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Queenstown: Posh piece of heaven without the ponce
Matakauri Lodge offers royal treatment in a laidback setting, writes Michele Hewitson.

10 things Darren Hughes could do after Parliament
With time on his hands, former Labour MP Darren Hughes now has the chance, should he wish, to complete this list of activities.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Feedback - an opportunity, not a threat
You have a finite supply of customers. It makes sense to keep the ones you have.

It wasn't me, I'm a saint
Aussie rules star denies urinating in street, attacking man who saw him.

Remains dug up not human - police
The remains dug up in Kingston, south of Queenstown, today were possibly those of a sheep, say police.

Czech tramper 'lucky to live'
A tramper from the Czech Republic who broke both legs after a sheer 30m fall on to jagged rocks in the Buckler Burn near Glenorchy on Lake Wakatipu, may have survived only because he landed on his pack.

Cricket: Pakistan level ODI series
The Black Caps chase for victory in the third one-day cricket international against Pakistan limped to a failed 43-run defeat.