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The Cowboys and Tigers keep marching on, and the Raiders finally have their season under way, following round four of the southern competition.

Eva Hofmans. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN Two of Otago's top young rowers are set to pull on national colours.

Canterbury junior driver Ben Hope scored a career highlight when he drove Muscle Mountain to victory in the group 3 New Zealand Trotting Stakes at Addington on Saturday.

Weleda is recalling two of its products over possible plastic contamination. Photo: Supplied A range of teething and colic powders for babies found to carry a risk of choking on tiny pieces of plastic have been recalled.

Dunedin City Council contractors Numat progress a playground upgrade at Marlow Park in St Kilda earlier this week. PHOTOS: SHAWN MCAVINUE Families are divided over the timing of a more than $100,000 project to upgrade play equipment in an iconic Dunedin park.

A Rolleston woman got herself a sweet Easter treat this morning, only to find a less than savoury surprise inside.

2019-04-21t045705z_575052581_rc15bd021e40_rtrmadp_3_sri-lanka-blast.jpg Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church explosions throughout Colombo. Photo: Reuters Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three hotels killed more than 20 people and wounded nearly 300, a hospital official and police sources said.

al_noor_mosque_nzme.jpg A police officer patrols outside the Al Noor mosque on Deans Ave in Christchurch. Photo: NZME The Christchurch terror attacks sparked an unmatched surge in white supremacist activity online, according to a US-based intelligence firm.

Three people are reportedly injured after two cars collided on State Highway 8 near Omarama this afternoon.

gettyimages-1143907877.jpg The Cowboys' Coen Hess fends off the Warriors' Chanel Harris-Tavita. Photo: Getty Michael Morgan has orchestrated a much-needed 17-10 win for North Queensland over the Warriors in a messy NRL fixture in Auckland.

A travelling troupe of Irish dancers has had all its costumes stolen in an overnight theft in Christchurch - and is offering a reward for their return.

jamiesqtown.jpg The burglary occurred at Jamies Jewellers in Queenstown Central Complex. Police say they are hot on the tail of a burglar responsible for a smash-and-grab heist at a Queenstown jewellery store last night before allegedly evading police on a mad dash to Southland.

sulllakke.jpg The incident happened near Sullivan Lake in Whakatāne. Photo via NZ Herald A 2-year-old boy has died in what police are calling a possible drowning at Whakatāne, in the North island.

brigitte_visagie.jpg Brigitte Visagie. Photo: NZ Police A search is under way for a tramper missing in Canterbury.

18apr-news-living-wage.jpg Loving living wage: From left, manager Joshua Keeble and staff members Mica Bertone, Simo Sveholm and Hannah McCabe by their hotel's living wall. Photo: Mountain Scene A new Queenstown hotel is setting a benchmark for pay rates in the industry.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the fatal shooting of a man in the south Auckland suburb of Clover Park last night.  

Police have breached the privacy of a missing teenager by posting personal information about her on Facebook.

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling (R) in action with Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen. Photo: Reuters Phil Foden's first Premier League goal ensured Manchester City edged past Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Saturday to return to the top of the Premier League and avenge their Champions League elimination by Mauricio Pochettino's side.

gettyimages-925832480.jpg Documents reveal the cuts disability funding agencies offered to make after a $100m sector overspend this year. Photo: Getty Health bosses planned to limit showers and meals for the disabled, create long wait lists for specialist care, and refuse help for autistic children as part of a desperate cost-saving bid.

2019-04-20t175538z_17864957_rc1a4bf1a520_rtrmadp_3_france-protests_medium.jpg A police officer stands next to the burning motorcycles during a demonstration on Act XXIII (the 23rd consecutive national protest on Saturday) of the yellow vests movement in Paris. Photo: Reuters Clashes broke out between dozens of demonstrators and police in Paris on the 23rd Saturday of yellow-vest protests after authorities warned that rioters could return to the French capital to spark a new wave of violence.