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'Not putting up with that s***': Table-thumping councillor storms out

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:50
Cr Colin Reidy walked out of a recent meeting. Supplied / BDC website By Lois Williams Buller’s mayor Jamie Cleine is calling for civility after a councillor saw red and stomped out of a council meeting last week.
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Westpac wheels out mobile banking for Southland towns

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:36
File photo Westpac is extending a four-wheeled solution to a lack of bank services in some southern towns - mobile banking.
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ODT Landers Chat: Captain Jimmy D

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:08
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Renton to return in must-win match for Highlanders

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:03
Highlanders co-captain Hugh Renton. File photo Highlanders co-captain Hugh Renton will be back on deck to play Moana Pasifika this weekend.
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Whangamatā Harbour searched for missing man

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:14
Jarrod Kingi was last seen on Friday night Photo: NZ Police Police looking for a man missing since Anzac Day are searching areas around Whangamatā Harbour in the Coromandel. 
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'Just appalling': Mum vents anger after son injured in hit-and-run

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:57
Brendon Renwick was struck by a van while crossing at the intersection of Carmen and Buchanans Rds. Brendon and his mother Angela want police to find the driver who hit him. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN A Christchurch mother is frustrated by a lack of communication from police after her son was injured in a hit-and-run.
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Frustrated mum wants answers after son injured in hit-and-run

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:34
Brendon Renwick was struck by a van while crossing at the intersection of Carmen and Buchanans Rds. Brendon and his mother Angela want police to find the driver who hit him. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN A Christchurch mother is frustrated by a lack of communication from police after her son was injured in a hit-and-run.
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Gore mayor meeting with the future of Gore

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:18
The Just Four Kids tamariki team visited the Gore mayor marking the culmination of their sensory learning fun adventure.
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Three killed in shooting in Sweden

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:17
Police at the scene of the shooting at Vaksala Square in Uppsala, Sweden. Photo: TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala and a murder investigation has been launched, police say.
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A journey to reunite brothers

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:16
Waikuku’s Jono Taylor prepares for another night on the road as he navigates through the Australian Outback. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Reuniting two long lost brothers, separated by war, is the goal of Canterbury man Jono Taylor.
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Prisoners to be banned from voting again

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:08
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ANZ downgrades house price forecast

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 13:48
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Man jailed 25 years acquitted of murder

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 13:18
Stephen Stone. Photo: Supplied A man who spent 25 years in prison for the murder of Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys has been acquitted.
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Acquitted and angry after 25 years' jail

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 13:13
Stephen Stone. Photo: Supplied A man who spent 25 years in prison for the murder of Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys has been acquitted.
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Canada's Liberals ride Trump backlash to comeback election win

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 12:23
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks into his office after the Liberal Party staged a major political comeback to retain power in parliamentary elections. Photo: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain power in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against US President Donald Trump's tariffs and comments on making Canada the 51st US state.
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Spain, Portugal switch back on after biggest blackout

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 11:36
Spain and Portugal have switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history, though authorities offered little explanation for what had caused it or how they would prevent it happening again.
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Cops called to subdue Dunedin Hospital patient

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 11:07
Hospital staff called police after the patient allegedly assaulted the security guards and broke a computer screen. Photo: Peter McIntosh An agitated patient assaulted two security guards and smashed a computer at Dunedin Hospital before being arrested police say.
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