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Canterbury appears to have the kind of jobs market workers elsewhere might envy.
Canterbury defies national trend as jobless rate falls - so why is finding work still so hard?
Canterbury appears to have the kind of jobs market workers elsewhere might envy.
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Christchurch’s Apollo Projects Stadium will start being dismantled later this year as the Government still considers a fast-track request to rezone the land.
Interest mounts for temporary stadium assets ahead of dismantling and fast-track rezone decision
Christchurch’s Apollo Projects Stadium will start being dismantled later this year as the Government still considers a fast-track request to rezone the land.
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After two years championing a mining revival, Shane Jones has released a review that raises awkward questions about whether taxpayers are getting enough from the country’s mineral wealth.
‘Chew and gnaw on it’: Report finds mining royalties low as Jones defends status quo
After two years championing a mining revival, Shane Jones has released a review that raises awkward questions about whether taxpayers are getting enough from the country’s mineral wealth.
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When mainstream sport doesn’t fit, this Christchurch trust offers a place where everyone gets a chance to play.
The Christchurch trust proving sport can change lives beyond the scoreboard
When mainstream sport doesn’t fit, this Christchurch trust offers a place where everyone gets a chance to play.
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A local wildlife trust describes the decision as a “travesty”, and has offered to fund the vaccines themselves.
Bid to vaccinate Kaikoura's last little penguins against deadly strain of bird flu rejected
A local wildlife trust describes the decision as a “travesty”, and has offered to fund the vaccines themselves.
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Less than a fifth of royalties owed to visual artists and their estates remain unclaimed, despite Resale Royalties Aotearoa having distributed more than 80% of the money collected last year.
More than 80% of art resale royalties paid out, but artists still being sought
Less than a fifth of royalties owed to visual artists and their estates remain unclaimed, despite Resale Royalties Aotearoa having distributed more than 80% of the money collected last year.
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The next batch of KiwiRail’s new DM locomotives are due to arrive in New Zealand through Timaru’s port.
New KiwiRail locos to arrive via PrimePort Timaru
The next batch of KiwiRail’s new DM locomotives are due to arrive in New Zealand through Timaru’s port.
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OPINION: As politicians trade insults and outrage, it's hard not to wonder who really needs to lift their standards.
Behaviour problems start in parliament
OPINION: As politicians trade insults and outrage, it's hard not to wonder who really needs to lift their standards.
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Tatsiana Chypsanava’s tā moko work inspired her to unearth her family’s suppressed Komi heritage under Soviet rule.
Documenting Māori tā moko leads Nelson photographer back to her own Arctic roots
Tatsiana Chypsanava’s tā moko work inspired her to unearth her family’s suppressed Komi heritage under Soviet rule.
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ANALYSIS: As councils around the country look at how they may merge, there are some far deeper questions that remain unanswered.
Parent, child, amalgamator? How localist Luxon became the great centraliser
ANALYSIS: As councils around the country look at how they may merge, there are some far deeper questions that remain unanswered.
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ANALYSIS: A highly experienced core of captain Patrick Tuipulotu, Beauden Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown and Rieko Ioane offsets some new faces against the Stormers.
How Dave Rennie mixed and matched his new-look All Blacks for South Africa tour opener
ANALYSIS: A highly experienced core of captain Patrick Tuipulotu, Beauden Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown and Rieko Ioane offsets some new faces against the Stormers.
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Ashburton failed to agree on a governance proposal, while Waimakariri backed a jointly developed North Canterbury plan with Hurunui.
Ashburton opts out of submitting Head Start proposal as Waimakariri backs North Canterbury bid
Ashburton failed to agree on a governance proposal, while Waimakariri backed a jointly developed North Canterbury plan with Hurunui.
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ANALYSIS: The rise in unemployment to 5.6% masked a more nuanced update from Stats NZ.
Unemployment has risen, so why were fewer Kiwis standing on the sidelines?
ANALYSIS: The rise in unemployment to 5.6% masked a more nuanced update from Stats NZ.
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From Ready Steady Cook to Simply Marvellous, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s archives are packed with vintage cooking shows offering recipes, nostalgia and plenty of inspiration for your next winter meal.
What’s cooking at the audiovisual archive?
From Ready Steady Cook to Simply Marvellous, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s archives are packed with vintage cooking shows offering recipes, nostalgia and plenty of inspiration for your next winter meal.
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The search for Natalie Alexander-Browning has been formally suspended.
Police suspend search for missing Golden Bay woman
The search for Natalie Alexander-Browning has been formally suspended.
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All signs point towards a sellout crowd for the Southland Sharks as they chase a fourth Sal's National Basketball League title.
