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Firefighters tackle scrub fire at Southland beach in windy weather conditions

At the height of the beach scrub fire, six appliances and two water tankers were needed to contain it. (File photo) Firefighters have spent hours tackling a vegetation fire at Invercargill’s Oreti ...
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Shopping centre – and possibly a KFC – to be built on old supermarket site

An artist's image of a new shopping and restaurant complex to be built on the corner of Lincoln Rd and Lyttelton St in Hillmorton, Christchurch.Supplied A new shopping centre will be built on a former ...
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Severe gales cut power to hundreds of homes

Hundreds of homes on the West Coast and Nelson-Tasman region are without power as severe gales batter parts of the South Island. (File photo) Hundreds of households on the West Coast and in the Nelson ...
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ACT promises $2b for two cancer centres if re-elected

Act list candidate Paul Henry says his party will build dedicated cancer centres if re-elected. (File photo)BRUCE MACKAY / The Post ACT says it will push for two purpose-built cancer treatment and ...
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Convicted sex offender rapes 16-year-old while on electronically-monitored sentence

A electronic ankle bracelet similar to what the Corrections Department uses for electronically-monitored sentences. (File photo)Kelly Hodel / WAIKATO TIMES A young sex offender granted Corrections ...
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Gandalf works his magic at a Christchurch restaurant

Sir Ian McKellen visited Etta Restaurant and Bar on Friday and took photo with staff. Sir Ian McKellen has worked his magic as Gandalf and bent metal to his will as Magneto, but during a Christchurch ...
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Five-minute quiz: Saturday, August 22

Test your general knowledge with today’s quiz - which 1939 Technicolor musical features the iconic song Over The Rainbow?
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Ousted MP Tākuta Ferris to run as independent for Te Tai Tonga

Independent MP Tākuta Ferris will stand again in the Te Tai Tonga seat. Former Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris has announced he will stand for his Te Tai Tonga electorate as an independent. The MP, who ...
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Canterbury student named among NZ’s top young changemakers after co-founding tech charity for girls

Naomi Tull, 18, co-founded Genesia Girls with her friend Janna Tacuyun after feeling like the odd one out in her high school digital tech class. When one of the five girls in Naomi Tull’s digital tech ...
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Christchurch man stole more than $13,000 worth of goods in theft spree after prison release

Che Manuel committed 16 theft offences within five months of being released from prison, including stealing fragrances, binoculars, alcohol and two bicycles. (Stock image) A Christchurch man went on a ...
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Pegasus Residents’ Group ‘blown away’ after Wolfbrook’s fast-track bid declined

Wolfbrook wanted to fast track a 1000-home development on the Pegasus Golf Course.Peter Meecham / The Press Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has rejected Wolfbrook’s request to fast-track a ...
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Government to cap council rates rises at 4%, aiming to control costs for households and businesses

Local Government Minister Simon Watts first announced the plans for a rates cap in December last yearDavid Unwin / The Post Make The Post a preferred source in Google Local Government Minister Simon ...