Actor returns for festival
Heart-throb heads home
Public funds applied for
Almost a third of the $1.5 million budget for the Auckland-to-Bluff yacht race is to fund event organisers. | Organiser alleges rates 'sting'
Another climber set for No 9
Queenstown mountaineer Mark Woodward is expected today to summit Mt Everest for the ninth time.
Enraged pupil prompts police help
A principal who called police to deal with a pupil said it was the sensible thing to do.
Parent muttonbirds abandon chicks
Thousands of muttonbirds have starved to death this season because parental birds have abandoned their chicks in search of food.
Vodafone prepares for launch
Queenstown and Glenorchy will be the first towns in NZ to have Vodafone's 4G network coverage.
Organiser alleges rates 'sting'
The organiser of the proposed Auckland-to-Bluff yacht race has accused Ali Timms of attempting to influence ratepayer opinion.
$2m-plus spent on student housing
Southern Institute of Technology students will begin moving into new lodgings this weekend, as the polytechnic reveals it has spent more than $2 million on student accommodation in the past five years.
Police warning to lock cars
Harder line for St John on assaults
Mataura residents ask questions
More than 30 people gathered at the Mataura Community Centre last night to ask community board members and Gore District Council representatives questions at an informal meeting.
Vixens to target defenders
The Vixens will try to target the Southern Steel's under-rated circle defence when the two teams meet in Melbourne on Monday night.
Double duty for club head
Regan Johns is prepared to go above and beyond his core roles as Pirates-Old Boys' club president - his 80 minutes at hooker for the club's premier team on Saturday again highlighted that.
Marist on the rise
Steel well represented
Tui still cows foes
Bluff failed to front up last week against DLS but are determined to get back on track in round eight against Waikiwi on Saturday.
Final test for new electricity link
Transpower's $600 million interisland link will finally be commissioned next week just in time for winter.
Gridlock over meat should end 'this week'
The Government is optimistic that some Southland meat product stuck at the Chinese border will move this week.
Kiwis worry about info security
Consent process proving costly
Initial offer profits treated as income
The rules and case law relating to share profits are not that clear, writes Murray McClennan in Taxing Times.
Teens learn from chef
Six budding Wakatipu culinary whizkids have started a six-week Top Chef mentoring programme.
Moving Muppets
The Muppets may have taken Manhattan but they are are now getting a new home in a Queens museum.
Bad beauty habits
Klum: No muffins for models
Tempranillo not yet matching predictions
With summer gone and with it the urge for something white and cool to drink, I pulled a red from the wine cellar and opened it without paying too much attention to its provenance, or to the variety.
Rest easy, you're not in it ...
Central Otago is set to become the setting of a new contemporary novel but residents can rest easy that the leading characters will not be based on them.
The model who rejected Leo
Model Cara Delevingne reportedly refused Leonardo DiCaprio's romantic advances at Cannes Film Festival.
Gandalf returns to Wellington
The end of Eden
Children's classic being republished
Favourite Dunedin children's classic ABC Letters is about to be republished, with famous Dunedin paintings by celebrated artist the late Annie Baird used bigger and bolder.
Momentum building in economy
Budget 2013 builds on the momentum created by the previous four Budgets across the National-led Government's wide-ranging programme.
We can be heroes
I have just finished reading the excellent article by Jamie Searle on the Southland secondary school cross-country championships.
A haven at a hospital
Tough road ahead for Sharif
Lessons to be learnt from visit
Recently I had a trip to Australia to visit family in Sydney, and a family reunion in Perth, writes Frana Cardno in Southern Focus.
Will gamers want One?
Many particulars about the Xbox One could change between now and when it's released.
Twitter adds security measure
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorised logins.
Stitcher Radio app
Ancient Mayas meet the internet
Preview: Call of Duty: Ghosts
A new global superpower has risen in the wake of an apocalyptic event that has reshaped America.
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