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Parliament passed legislation late in 2019 aimed at predatory lenders. Although National supported it, it became a thorn in Labour’s side.

Todays cartoon from Voyager award winning cartoonist Shaun Yeo

A circus of Kea in the Wapiti area of Fiordland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a Forest & Bird submission, Aurora energy, and alcohol related injuries

Competition shield for the annual inter-university tournament, designed by Mr T.H. Jenkin ARCA, of Dunedin School of Art in a 14th-century style in solid oak studded with wreaths of silver and the coats of arms in enamel of the (then) colleges of the University of New Zealand. — Otago Witness, 22.4.1924 At the University tournament at Wellington on Monday, Otago won the athletic shield with 17 points, Victoria being second with 14.

Celebrating the opening of the Fairfield Freight Hub are (from left) KiwiRail chief executive Peter Reidy, Rangitata MP James Meager, Wareing Group director Mark Wareing, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown and Transport Minister Simeon Brown. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK/LDR The new Fairfield Freight Hub has been described as a "game changer" for Mid Canterbury, which will help shift trucks off the busy highway and keep Ashburton moving.

A juvenile elephant seal once again relaxes on the rocky shore of the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony yesterday. A fur seal can be seen sleeping on a rock in the foreground. PHOTO: WYATT RYDER Rambo or Big Jeff? Oamaru’s elephant seal visitor returned for an encore on Saturday morning, once again showing off to viewers at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.

The Phoenix Dam, near Lawrence. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Lowering the dam — which fed Lawrence’s water supply — just before summer was always going to be risky, the Lawrence Community Board chairman says.

A rook in the wild. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Southlanders are being urged to be on the lookout for rooks after a possible sighting of the pest birds in Northern Southland.

A man who says he is a "professional competitive fighter" has been imprisoned for kicking a police officer in the head three times.

An Invercargill man stabbed a machete through a door and struck a person on the other side, a court has heard.

Southland motorcycle rider Cormac Buchanan hugs his trophy after finishing third in race two at the opening round of the JuniorGP World Championship in Misano, Italy. PHOTOS: MANU TORMO Cormac Buchanan is hungry for more.

Solutions brewing in the mind of Clarke Dermody at a recent team training. PHOTO: ODT FILES The Highlanders are not hiding behind their poor form in Super Rugby.

The North Otago union has sent a "loud and clear" message that ill discipline will not be tolerated after four players from one club were suspended.

Work gets under way to repair a damaged rail bridge over the Rangitata River. A recently installed "pigsty" structure supports the bridge from sagging or collapsing into the river below. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/KIWIRAIL Kiwirail says it plans to reopen freight lines along a damaged rail bridge in South Canterbury by the end of this week.

A Wanaka man caught with more than 80,000 child pornography images on his computer claimed he was collecting the material to report it to authorities.

Steel centre Kate Heffernan was dogged in her defence at ILT Stadium in Invercargill tonight. PHOTO: KAYLA HODGE There is good news and there is bad news.

An aerial overview of the Franz Josef wastewater treatment site following the January event which saw the Waiho River switch course to the north and began running up against the Havill Wall stopbank. Photo: West Coast Regional Council E.coli found at the Waiho River at the start of this year appears to be linked to seepage near a controversial stopbank and the Franz Josef sewage ponds.

People hold candles during the a candlelight vigil in Sydney for the victims of the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre attack. Photo: Reuters Tougher penalties forcing social media companies to remove misinformation from their platforms need to be rolled out to set a benchmark for the rest of the world, the Australian opposition leader claims.

The Te Whare Koa Marae community gathers beside the newly installed pou on Saturday morning in Oamaru. PHOTO: WYATT RYDER When you set foot on Oamaru’s Te Whare Koa Marae, Kotahitanga and Manaakitanga will make sure you are looked after.

The ministers with the powers - from left, Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ Two government watchdogs are recommending changes to the new Fast Track Approval Bill so conflicts of interest can be managed and the natural environment can be better protected.