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Hay bales can sometimes self-combust. PHOTO: ALLIED PRESS FILES Canterbury farmers are being asked to take all the correct steps when baling and storing hay, following shed and bale fires in the district.

Hinds dairy farmers, and their counterparts in Selwyn, are taking steps to reduce farm nitrogen loss, a recent DairyNZ survey shows.

Carew Peel Forest School pupils appreciating the warm water of the school pool. PHOTO SUPPLIED The heat will be kept in the water this summer at the Carew Peel Forest School pool thanks to a donation.

Farmers puzzling about the best way to plant trees to keep bees well fed are being given a helping hand.

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi The latest MIQ room release has been postponed due to the "unprecedented number of Omicron cases".

Northcote MP Shanan Halbert getting his booster dose after being harassed by protesters outside the vaccine clinic on Monday. Photo: Supplied Northcote MP Shanan Halbert is among many people who were accosted at vaccination centres by people protesting against Covid vaccination for children.

Lake Benmore. Photo: ODT files A man has been transported by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a boat hit a tree at Lake Benmore.

Photo: ODT files Seventy-four New Zealanders drowned last year, with the highest December death toll recorded since 1996.

Lake Benmore. Photo: ODT files A man has been transported by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a boat hit a tree at Lake Benmore.

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten has been missing since last Thursday. Photo: Supplied/NSW Police The search for a nine-year-old girl missing in NSW's Blue Mountains continues for a fifth day, with police returning to the property where she was last seen and rescue crews scouring the area for any signs of her.

Tully Robinson (left) leaving after an earlier court appearance in Queenstown. Photo: George Heard/NZH The woman responsible for the death of Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker is appealing her conviction and sentence.

Samantha Hayes' children have won hearts on social media for their reaction to seeing their mother back on TV reading the news.

A helicopter has been sent to the Treble Cone ski field near Wānaka where a paraglider has been injured.

The BBC has been admired globally for its high-quality news output, drama and documentaries but in recent years it has struggled to navigate the heightened political and cultural disputes gripping Britain, notably about Brexit. Photo: Reuters Britain will freeze funding for the BBC for two years and debate whether a universal licence fee should continue, the government says, sparking accusations of "cultural vandalism".

Brian Tamaki was taken away by police to the Mt Eden remand centre yesterday for breach of bail conditions. Photo: David Fisher A religious historian says controversial church leader Brian Tamaki now sees himself as a martyr.

A helicopter has been sent to the Treble Cone ski field near Wānaka where a paraglider has been injured.

Health officials have scotched social media claims suggesting five children collapsed after receiving their Covid-19 jab at a North Shore vaccination centre.

A household contact of a MIQ worker with Omicron has also tested positive for Covid-19.

A household contact of an MIQ worker with Omicron has also tested positive for Covid-19.