10 h. ago 'Treated with ongoing hostility and contempt': Pregnant beauty therapist gets $100k after being made to quit

Zelinda Doria and her now 8-year-old daughter, Valentina. Photo: Supplied A beauty therapist’s joy and excitement at discovering she was pregnant was soon replaced by stress and humiliation when her job security came under threat due to her news.

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16 h. ago After commanding Diamonds Day win, Jumal has trainer, driver in his thrall

Jumal, with Samantha Ottley at the reins, winds down having won the Diamond Creek Farm Classic at Ascot Park in Invercargill on Sunday. PHOTO: HRNZ / YOUTUBE There is only going to be one argument between Steven Reid and Samantha Ottley after Jumal’s Group 1 win on Diamonds Day.

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7 d. ago What is a woman? NZ First's revolving door of member's bills

NZ First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ By Craig McCulloch of RNZ  New Zealand First is pushing for the term "woman" to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female" as the party vows to fight "cancerous social engineering" and "woke ideology".

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2 w. ago Peters takes veiled swipe at PM's 'hysterical' tariff response

Winston Peters at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2025. Photo: Supplied Winston Peters has taken another veiled swing at the prime minister's phone call to world leaders over US tariffs.

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2 w. ago Shorter days means the return of social hack, crampet curling

Curling tuition will be on offer on Easter Sunday, while the outdoor rink will open a week later on Anzac Day. PHOTOS: ALLIED PRESS FILES With the days shortening and the temperatures falling, winter sports are something to be considered.

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2 w. ago Data Sovereignty in Focus: Why Hosting in NZ Makes Business Sense

Data sovereignty has gone from buzzword to business essential—driven by breaches, evolving laws and contract requirements, and the real business benefits of kee

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3 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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3 w. ago Hospice Care Trust set to wind down operations after 37 years

Waitaki Hospice Community Trust chairman Brian Robinson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The Waitaki Hospice Care Trust, which has provided vital support to the terminally ill across North Otago since the late 1980s, is set to wind down its operations.

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3 w. ago Amisfield named world's third best restaurant by top magazine

Amisfield restaurant near Arrowtown has been named the third best international restaurant of the year by Food & Wine magazine. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Lake Hayes’ Amisfield has been named the third best international restaurant in the world in Food & Wine magazine’s Global Tastemakers Awards.

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3 w. ago Barbarians stave off intense invasion attempt by Invercargill Blues

Jacob Coghlan The Eastern Northern Barbarians beat Invercargill Blues’ 37-21 on Saturday in round three of Southland’s Galbraith Shield Competition.

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3 w. ago Canterbury club wants city council to help pay for new pickleball courts

By Isla Melton

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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 Fiordland Swimming Club hosted a successful meet with Country winning the trophy

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4 w. ago Call for PM to step in after Green MP receives death threats following Winston Peters' comments

Greens' leader Chlöe Swarbrick. Photos: RNZ NZ First leader Winston Peters. The Green Party is demanding the Prime Minister step in over statements made by Winston Peters, saying they have led to "immense" numbers of death threats against MP Benjamin Doyle.

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4 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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