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Jessie-Lee Daniela-Ranford, left, and her father, James Lindsay Ranford. The pair was due to be sentenced in the Hamilton District Court today on a charge of burglary but the case was adjourned. Photos / Belinda Feek By Belinda Feek, Open Justice multimedia journalist A former Armourguard employee used the company’s special codes to raid almost $200,000 from an ATM in a heist she executed with the help of her father.

Orchard manager Matt Bentley of Ashburton oversees trellis installation prior to planting next week. PHOTO: SUSAN SANDYS Coastal dairy farm paddocks in Canterbury are being transformed into a high-production horticultural venture.

Photo: Getty Images An ongoing feud bubbling away between two Dunedin men hit boiling point when they tried to ram each other off the road.

The new fencing. Photo: Toni Williams Wooden fencing is being installed along the Bremners Rd side of the Ashburton Cemetery for an estimated cost of $65,000.

Photo: London Canteen / Facebook The owners of Christchurch's London Canteen have let their customers know with "heavy hearts" the cafe at Oderings Garden Centre in Barrington has gone into liquidation.

Trucks drive through a hoar frost beside Lake Benmore near Omarama in this file photo. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Two southern highways have been closed because of ice and drivers are being advised to street clear.

Photo: London Canteen / Facebook The owners of Christchurch's London Canteen have let their customers know with "heavy hearts" the cafe at Oderings Garden Centre in Barrington has gone into liquidation.

The Bridge Hill fire burnt through about 900ha of bush and farmland in December. ​Inset – plants such as bracken have started to regrow after the fire. Photos: Supplied A community group is forging a vision for the future of the Craigieburn basin as the area continues to recover from a large scrub fire.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ New Zealand has paused its core sector support funding for the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year, Winston Peters office says.

Photo: RNZ A woman who died after being found with critical injuries in a Riccarton car park on Wednesday was not missing elderly woman Elisabeth Nicholls, police say.

Additional in-person voting bins will be available at supermarkets for the October local body elections in an effort to boost turnout and improve accessibility.

Photo: RNZ A woman who died after being found with critical injuries in a Riccarton car park was not Elisabeth Nicholls, police say.

Smoke rises from a fire in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Social Media/via Reuters Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender and the US president said his patience had run out, though he gave no clue as to what his next step would be.

An excavator removes debris from a residential building that was destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran. Photo: Getty Images Two staff and their families have been evacuated from the New Zealand embassy in Tehran.

Operatunity artists (from left) Russell Dixon, Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, and Matt Pike will perform hit songs by male musical ensembles in the show It’s Raining Men, coming to Mosgiel next week. Photo: supplied Touring opera company Operatunity will celebrate iconic male musical ensembles in its latest show, It’s Raining Men, in Mosgiel on Tuesday.

Singing sisters Rachael (left) and Jules Kesha will perform as Caramel Groove this Saturday. Photo: supplied Dunedin’s Caramel Groove will present a night of nostalgia and dance rhythms this weekend through their new show The Get Down.

Voter packs for this year’s local elections will be mailed to enrolled electors from September 9.