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Arrowtown Bulls’ raging bull Joji Ravula charges his way to the try-line at Jack Reid Park last Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Buoyed by a great home win over Cromwell last weekend, the Arrowtown Premiers rugby side takes some confidence into its White Horse Cup challenge against undefeated Upper Clutha in Wanaka tonight.

PHOTO: RUBY SIDDALL Four decades after starting work at Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital (LDH), Lis Key is handing back her fob.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Tonight's First Thursdays Quarterly Queenstown CBD art gallery ‘crawl’ features for the first time a satellite event.

The Waimakariri District Council will be hearing submissions on its 2024/34 Long Term Plan next week. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News Waimakariri residents have had their say on the Long Term Plan and given councillors plenty to consider.

Dunedin's main drag is officially back in business after a lengthy upgrade project.

Crusaders first five David Havili. Photo: Getty Images The Crusaders have bowed to the All Blacks request to start David Havili in the No 10 jersey for Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Queensland Reds in Christchurch.

Bob Carr. Photo: RNZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters has received a legal letter on behalf of Bob Carr informing him they intend to launch legal action against him.

Armed police responded to an assault call-out in Christchurch overnight and cordoned off part of a Mairehau street.

Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King By Phil Pennington The Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.

Photo: John Spurdle By Niva Chittock Christchurch city councillors say they are listening to the public and have every intention of funding the cash-strapped Arts Centre, despite it being left out of the draft Long Term Plan.

Photo: Gerard O'Brien A cyclist was left with blood on his clothes after a confrontation with a motorist turned violent in Dunedin.

Chair Solutions which suffered a fire in July has asbestos in the roof and now workers in the are angry after receiving a positive test for asbestos coating their work vehicles. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.

Photo: Getty Images International testing indicated New Zealand had more bad readers among its 10-year-olds than other developed nations, but the picture improved for teenagers.

They say you can’t beat Wellington on a good day.

Former prime minister John Key. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD I enjoyed reading Gerrard Eckhoff’s column on property rights this week (ODT 29.4.24).

Bleached coral at the Costa dos Corais in Japaratinga, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS "Without extinction, there would likely be insufficient ecological ‘space’ available for new species."

PHOTO: ODT FILES A gathering this Sunday proclaims an essential aspect of Christian faith Gabriel Chan writes.

Gillian Vine gets a whiff of Autumn.