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![Bringing Kiwis to Queenstown for their OE](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bringing Kiwis to Queenstown for their OE
'Kiwi OE' will provide workers guaranteed jobs and accommodation in the hope they'll stay.
![Sell-out of Queenstown 'sugar bowl' chairs to lift local charities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Sell-out of Queenstown 'sugar bowl' chairs to lift local charities
The $150 sugar bowl chairs were sold within hours on Friday morning.
![Driver escapes without serious injury after car crushed in Oamaru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Driver escapes without serious injury after car crushed in Oamaru
The man was travelling under a railway overbridge in Oamaru when his car was crsuhed.
![Despite 'challenges and heartbreak' Lake Ōhau village cordons finally lift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Despite 'challenges and heartbreak' Lake Ōhau village cordons finally lift
The remote holiday town is nearly cleared and ready for rebuilding after the fires.
![Farmer-led projects to receive more than $6m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Farmer-led projects to receive more than $6m
It hopes to deliver up to 300 plans to improve land management and the environment.
![Views on 'spaceship' house out of this world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Views on 'spaceship' house out of this world
A Christchurch 'spaceship' house had been viewed more than 95,854 times on Tuesday.
![Bail granted for Dunedin fake bomber](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bail granted for Dunedin fake bomber
Preetam Prakash Maid was found guilty of planting a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport in court.
![Glimpse into new $1.4b Dunedin Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Glimpse into new $1.4b Dunedin Hospital
But Health Minister Andrew Little said changes were likely.
![Economic report: Cities feel Covid pain - which regions are doing best?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Economic report: Cities feel Covid pain - which regions are doing best?
Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor highlights post-Covid winners and losers.
![Sodastream, a cellphone and red wires: How airport worker planted fake bomb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Sodastream, a cellphone and red wires: How airport worker planted fake bomb
The evidence against 32-year-old Preetam Maid was "overwhelming", judge says.
![Drug dealer ordered to relinquish $225k in assets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Drug dealer ordered to relinquish $225k in assets
Police call the forfeiture of meth dealer's lifestyle block a "significant success".
![Man convicted of child sex offences asks partner to forgive him](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Man convicted of child sex offences asks partner to forgive him
The man's victims were aged between 3 and 11 at the time of the offending.
![Climber returns to Mt Aspiring to pay his respects to lost mates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Climber returns to Mt Aspiring to pay his respects to lost mates
'Ruth sort of slipped ... caught Ralph off balance ... '
![Bomb hoax accused wrote note: Handwriting expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bomb hoax accused wrote note: Handwriting expert
Preetam Prakash Maid, 32, is accused of planting a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport in 2019.
![Historic unmarked graves to be exhumed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Historic unmarked graves to be exhumed
Drybread, near Omakau, was established in the early 1860s.
![Sip n' Ride: Central Otago's wine trail with a difference](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Sip n' Ride: Central Otago's wine trail with a difference
Just east of Queenstown is New Zealand's most refreshing wine trail.
![Weather: Spring turns to summer in south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Weather: Spring turns to summer in south
The nor'wester is doing its thing in eastern parts of the South Island today.
![Hidden camera: Landlord secretly filmed female tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Hidden camera: Landlord secretly filmed female tenants
Stephen Clutterbuck's unlikely explanation doesn't convince judge but he escapes jail.
![Person dies in one-car crash in Central Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Person dies in one-car crash in Central Otago
Police were called to the fatal crash in Tarras about 8.35pm.
![Funding cut a blow for NZ dementia prevention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Funding cut a blow for NZ dementia prevention
Brain Research New Zealand is assessing its options after losing $5m funding a year.
![Consent for Cadbury factory demolition granted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Consent for Cadbury factory demolition granted
The old Cadbury factory can be demolished to make way for a new hospital.
![Woman caught drink-driving chilly bin avoids conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Woman caught drink-driving chilly bin avoids conviction
Anna Pilgrim was stationary when police caught up with her on an Alexandra roadside.
![Covid-19: NZ researcher warns vaccine news isn't game over](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Covid-19: NZ researcher warns vaccine news isn't game over
'We need multiple shots on goal ... it is not a race where we need a single winner.'
![Lottery proposed to ease 'genius' test for medicine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Lottery proposed to ease 'genius' test for medicine
Medical students suffer breakdowns under pressure to achieve 95 per cent grades.
![Queenstown arrest disrupts national meth supply - police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Queenstown arrest disrupts national meth supply - police
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday after a two-month-long investigation.
![Aramoana 30 years on: Survivor shares her story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Aramoana 30 years on: Survivor shares her story
It has been 30 years since David Gray killed 13 people in the sleepy town of Aramoana.
![Queen St schools and shops close as Covid bites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Queen St schools and shops close as Covid bites
A sixth Queen St campus is closing and 40 Queen St shops are now vacant.
![Weather: Wet for most, chilly for the south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Weather: Wet for most, chilly for the south
There's snow on the way for some alpine passes as a cold front hits the South Island.
![Rape case 'exceptional', teen gets home detention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Rape case 'exceptional', teen gets home detention
A teenager who lured his victim to a secluded area and raped her has avoided imprisonment.