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‘I’m frothing’: Elite surfers heading to South Island for major world tournament
Elite surfers are set to descend on the South Island after Dunedin was selected to host a global surfing event at St Clair Beach next year.

Queen Street cars trial questioned ahead of City Rail Link opening
Greater Auckland's Connor Sharp fears cars on Queen Street at night could put off pedestrians coming out of the new train station.

Ted Charlton has a rare medical condition. He's died seven times
A rare temperature and thirst disorder has brought Ted Charlton perilously close to the end multiple times - but he's still in good spirits about his life.

A Rotorua local’s secret to unlocking a destination’s best spots
We ask people in the travel industry about the way they travel and their favourite parts of New Zealand.

‘Goalposts have shifted;’ Dairy farmers face fines of up to $1 million for farm pollution
Stuff has been collating figures from councils on the number of prosecutions and enforcement actions for dairy effluent offending since 2010.

Chris Bishop was National’s last hope for November
I went to bed last Tuesday night convinced I’d wake up to Chris Bishop as PM.

Villa close in on Suzuki with Martinez future in doubt
Aston Villa close in on the signing of Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, with Emi Martinez's future in increasing doubt.

UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia
The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.

'Number of fatalities' and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway
The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.

Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday 'witchhunt'
Lord Simon Woolley said Arday had been "hounded" by the media and pursued relentlessly.

Watch: BBC visits smouldering market in Ukraine after strikes
Six people were injured in the strike on the market selling second-hand records, posters, toys and tools.

The incredible world of Kiwi-made drones
These are drones far removed from the little spinny craft you might see hovering above a park - and they can do so much more.

People are going to 'lose hundreds of dollars a week' taking leave, union warns
Workers who do a lot of overtime or receive a significant part of their pay through commissions will see a noticeable difference in the pay they receive during annual leave.

Ted used to catch the school bus at his driveway. Now he faces a dangerous 3km walk
A rural mum says she felt “frustration” and “disbelief” at how her son’s bus route was “cut so easily”.

She thought no news was good news. Two years later, a letter arrived
There have been major problems with the cervical screening programme register.

Goodbye encyclopedia, hello local LLM
It's starting to look as if encyclopedias are going full circle with multiple volumes of printed material replaced by a local LLM.

Donnelly wins GB's first women's marathon medal at Europeans
Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win a marathon medal at the European Championships as she claimed bronze in Birmingham on Sunday.

Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.

Soldiers praised for 'phenomenal job' helping crews tackle wildfires
About 200 members of the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment have been involved in the operation.

Murder inquiry after man bitten by dog dies
Police appeal for two people who stopped to help the victim in Wakefield to come forward.