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Bringing circus back to the Arts Centre
Circus performer Danny Lee Syme is leading the charge to revive performance-art and bring the circus back to the Arts Centre.
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MLT sponsors darts player to compete overseas
Gore-based darts player Desi Mercer will now be able to attend more darts competitions thanks to financial help from The Mataura Licensing Trust (MLT).
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Iconic Dunedin band honoured at awards
Iconic Dunedin band Look Blue Go Purple has been honoured at this year's Taite Music Awards.
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Eagle-eyed residents help snare Dunedin burglar
Photo: Getty Images
An alleged burglar in Dunedin's student area has been nabbed by police after residents reported his suspicious behaviour.
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Pupils to honour fallen at Monte Cassino
Christchurch history and language pupils are on a mission to represent fallen Kiwi soldiers in Europe.
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Highlanders coach bringing out the big guns
Halfback Folau Fakatava will be back to marshal the troops. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
The Highlanders have beefed up and gone for experience as they seek to avoid a sixth straight loss this weekend.
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Supermarket cleared over rat foot in garlic bread
A New Zealand Food Safety investigation has concluded a rat foot found in a garlic bread most likely came from the home of the complainant.
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Wet and windy Anzac Day
It'll be a wet and windy Anzac Day for some in parts of the South Island.
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Angry locals queue to sign playground petition
News of the impending demolition of the popular fort-playground in North New Brighton's Thomson Park has prompted a 'Save our Playground' petition.
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Restoration of the old Municipal Chambers nearing completion
After more than a decade of being obscured by heavy bracing and scaffolding, a landmark building in central Christchurch is finally on display in all its red brick glory.
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Pair arrested after explosive found in Redwood
Police found an explosive at this house on Tuesday. Photo: RNZ
Two people have been arrested and charged following the discovery of an explosive at a Christchurch property.
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Pair arrested after explosive found at house
Police found an explosive at this house on Tuesday. Photo: RNZ
Two people have been arrested and charged following the discovery of an explosive at a Christchurch property.
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Win keeps Thistle on top of table
With Queens Park having the bye at the weekend, McIntyre Dick Thistle FC had the opportunity to extend its lead at the top of the table against Kowhai Roofing Waihopai.
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Sports Chat: What's happening in Dunedin netball?
In the third Spots Chat of the series, Paul Dwyer is back at the Edgar Centre, talking to Dunedin Netball GM Leanne Anderson about what is happening in Dunedin netball.
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Melissa Lee demoted from Cabinet
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Wānaka bird deaths: Phenomenon 'not uncommon'
Dead paradise shelducks litter the shoreline at Dublin Bay yesterday. Photo: Otago Fish & Game
The government agency investigating the discovery of 100 dead birds on the shore of Lake Wānaka say the occurrence is not uncommon.
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Setting police dog on teen driver of stolen car 'unjustified'
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A police officer believed the driver of a stolen vehicle was aged about 20 when he set his dog on her. In fact, the girl was only 13.
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Hiring freeze leaves Oranga Tamariki with no lawyers in Southland
Oranga Tamariki has proposed cutting 447 jobs, reducing its workforce by 9 percent. Photo: RNZ
Oranga Tamariki's hiring freeze has left the ministry without lawyers in Southland and Gisborne.
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Biscuits 'jam-packed with love' became part of Anzac story
Anzac biscuits are a staple in Australia and New Zealand. File photo
Young digger Paul Teesdale Smith wrote to his girlfriend from Gallipoli, describing care packages filled with biscuits, peanuts, butterscotch, cigarettes and socks.
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