3 d. ago South Island transport company appears to owe millions to creditors

Photo: Matthew Rosenberg/LDR A second Invercargill-based transport business, belonging to the same businessman, appears to owe creditors several million dollars.

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7 d. ago Heavy rain for parts of South Island after north gets drenched

Auckland is in line for more severe storms this afternoon, and there is now a slew of weather warnings in place for the top half of the South Island.

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1 week ago Classical music, opera scares off miscreants at Christchurch bus hub

The Christchurch Bus Interchange. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon By Jean Edwards Dramatic orchestral symphonies, soaring operatic solos and piano sonatas have been blasting from speakers at Christchurch's bus interchange in a council trial aimed at driving trouble away.

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2 w. ago South Island businessman jailed for child abuse faces his tearful wife in court

A businessman found with thousands of images of children being sexually exploited stroked the head of his tearful wife in court and said, “I’m sorry my darling” as he was led away to prison.

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2 w. ago Severe wind watch for Banks Peninsula, 'mini tornado' hits town

The North Island town of Levin has been hit with a "mini-tornado" which took down trees and lifted roofs this morning.

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2 w. ago Aiming to lead Cook Islands to victory in Bali T20 tournament

Dan Vann and Gabby Sullivan working hard ahead of their trip to the Bali Bash tournament with the Cook Islands women’s team. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Well-known Sumner cricket identity Dan Vann is heading to Indonesia this week as the head coach of the Cook Islands women’s team at the Bali Bash.

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3 w. ago Nweke faces biggest test yet in arguably world’s best league

Grace Nweke in action for the NSW Swifts at a preseason tournament in Adelaide last month. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Is Grace Nweke about to face the biggest challenge of her career?

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3 w. ago 'Father of the surf club': A lifetime by the waves in Waimairi

John Hughes. Photo: Geoff Sloan Curiosity can sometimes lead to trouble - but for Christchurch man John Hughes it started a lifelong passion.

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3 w. ago South Island man admits using fake passports to clear Customs for years

Nelson man Dane Moule travelled in and out of New Zealand for three years on a fake passport. File photo: Getty Images A man travelled between New Zealand, Australia and Fiji for three years using two separate fake passports - and cleared Customs and Immigration each time.

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3 w. ago $213m lease approved to expand Woolworths' Chch distribution facility

Woolworths' distribution centre on Shands Rd in Hornby. Photo: Supplied The Overseas Investment Office has approved a major supermarket chain's bid to lease a 10.5ha site in Christchurch to expand its South Island distribution centre.

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3 w. ago Lease approved to expand supermarket chain's Chch distribution centre

Woolworths' distribution centre on Shands Rd in Hornby. Photo: Supplied The Overseas Investment Office has approved a major supermarket chain's bid to lease a 10.5ha site in Christchurch to expand its South Island distribution centre.

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3 w. ago Cook Strait ferries: What to expect from Winston Peters' Interislander announcement

Winston Peters was named the new Minister for Rail in December - a year to the day after the iRex ferry was scuppered. Photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ  The next steps for replacing the InterIslander ferries will be revealed by Winston Peters today, more than 15 months since the coalition scrapped its predecessor's iReX ferry project.

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4 w. ago 'A great moment in my life': $5.3m Lotto winner claims prize

Customers in Port Chalmers consider buying a Lotto ticket at the Windsor On the Spot Express store, after it sold a winning Lotto ticket worth $5.3 million last weekend. Photo: Peter McIntosh An excited South Island Lotto winner checked the winning numbers in the ODT then slept beside the winning ticket after scoring $5.3 million.

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4 w. ago Former Warriors player aiming to leave his mark on the Hornby Panthers

Hornby Panthers veteran Corey Lawrie has taken over coaching duties – replacing his brother Jed. PHOTO: ABRAHAM ATHERTON PHOTOGRAPHY New Hornby Panthers head coach Corey Lawrie wants to put his own spin on the side - after taking over from his younger brother Jed.

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