on Tuesday with (from left) Beon Construction general manager Kieren Lewis, FRV Australia chief executive Carlo Frigerio, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, Genesis Energy chief executive Malcolm Johns, and EA Networks chief executive Onno Mulder. PHOTO SUPPLIED Genesis and joint venture partner FRV Australia have started building New Zealand’s largest solar farm in Canterbury.

Sir Vincent O'Sullivan. Photo: Doug Mountain Poet Sir Vincent O'Sullivan died yesterday in Dunedin, his son has confirmed. He was 86.

Jessie Chan. Photo: Supplied High-profile Canterbury dairy farmer Jessie Chan will feature in this week’s episode of David Lomas Investigates.

Lachie Jones was found dead at the Gore oxidation ponds in January 2019. Photo: ODT files A coronial inquest into the death of a Gore toddler found in the town's wastewater treatment ponds is set to start in the Invercargill District Court.

Photo: File image By Phil Pennington Christchurch Hospital has apologised for confusion over cuts to meals provided to parents and caregivers on its children's cancer ward.

National announced the policy two months before the election in order to "help students focus and improve their academic outcomes". Photo: RNZ A Wellington secondary school student believes the government's ban on phones in schools will only force students to be more underhanded and "sneakier" in order to use their devices.

Strutting their stuff outside Larnach Castle are Wild Dunedin Masquerade Ball organisers (front, from left) Jerad and Ike Halden, Charlie Buchan, and Neil Harraway (back). PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON A who's who of the Dunedin conservation community herded together on Saturday night, but whether they were recognised remains to be seen.

Submissions are being received over a possible sale of energy distribution company Aurora Energy. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON The Dunedin City Council could jeopardise lending agreements within a decade if it does not sell Aurora Energy.

Plotting her next course at the Taitonga (Southern) Regional Championships at the Otago Peninsula yesterday is Zara Stewart. The University of Canterbury student will be competing in Plzen, in the Czech Republic, in July. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON If you want to find your way around unknown terrain, Zara Stewart should be able to help.

REPORT: ANI NGAWHIKA / PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON New Zealand First party member Anthony Odering (left), of Oamaru, listens as Free Palestine protester Sam Bosshard speaks outside the Hutton Theatre, in Dunedin on Saturday.

The George St improvements, including the new play equipment, are nearly completed. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON The Dunedin City Council is confident the new George St playground will be safe and robust enough to withstand anything — including inebriated students.

Dunedin volunteer Tracy MacAulay-Higgan holds up a rusted windscreen wiper found during the clean-up on Smaills Beach on Saturday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Car doors, loads of bottles, used needles and other drug paraphernalia were among the loads of rubbish picked up by more than 150 volunteers at Dunedin’s Smaills Beach on Saturday.