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Shane Buckner and his pupils holding a poster asking the North Canterbury community to vote for their "beautiful tree" at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBSR22Z. Photo: Shane Buckner By Shelley Topp Rangiora Borough School’s giant redwood and a cluster of cabbage trees in Burnside have been named as finalists in the NZ Tree of the Year competition.

Amanda Broughton. Photo: Supplied By Susan Edmunds of RNZ

Pak’nSave Rolleston will be located on Levi Rd within a new shopping hub. Image: Foodstuffs South Island Canterbury's newest and largest supermarket is set to "open two months early".

Schools are taking a cautious approach to reporting with the change in curriculum. File photo: RNZ By John Gerritsen of RNZ

Pak’nSave Rolleston will be located on Levi Rd within a new shopping hub. Image: Foodstuffs South Island Canterbury's newest and largest supermarket is set to "open two months early".

Ultra Orthodox jews look at an impacted site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Photo: Reuters An Israeli strike hit Iran's state broadcaster on Monday while the head of the UN nuclear watchdog indicated extensive damage to Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant and Iran called on the US to force a ceasefire in the aerial war.

Photo: File image An animal rights organisation says the death of three greyhounds - one of which collapsed at Addington Raceway in Christchurch - within 72 hours last week is a "damning indictment" on the industry.

Sophie Devine. Photo: Getty Images White Ferns captain Sophie Devine will retire from one-day internationals after this year's Women's World Cup.

Sophie Devine. Photo: Getty Images White Ferns captain Sophie Devine will retire from one day internationals after this year's Women's World Cup.

Photo: File image An animal rights organisation says the death of three greyhounds - one of which collapsed at Addington Raceway in Christchurch - within 72 hours last week is a "damning indictment" on the industry.

Thousands of Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters Israeli fire killed at least 50 people on Monday, nearly half of them near an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the territory's Health Ministry said, as UN officials denounced Israeli-backed aid delivery methods.

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. Photo: RNZ The government has launched a "targeted plan" to prevent suicide, outlining a five-year whole-of-government approach.

Black Sticks huddle before their game against Malaysia at the Nations Cup. PHOTO: SUPPLIED One goal was not enough for Finn Ward.

Methven resident Paul Dixey is calling on the council to impose stricter regulations on holiday rentals. Photo: LDR / Jonathan Leask By Jonathan Leask, Local Democracy Reporter A Methven resident fears an epidemic of Airbnb owners flouting the rules and over-running residential areas.

Frances Anne Phelps - known as Faye - with her late husband Bill. Photo: Supplied A murdered woman's body was not found for three days after the emergency call to police was given the wrong code.

The Port Hills fires in 2017. Photo: File image A forestry firm previously removed from the company registry has been cleared to appeal its exclusion from an insurance settlement for the Port Hills fires in Christchurch.

Frances Anne Phelps - known as Faye - with her late husband Bill. Photo: Supplied A murdered woman's body was not found for three days after the emergency call to police was given the wrong code.