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The Hagley Oval could host the final of the 2021 Women's World Cup if it secures permanent floodlights. Mayor Lianne Dalziel is fully behind the installation of permanent lights at Hagley Oval.

Police have blocked access to a busy central Dunedin supermarket after an "item of potential concern" was seen in a vehicle in the car park.

Peter Ellis, pictured in 1992 Photo: Supplied The Supreme Court will hold a hearing to decide whether Peter Ellis' appeal should go ahead, despite him dying earlier this month.

A man who crashed into a tree near Wakefield, at the top of the South Island, yesterday has died.

With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young people worldwide will take off from school or work on Friday to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe.

A cyclist is seriously injured after being hit by a car in Oamaru this morning.

Attiqa co-owner Stefano De Santis. Photo: Mountain Scene A Queenstown hospitality boss is “disgusted” after being turned down for 11 rentals because he has a baby.

Voting opens today for local body elections. Photo: ODT files So far, a lower percentage of Christchurch residents have enrolled for October’s local body elections than in 2016.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to continue his re-election campaign and asked for forgiveness after pictures of him in blackface emerged with less than five weeks before the national vote.

Attiqa co-owner Stefano De Santis. Photo: Mountain Scene A Queenstown hospitality boss is “disgusted” after being turned down for 11 rentals because he has a baby.

yutaka_nagare.jpg Yutaka Nagare clears the ball from a ruck at Japan training yesterday. Photo: Getty Images Japan halfback Yutaka Nagare admitted that he and some of the other Brave Blossoms players are feeling the nerves ahead of tonight's opening match of the Rugby World Cup against Russia.

police_night_stock_nzh.jpg A man has been arrested after leading police on a pursuit and crashing into a fence.

scott_barrett.jpg Scott Barrett has tweaked his tackling technique to try to avoid a repeat of his red card in Perth. Photo: Getty Images Scott Barrett has learnt his lesson.

steve_hansen_2019.jpg Steve Hansen. Photo: Getty Images All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has quickly hit back at claims from Springboks opposite Rassie Erasmus that the All Blacks have traditionally received favourable decisions from referees because of their previous status as the No 1-ranked team in the world.

Richie Mo'unga at All Blacks training in Japan. Photo: Getty Images All Blacks first-five Richie Mo'unga has revealed he feared for his chances of making the Rugby World Cup after hurting a shoulder during his side's big Bledisloe Cup win over Australia at Eden Park last month.

Burnt tussock on the Pineapple Track after the fire. Photo: Gerard O'Brien The Pineapple Track has reopened after fire swept across 28ha-30ha of vegetation on Flagstaff on Monday afternoon.

A sleepy street became a seedy hotbed when Airbnb guests allegedly turning a man's home into a busy brothel for two weeks.

A flatmate-wanted listing for Springfield in Rotorua is causing a stink. Photo: NZ Herald/file Flatting advertisements in Rotorua and Christchurch requesting no Indians apply have been described as "racist and unacceptable" by the president of Rotorua Multicultural Council.

A flatmate-wanted listing for Springfield in Rotorua is causing a stink. Photo: NZ Herald/file Flatting advertisements in Rotorua and Christchurch requesting no Indians apply have been described as "racist and unacceptable" by the president of Rotorua Multicultural Council.

Members of the community can pop in and work on projects in the McIver's Oxford Community Men's Shed. Photos: Supplied McIver's Oxford Men's Shed members have had a busy few months working on their various projects.