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A person is dead after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) incident near Waimate yesterday evening.

A person is dead after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) incident near Waimate yesterday evening.

Demonstrators take part in a national rally against violence against women in the Sydney central business district on Saturday. Photo: Getty The prime minister will join thousands of demonstrators as they march for a third day throughout Australia to demand action to end violence against women.

New Zealand's Tim Seifert. File photo: Getty The Black Caps have gone down by nine runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 international in Pakistan to leave the five-match series squared 2-2.

New Zealand's Tim Seifert. File photo: Getty The Black Caps have gone down by nine runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 international in Pakistan to leave the five-match series squared 2-2.

A group of West Otago farmers gather to discuss wilding tree concerns after a large block of land, which features in the background, was sold to a forestry company. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery A large-scale forestry development in the heart of West Otago hill country is causing ripples among the isolated community, which fears serious repercussions from the plantings of particularly Douglas fir including its spread to neighbouring properties.

The shoes John Walker wore when he set the indoor 1500m world record in 1979 are up for auction. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED John Walker’s record-breaking running shoes and several Otago rugby items from as far back as 1916 are among 201 lots of sporting memorabilia up for online auction on Monday.

The ministers with the powers - from left, Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ Ngāi Tahu is weighing up whether to apply for some of its projects to be fast-tracked under the government’s new legislation.

Photo: Gregor Richardson Working out their next moves at the Taitonga South Island Orienteering Championships in Dunedin on Friday are (from left) Tor Prince, 11, of Christchurch, Sophie Macknight, 5, of Dunedin, Jenni Adams, of Christchurch, Leo O’Neill, 16, of Christchurch, and William Macknight, 11, of Dunedin.

Twenty units selling for as little as $385,000. PHOTOS: PHILIP CHANDLER Twenty studio units for sale beside Frankton Arm Tavern redefine affordability in Queenstown’s high-priced property landscape.

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and Southland MP Joseph Mooney. PHOTO: ARCHIVE Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says work has started on a broader accredited employer work visa (AEWV) review and promises she’ll be "listening to feedback" during that process.

Queenstown Airport and Airways wouldn’t allow Blair Huston — pictured, left, with friend Brett Duncan — to use his Cessna to fly his stepson to Dunedin for a medical appointment over Easter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED An Aucklander who regularly flies in and out of Queenstown Airport is appalled he couldn’t fly his stepson to Dunedin for an urgent medical specialist’s appointment over Easter.

Jack Hyde (left) with officers on Maheno. Port Chalmers, 1919. PHOTO: TURNBULL LIBRARY Author Anne Hyde Nelson, of Wairarapa, has recently written a biography of her great uncle John Mickle Hyde, formerly of Clyde. She recounts his journey.

Cromwell athlete Shyla Mulholland, 14, with her martial arts coach Jason Magnago-Smith (left) and her father Marcus Mulholland (right). PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK She’s dislocated her father’s jaw and has beaten her coach — but last week, Cromwell martial arts athlete Shyla Mulholland, 14, left for Hawaii, where she would grapple with girls her own age and weight at a world championship competition.

Photographer Derek Henderson and Eden Hore Central Otago co-patron Dr Jane Malthus attend a function at the Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, in Alexandra, on Tuesday evening which launched the next steps for the collection. They are standing in front of a photograph Henderson took at the Bannockburn Sluicings in 2019 of a Vinka Lucas gown. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER A small glimpse into the vast array of garments making up the Eden Hore collection is on offer at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, in Alexandra, this month.

Winner of the 2014 animal section of the Tuhura Otago Museum photography competition Hawk Fight was captured by Simon Larkin, now of Wanaka. PHOTO SIMON LARKIN Point, click and pray was the way to capture bird images, according to a winning photographer.

Lina Kurze is excited to be attending a workshop in Taupo on taming wild horses. PHOTO: NIC DUFF A young Maheno girl is preparing to tame some wild steeds.

Victoria Gridley’s costume design and headpiece of the kārearea (falcon) in the Land of the Long Long Drive. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Royal New Zealand Ballet costumier Victoria Gridley is happy that audiences in rural areas have the opportunity to see the award-winning children’s show, Land of the Long Long Drive.

Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley is encouraging people in the district to complete a district council representation review survey. PHOTO: JULES CHIN Unhappy with the way things are being run at the Waimate District Council, or pleased with how you are represented?