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The Otago Spirit have locked in a home Farah Palmer Cup semifinal.

Former Labour Party MP Stuart Nash speaking at a NZ First conference. Photo: Russell Palmer / RNZ Former Labour Party Member of Parliament Stuart Nash has spoken at New Zealand First's annual conference and is not closing the door on campaigning for it at the next election.

Treble Cone Ski Field. FILE PHOTO: JACKSON LANA Four people have been accounted for and are now safe following an avalanche in the Treble Cone Ski Field area.

Workers remove signage for the Secretary of Defense after Trump's order to rename the department. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the "Department of War," reverting to a title it held until after World War Two when officials sought to emphasize the Pentagon's role in preventing conflict.

Harete Hipango. Photo: Facebook By Russell Palmer of RNZ

Stuart Nash, a former Labour Party MP speaking at a NZ First conference. Photo: Russell Palmer / RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ

Dee Why Beach in Sydney, next to Long Reef Beach where the attack took place. Photo: Getty Images A man is dead after being attacked by a large shark on Sydney's northern beaches.

Warren Lee pictured outside the Hamilton District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek, NZME composite After having his belongings stolen, and the windows of his car and Kāinga Ora home smashed, Warren John Frederick Lee had had enough.

Farmer Roger O'Byrne drove a digger on to a neighbour's property and carved up a driveway. A spat between rural neighbours erupted when one took a digger and carved up a driveway during a confrontation.

Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ By Ruth Hill of RNZ

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe (right) celebrate winning the women's doubles final against Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend of the US at Flushing Meadows to win the US Open title. Photo: Reuters New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and her Canadian partner Gabby Dabrowski have knocked off the top-seeded pair of Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-4 to take home the US Open women's doubles title.

Halfway Bush Kindergarten perform at the Otago Polyfest at the Edgar Centre. Photos: Peter McIntosh The week-long Otago Polyfest event closed yesterday at the Edgar Centre, with more than 170 educational institutes including early childhood services, primary, intermediate and secondary schools from Dunedin, Waitaki, Clutha and Central Otago presenting cultural performances of haka, poi, waiata-ringa and items from across the Pacific.

PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN An excavator removes a 300m-long hedge from the Otago Taieri A&P showgrounds on Gordon Rd, at Five Roads, near Mosgiel on Wednesday.

Some decisions were high stakes. Sometimes the vote was close. Often, the way Dunedin’s elected representatives voted provided clear indications of their values.   Grant Miller has selected a mix of decisions from the past term of the Dunedin City  Council for voters to mull over ahead of the election.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Karitane extends around the shore of the Waikouaiti River estuary.

Standing in the foyer area of the now-closed Cupid Shop are (from left) co-owners Jenna and Tyler Lapham and company director Lesley Lapham. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH Ownership of Dunedin sex store Cupid Shop has been nothing but a family affair for nearly 40 years. The Lapham family tell Tim Scott about life behind the counter of one of the country’s oldest adult stores.

Celebrating their success at the SEANZ awards are the Think Solar Group team (back row from left) Toby Nicholls, Nigel Bishop, Paul Hollingsworth, James Kettle, Dean Dunning and Cody Megginson, (front from left) Regan Dodd, Hannah Shea and Tom Stubbs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Installing solar is good for Dean Dunning’s soul.

Attending a Global Women event at Forsyth Barr offices in Dunedin last week are Thandie Chiruka (Columba College), Stella Dineen (St Hilda’s Collegiate), directors Rowena Davenport and Jacinta Ruru, Frankie McAuliffe (Queen’s High School), Jessie McGrouther (Otago Girls’) and Global Women chief executive Katie Bhreatnach. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Global Women chief executive Katie Bhreatnach describes studying at the University of Otago as a key life choice that has helped shape her career. In Dunedin recently for a Global Women event, she talks to business editor  Sally Rae.

Snopro co-founder Justin Worth is excited about the company’s expansion into Japan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Like many Kiwi business success stories, this one started in a garage - a Queenstown one, in fact.