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Gary Livesey outside Yonder. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER "It's been a rollercoaster, one I’ll be very fondly looking back on."

Photo: Getty Images A brazen shoplifter embarked on a lengthy crime spree that involved her carrying a small child while stealing clothing, threatening to stab those who tried to stop her, and striking a worker.

Visitor Helen Decker takes a selfie with a cow during a Cow Cuddling experience at Dumble Farm. Photo: Reuters Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.

Police say they remain seriously concerned for the welfare of missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls, as they release new CCTV footage from when she was last seen, just over two weeks ago.

Education Minister Erica Stanford visits Queenstown's Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau. Photo: RNZ/Katie Todd By Katie Todd of RNZ The Government has announced another $27 million spend to expand school infrastructure in Otago, easing pressure on a Queenstown primary school that had repurposed its library for teaching to fit extra students.

Erin Patterson. Photo: Getty Images Accused killer Erin Patterson was genuinely unwell and not faking illness in the days after serving a deadly beef Wellington lunch, her barrister has argued.

Amandeep Sharma in court in May. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown The husband of a former Oranga Tamariki employee who helped his wife defraud the agency of more than $2 million has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention.

The aftermath of the fire at New World Victoria Park, Auckland. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi By Victor Waters of RNZ Fire and Emergency believe the cause of the New World Victoria Park fire was accidental.

Police at the stand-off this afternoon. Photo: Marika Khabazi / RNZ A man has been arrested following a four-hour stand-off in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill.

Traffic was disrupted after a crash in Roxburgh this afternoon.

On this must-see episode of ODT rugby chat, brought to you by Garador, PD squares off with the Otago Rugby Union over the recently announced ad hoc competition to be played in early August.

Photo: File image / Getty The Crusaders don't want any Chiefs fans to bring cowbells to the sold-out Super Rugby Pacific final in Christchurch on Saturday.

Richard Chambers. Photo: Samuel Rillstone / RNZ By Sam Sherwood of RNZ The Police Commissioner says he fully supports the Assistant Commissioner's decision to sign off on exemptions from recruitment standards for two recruits.

PHOTO: ODT FILES By John Gerritsen of RNZ The University of Otago has returned to the top 200 in the QS World University Ranking for the first time since 2022.

Coastguard Queenstown president Johnny Quinn and fundraising volunteer Sarah McGuinness. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A passionate Coastguard Queenstown volunteer’s taking the plunge to raise $1000 for the organisation.

One person has died and another suffered minor injuries after a family-harm incident in Christchurch on Wednesday.