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The Connemara in September after it lost power during a sailing in the Cook Strait. Photo: RNZ Bluebridge's Connemara ferry hit and damaged fendering on Waitohi Wharf in Picton while berthing today ..read more
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Oreti highway rehabilitation currently under construction. Photo: NZTA/Waka Kotahi The NZ Transport Agency has begun an extensive roadworks programme on Southland's state highways, in anticipation of a good summer weather-wise ..read more
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Lake Pūkaki. Photo: Supplied Last week's torrential rain provided good news for some after it refilled the country's largest hydro storage lake ..read more
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Brayden Charles Allen. Photo: NZ Police The family of a teenager killed when a car plunged into a river near Blenheim say their grief is "overwhelming and unimaginable ..read more
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NZTA says the closure of SH6 is needed for road maintenance following winter. Photo: Getty Images The Kawarau Gorge between Cromwell and Frankton is to close for three nights next week for road maintenance. ..read more
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Liam Gallagher performs live on stage during his ‘Definitely Maybe 30 Years’ tour at The O2 Arena in June. Photo: Getty Images Britpop sensation Oasis are bringing their reunion tour to Australia, with concerts down under for the first time in two decades ..read more
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The Sandtrooper helmet from Star Wars has a price guide of between $530,000 and $1 million. Photo: Reuters From Yoda's cane to Clint Eastwood's coat in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, hundreds of items will go under the hammer next month in a sale of movie and television memorabilia ..read more
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Colac Bay/Ōraka's surfer statue is a little worse for wear after battling the elements on the southern coast. Photos: Matthew Rosenberg A small Southland community could soon be waving goodbye to its one-of-a-kind surfer statue ..read more
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Dargaville Hospital serves a population of about 27,000 people across the Kaipara District. Photo: RNZ By Peter de Graaf Health Minister Shane Reti's office has quashed rumours that Dargaville Hospital in Northland could be closed down, saying any such speculation is "utterly wrong ..read more