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Readers react to last week’s column by former NZ newspaper editor and now well known blogger and columnist Karl du Fresne who lamented where New Zealand is heading.

New Plymouth firefighters dampen down hotspots after a house fire this morning. Photo: Kayla Bridger The occupants of a New Plymouth house managed to escape unscathed after their home went up in a fiery ball of flames.

Petrol prices are moving towards pre Covid-19 levels. Photo: Geoff Sloan Petrol prices in Christchurch are breaking the $2 per litre barrier for 91 octane, as gassing up the car tracks towards pre-Covid-19 levels.

A baby was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a car crashed through a fence near Kaiaua.

Former Christchurch Boys' High School student Jake Millar. Photo: Supplied Young Christchurch entrepreneur Jake Millar was just a teenager in 2015 when he sold his first business to the government for six figures.

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A review that has found a charitable trust guilty of high costs and a lack of transparency has been labelled strange and ridiculous.

Scribe entertains during the Friday Jams 2019 concert held at Western Springs. Photo: Dean Purcell Christchurch's biggest outdoor music festival, featuring Kiwi artists Scribe and P-Money, will go ahead this weekend.

Forbury Park. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Dunedin's Forbury Park trotting venue is set to close.

Christ's College in Christchurch has vowed to handle complaints of sexual abuse better following revelations a teacher behaved inappropriately and police were not called. Photo: NewstalkZB Inappropriate sexual behaviour by a teacher with a "group" of students at an exclusive Christchurch boys' school was "brushed under the carpet" and not passed on to police.

Kiwi UFC champion Israel Adesanya. Photo: Getty Images A potential branding showdown between New Zealand Rugby and an Auckland Mixed Martial Arts gym has been averted.

Christ's College in Christchurch. Photo: NZPA via NZ Herald Inappropriate sexual behaviour by a teacher with a "group" of students at an exclusive Christchurch boys' school was "brushed under the carpet" and not passed on to police.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin. Photo: REUTERS/Vivek Prakash India wrapped up an extraordinary 10-wicket victory against England inside two days.

Lady Gaga. Photo: Reuters Pop superstar Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her French bulldogs Koji and Gustav that were stolen in Hollywood, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, after reports that her dog walker was shot.

There is no beating about the bush in the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s follow-up report on the impact of tourism on the environment.

Religion does not provide a battery of stock and slick answers but a framework within which compassion and mystery can be nurtured and celebrated. PHOTO: REUTERS What are the key markers of contemporary religious faith and practice in New Zealand? Unlike Germany, there is no state support for the churches here. Unlike the US, piety is not worn on one’s sleeve. Attend a funeral or a wedding in New Zealand these days and what springs to mind is the incredible variety of what is on offer.

Tough border controls have reduced passenger numbers at Queenstown Airport. PHOTO: ODT FILES Regional economic activity is continuing to improve but the blow to different areas from Covid-19 — including Otago — is becoming starker, the latest Infometrics quarterly economic monitor shows.

Jon Conley is preparing to open his ITM Dunedin store early next month. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Dunedin's buoyant building market meant the time was right for new a venture for Jon Conley.

The Dunedin Horticultural Society has a new show venue. Gillian Vine reports.

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