4 d. ago 300 hours of work gone: Vandals destroy town's craft Christmas tree

The handmade sustainable Christmas tree in central Featherston after it was destroyed. Photo: Supplied Vandals have destroyed a prominent Christmas tree in a Wairarapa town, casting a cloud over what should have been a time of celebration.

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5 d. ago Bondi gunmen inspired by Islamic State and had travelled to Philippines

People embrace as they visit a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney. Photo: Reuters Two gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines before the assault which killed 15 people and appeared to be inspired by Islamic State, police said.

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5 d. ago Sailing to Antarctica ‘exciting, terrifying — but in the best way’

Royal Albatross Centre guide and educator Libby Manning is about to take a month off work on the wind-swept cliffs of Otago Peninsula to sail a 1911 tall ship, Barque Europa, across the Drake Passage to the wind-swept cliffs of the Antarctic Peninsula. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN Going to Antarctica in the comfort of a modern-day vessel is one thing, but to do it on a historic, 1911, three-masted sailing ship, in some of the coldest and roughest seas on the planet, is quite another.

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6 d. ago 'Just running for our lives': Queenstown woman recounts Bondi shooting terror

Mark Blundell, Donna Corbel, Tahlia Blundell and Jake Blundell, pictured during an earlier trip to Melbourne, were in a restaurant 40m away from where the shooting occurred. Photo: Supplied A Queenstown woman caught up in the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach says her family are still very much on edge the day after the tragedy.

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8 d. ago A natural decision to follow fashion runway back to the Teviot

Roxburgh fashion designer and tailor Elaine Booth prepares her shop The Fashion Booth for its opening day. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER Coats, throws, pillows and cushions are all on offer in one of Roxburgh’s newest businesses.

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1 week ago Mark Mitchell refutes former police boss Andrew Coster's claims

Mark Mitchell (left) with Andrew Coster during his time as Police Commissioner. Photo: RNZ (file) Police Minister Mark Mitchell says former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster's claims he knew about allegations being made about Jevon McSkimming are "absolute total nonsense".

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2 w. ago 'Rob didn't need to die': Dunedin man jailed for causing partner's death

Andrew Jayden Mercer has been sentenced to two years and ten months’ imprisonment. Photo: Gregor Richardson A Dunedin man has been jailed for causing the death of his partner and shattering a family’s lives.

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3 w. ago Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinians after surrender

Israeli forces with one of the two surrendered Palestinian men, moments before shooting him dead. Photo: Reuters The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution."

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3 w. ago St Andrew’s Day to be a bonnie occasion celebrating Scottish culture

Get a taste of all things Scottish at the St Andrew’s Day concert held at the Scottish Hall this Sunday.

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