Extra seating brought in as Sharks final nears sellout
All signs point towards a sellout crowd for the Southland Sharks as they chase a fourth Sal's National Basketball League title.
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Worksafe is making inquiries into the death.
Meat worker dies at processing plant in Auckland
Worksafe is making inquiries into the death.
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A Nelson mother was hit with an $85 fine after automatic car park monitoring technology mistakenly assumed she had parked at Nelson Junction for an entire day.
Car park cameras incorrectly issuing fines drive shoppers away from Nelson mall
A Nelson mother was hit with an $85 fine after automatic car park monitoring technology mistakenly assumed she had parked at Nelson Junction for an entire day.
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Tekapo residents are being asked to dob in any non-compliant short-term accommodation providers, as the council confirms it already has 200 rental listings under investigation.
200 ‘under investigation’ as Tekapo residents asked to dob in accommodation rule breakers
Tekapo residents are being asked to dob in any non-compliant short-term accommodation providers, as the council confirms it already has 200 rental listings under investigation.
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The Christchurch man, in his 70s, cannot be named for 20 working days while he considers whether to continue fighting for name suppression.
Man who indecently ‘tickled’ 12-year-old girl was trusted by family
The Christchurch man, in his 70s, cannot be named for 20 working days while he considers whether to continue fighting for name suppression.
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Paul Goldsmith has ordered a rapid review of his ministry following its handling of a former employee.
Justice Ministry to be reviewed, as minister's confidence in agency 'seriously shaken'
Paul Goldsmith has ordered a rapid review of his ministry following its handling of a former employee.
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WATCH: What happens when a country stops teaching its own art history? Respected art historian and curator Christina Barton joins Articulate to discuss the future of art history education - plus why Aotearoa still holds an important place at the prestigious Venice Biennale.
Articulate Episode 24: Christina Barton
WATCH: What happens when a country stops teaching its own art history? Respected art historian and curator Christina Barton joins Articulate to discuss the future of art history education - plus why Aotearoa still holds an important place at the prestigious Venice Biennale.
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Christopher Luxon is defending his use of a Defence Force helicopter after a National Party fundraiser.
‘Busy job’: PM defends use of Air Force chopper after fundraiser
Christopher Luxon is defending his use of a Defence Force helicopter after a National Party fundraiser.
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The ACT candidate and TV personality has encouraged Marlborough voters to be realistic when casting their votes this election.
Paul Henry rates ACT’s Kaikōura chances in visit to true blue Marlborough
The ACT candidate and TV personality has encouraged Marlborough voters to be realistic when casting their votes this election.
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Joe, the 3.2-metre tagged great white shark has left D'Urville Island and rapidly travelled north, reaching the coast of Taranaki via Whanganui.
Tagged great white shark Joe races from D’Urville Island to Taranaki
Joe, the 3.2-metre tagged great white shark has left D'Urville Island and rapidly travelled north, reaching the coast of Taranaki via Whanganui.
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ANALYSIS: Nic Berry hasn’t been involved in a South Africa test since Rassie Erasmus’ infamous 62-minute video rant five years ago.
What a top referee's curious absence from Springboks tests means for the All Blacks' hopes
ANALYSIS: Nic Berry hasn’t been involved in a South Africa test since Rassie Erasmus’ infamous 62-minute video rant five years ago.
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The Christchurch City Council has voted to keep the city’s current boundaries after a tense debate, rejecting a wider expansion proposal by a single vote while the Government prepares to make the final decision about the future makeup of councils across the country. See more on thepress.co.nz
A man allegedly stole a Good Samaritan’s car before ploughing into five high school student cyclists and killing a woman’s dog during a frenzied series of attacks in Auckland’s Epsom that left five people injured, police say.
Auckland Grammar ‘devastated’ after student cyclists hospitalised in frenzied attack
A man allegedly stole a Good Samaritan’s car before ploughing into five high school student cyclists and killing a woman’s dog during a frenzied series of attacks in Auckland’s Epsom that left five people injured, police say.
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Madeleine Waddell returns for her second world U20 champs in the 400m in a team of 18 looking to keep Kiwi track and field on a high.
Daughter of sporting greats to head Kiwi charge in Ruthe’s absence at world U20 champs
Madeleine Waddell returns for her second world U20 champs in the 400m in a team of 18 looking to keep Kiwi track and field on a high.
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A man has admitted puncturing the fuel line of a van belonging to Gas Picton and siphoning about 25 litres of fuel.
Fuel line punctured in late-night Picton burglary
A man has admitted puncturing the fuel line of a van belonging to Gas Picton and siphoning about 25 litres of fuel.
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