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Kane Williamson plays a shot during his unbeaten 97 at Seddon Park against the West Indies yesterday. Photo: Getty Images Kane Williamson battled the conditions, a probing West Indies attack and for long periods himself, but along with Tom Latham has put his side in pole position to win the first test of the summer.

Thor the Pomeranian, pictured during a blustery day in John Wilson Ocean Dr in 2014. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A Dunedin woman is devastated after watching her beloved pet of 15 years being mauled to death in front of her.

Greymouth High School. Photo: Google Maps Two Greymouth High School girls have been suspended after they stormed into a classroom at John Paul II High School and assaulted a junior girl.

Flowers at the gate of the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Photo: NZME Controversy has been swirling around the long-awaited report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Christchurch mosques shootings, ahead of its public release expected next week.

Covid has created an increased need for resilience. PHOTO GETTY IMAGES Lesley Gill ponders the prevailing power of resilience.

Amateur breeder John Ford pipped the professionals with Bright Eyes, which won Gold Star of the South Pacific for the best rose at the Palmerston North rose trials. PHOTOS: GILLIAN VINE Gillian Vine reports on the New Zealand Rose Society’s international rose trials at Palmerston North.

Meconopsis betonicifolia, also known as the Himalayan blue poppy. PHOTO: CHRISTINE O'CONNOR Visitors’ eyes are often caught by the blue Himalayan poppy, Meconopsis betonicifolia. Its gently nodding, sky blue flowers centred by a cluster of golden anthers have an arresting perfection that stands out in any border it grows in.

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A concept image shows how the historic manuka causeway will look when it is reinstalled in the Wall Street shopping mall in January. The Dunedin City Council has revealed how it plans to display the oldest piece of European Dunedin so far discovered.

Samoan GP Dr Malama Tafuna’i in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Chronic kidney disease is Samoa’s fourth major cause of death, and new research highlights the need for prevention.

Andrew Morrison A new strategy has been launched by New Zealand’s red meat industry, setting four goals for the sector to achieve by 2030.

Oakleys Plumbing Plus Dunedin managing director Dean Stuart says customers are having to wait as long as six weeks or more for supplies.PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Builders and other tradies are having to wait a month more than usual, or in some cases longer, for supplies and appliances, which is seizing up projects they are trying to complete.

A truck carrying bitumen which rolled, in addition to a three-vehicle collision, kept emergency services busy in Southland yesterday.

Deputy Mayor of Invercargill Nobby Clark. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO Invercargill's deputy mayor is defending the council’s record despite its internal troubles.

An investigation has been launched following a second blaze at a property in Gore.

PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO A blessing at the Invercargill Central development marked a milestone for the city.

Dale Booth Dale Booth was reading an in-flight magazine when he heard a "massive" bang followed by a flash of light throughout the cabin.

Daniel Jones A couple of names loom as the runners to beat in Saturday’s Kepler Challenge.

Otago softballer Nelson Yorston prepares for this weekend’s Jefferies Cup, at Hancock Park this week. PHOTO: HELEN HOLT It is not often you would call a 22-year-old an old dog.

Alice Robinson Queenstown ski racer Alice Robinson will change course this weekend, competing in two world cup super-G races in St Moritz, Switzerland.