69 h. 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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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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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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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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