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image_-_2020-09-18t103817.469.jpg David Cartwright at Bishopdale Village mall. Photo: Geoff Sloan ​ Would-be investors will be sounded out and businesses might grow as the city council works out how to break the cycle of decline at the ageing Bishopdale Village Mall.

National is promising a temporary "massive" tax cuts which it says will put $3000 in the back pocket of middle New Zealanders.

Photo: Getty Images Only a quarter of Kiwis feel they know a reasonable amount about 5G mobile technology.

James Kiwi Oroc's glider found in Nevada. Photo: James Johnston Search Team The wing belonging to former Otago paraglider pilot James Kiwi Oroc has been found in Nevada, but there is no sign of Mr Johnston.

Photo: Getty Global coronavirus cases have exceeded 30 million, according to a Reuters tally, and the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing.

A woman with an injured leg needed to be rescued from rocks at Aramoana overnight.

A car was abandoned after rolling and ending up on its roof on the Otago Peninsula early today.

A Qantas jet in the air over Sydney. File photo: Reuters Qantas Airways Ltd said a seven-hour scenic flight over Australia's Outback and Great Barrier Reef had sold out in 10 minutes, as it joined a growing trend in Asia and the Pacific offering "flights to nowhere" that take off and land at the same airport.

A Qantas jet in the air over Sydney. File photo: Reuters Qantas Airways Ltd said a seven-hour scenic flight over Australia's Outback and Great Barrier Reef had sold out in 10 minutes, as it joined a growing trend in Asia and the Pacific offering "flights to nowhere" that take off and land at the same airport.

National is promising a temporary "massive" tax cuts which it says will put $3000 in the back pocket of middle New Zealanders.

Hana Kakoi found it difficult to keep adults in line during the rugby league season. Photo: Chris Barclay As a mother of five Hana Kakoi is accustomed to laying down the law, but she found it more difficult to keep adults in line, or out of the Linwood Keas’ home ground.

The amount owed to creditors of the failed travel group STA has soared to more than $10 million. Photo: Getty Images The amount owed to creditors of the failed travel group STA has soared to more than $10 million, with customers told there's little chance of getting their hard earned cash back.

MedSafe is warning consumers to ditch any supplies of Elevacity Elevate Smart Coffee powder. Photo: RNZ Six sellers of a coffee powder marketed as a weight loss product have been told to close up shop or face prosecution after the brew was found to contain potentially dangerous levels of phenethylamine. 

A Balclutha rest home was evacuated in the early hours of this morning after a small electrical fire.

Firefighters have spent the night monitoring two large scrub fires in Canterbury which are now under control.

Two people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Malaysia after returning to the country from New Zealand, local media are reporting.

The Mt Hutt ski field. Photo: Supplied / James McKenzie Skiers at Mt Hutt will be able to get to the top of the mountain nearly three times faster when a new chair lift is installed next year.

Three teenagers have been arrested following a spree of car thefts in Dunedin.

Two people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Malaysia after returning to the country from New Zealand, local media are reporting.

Radio NZ House in Wellington. Photo: Google A senior staff member has left Radio New Zealand after allegations of sexual harassment.