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1brtishtech.jpg Daniel Healy started teaching at Auckland Normal Intermediate in July and has quit already because of the bureaucratic hoops required to get his qualifications recognised. Photo: NZ Herald/Supplied Two British teachers hired to help fill Auckland's teacher shortage are warning other foreign teachers not to come because of the bureaucratic obstacles to recognising overseas qualifications and experience.

parker_and_fury.jpg Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury pose prior to their fight this weekend. Photo: Getty Images Together, Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury are remaining respectful of each other ahead of their title fight on Sunday.

The man who set himself on fire outside Parliament yesterday has died.

Gillian Vine  meets a nurseryman who says specialisation keeps his business alive.

Rhododendron lukiangense. Photo: Linda Robertson. An attractive feature of many rhododendrons is their tendency to produce flowers that initially emerge in a deeper colour shade than that of the fully open bloom.

Otago hockey umpire Sam Doran (23) is to officiate at the Oceania Cup in Sydney next month. Photo: Kiran Parbhu. For the first time in more than a decade, a Southern region umpire will officiate in international hockey.

Michael Ormandy. Michael Ormandy (Otago) is the only newcomer in the top five of the Otago 10-man team to play Southland on the Oreti Sands course in Invercargill on September 30 and October 1.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow, writes Sharmin Bala. 

Haidee Tiffen. Three Otago players were among the contracted White Ferns players announced yesterday.

A charming South Island lake scene: Lake Kanieri, West Coast. — Otago Witness, 26.9.1917. What precisely is the malady called "flat-foot"? I ask, not as fearing myself to be of the platypus tribe ("platypus" means, I believe, flat-footed) but in commiseration of the 70 per cent of English women who, it is affirmed, are in that condemnation — convicted by the short skirt.

Only a foolhardy person would predict the result of the election tomorrow.  The polls have been all over the place.

Russel Creedy. Restaurant Brands showed the benefits of its expansion and acquisitions strategy by reporting a 41% increase  in its second-quarter profit for the 16 weeks ending September 11.

Migration into New Zealand still remains at near record highs but economists say it appears net permanent long-term migration has already peaked.

Railway workers gather north of Kaikoura, at a remote site, watching the final track-weld a fortnight ago, rejoining the Picton to Christchurch line, severed since November’s earthquake. Photo: KiwiRail New Zealand’s economic growth for the quarter to June hit the top end of analysts’ expectations of a 0.8% gain, fuelled by tourism and a recovery in the transport sector.

Equine cult hero Gingernuts and rider Opie Bosson will be looking to turn around their unlucky Tarzino Trophy result in the Windsor Park Plate at Hastings tomorrow. Photo: Trish Dunell It is  time to get those black books out.

Equine cult hero Gingernuts and rider Opie Bosson will be looking to turn around their unlucky Tarzino Trophy result in the Windsor Park Plate at Hastings tomorrow. Photo: Trish Dunell It is  time to get those black books out.

Jonny Turner On Sunday the nation’s harness racing interests will turn to Oamaru for the 2017 edition of the Hannon Memorial, writes Jonny Turner.

The group 1 pairing of La Diosa and jockey Racha Cuneen are back at Riccarton  tomorrow, a year after they took their first step towards feature-race glory last season.

Photo: Kerrie Waterworth Wanaka’s big rally for small bikes  putters away  this weekend when 40  moped, scooter and 50cc motorcycle riders join organiser Paul van Klink (pictured) for the sixth annual Klinky’s Upper Clutha Scooter Hooter.

One of the organisers of the Festival of Sport and Recreation, Bronwyn Coers, outside the Wanaka Recreation Centre, the venue for tomorrow’s festival. Photo: Kerrie Waterworth Everyone knows that exercise, getting fit and staying fit is good for you but many of us do not know how to get involved in local sports and recreational activities.