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The Hokonui Taiao Wai-Māori (Freshwater) team, in collaboration with the Alliance Group Mataura as part of their Resource Management Act (RMA) consent obligations, is playing a vital role in the conservation efforts for New Zealand’s native eels, known as tuna.

Waikoikoi Cricket player Ryan McFaul

Anything to slow the flow of runoff water is good, an earth scientist has told farmers.

In Landers Chat this week Paul Dwyer catches up with Highlanders flyhalf Rhys Patchell at Salt Bar on the Esplanade for a coffee.

A Dunedin woman whose car plummeted off a beachside road in the city was described as ‘‘very lucky’’ to exit the vehicle uninjured.

A Mataura pensioner seems to have taken to heart the adage it is never too late to try something new.

Pukerau School pupils, Gore District Council staff and Pukerau Cemetery Support Group trust members help with the planting of daffodil bulbs at the lane on the way into the Pukerau Cemetery last week. PHOTO: SANDY EGGLESTON Come spring a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils will greet visitors to the Pukerau Cemetery.

The Thomson Park fort-playground in North New Brighton has been popular with the area's young residents for decades.

Macraes’ new electric shovel was unveiled at the mine yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Resources Minister Shane Jones has praised an Otago goldmine as ‘‘the backbone’’ of New Zealand’s goldmining industry, and has called on the rest of the country to follow in its footsteps.

Oliver Haig will shift to his preferred position on the blindside as part of a major shake-up to the team that lost to the Rebels. Photo: Getty Images Highlanders coach Clarke Dermody has opted for an almighty shake-up as his hurting team try to bounce back from a pair of heavy losses.

Flowers lie outside Sydney's Westfield Shopping mall in honour of the victims of the stabbing attack. Photo: Getty The Sydney shopping centre where six people were fatally stabbed will reopen for a day of community reflection before customers are allowed to return.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed (centre) with attorney Jason Bowles and paralegal Carmella Sisneros. Photo: Reuters Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western Rust,  has been jailed for 18 months over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot when actor Alec Baldwin was handling a gun during production in 2021.

Models were dressed in white shirts, sometimes with ties, pleated trousers and black blazers. Photo: Reuters French fashion house Christian Dior unveiled a fall line inspired by actress Marlene Dietrich at a catwalk show in New York. 

File photo: Getty Images Major risks to the future of New Zealand's aged care sector have been highlighted in a damning report released by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora.

The man was a teacher at one of the country's most-prestigious private schools. Photo: Getty Images / File “It’s good to see you’re successful at work.”

File photo: RNZ Unable to stop horses on the run on a highway north of Taupō, police resorted to shooting them dead.

Oamaru Hospital. File photo A staff member at Oamaru Hospital was held at knifepoint while a man tried to steal her car, its chief executive says.

The Famous Grouse has traded at a loss for the past two years because of increasing costs. Photo: Supplied The future of the Lincoln Club is up in the air after members were told the Famous Grouse Hotel is likely to be sold.