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Southern Region premier rugby had a shake-up at the weekend with two of the sides in the top four losing their games.

The new Dental School was opened yesterday to patients for the first time. There is every indication that the new institution will be very popular, as yesterday's attendance totalled 85. Of this number 33 attended by appointment, and 52 were new patients. This constitutes a record for the school.

Cromwell edged out Wakatipu 25-21 in a cracking contest at Anderson Park on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Central Otago premier club competition, getting home thanks to a massive scrum that won a penalty try 13 minutes from time.

A horror effort in the field cost the White Ferns badly in their opening game of the T20 World Cup in England.

Woodlands put an end to the Eastern Northern Barbarians' unbeaten run when they won 31-27 on Saturday.

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There were some barnstorming results at the Barnes Cross-Country yesterday.

The latest sorry chapter in the saga of inaction to address the appalling state of Wakari Hospital's ward 10a is mystifying.

The Dunedin City Royals booked their spot in round four of the Chatham Cup with an ultimately comfortable 5-1 victory over Mosgiel.

Did someone put plastic wrap over the hoop at the Otago Nuggets' end?

More than 20 architects made their pitch for the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre rebuild this week.

Millions of litres of treated water will be saved each year thanks to a grant for irrigation of the Roxburgh golf course.

Cat Rescue Dunedin Charitable Trust chairwoman Debby Foster packs up a sign after a successful cat adoption day at Beachlands Speedway yesterday.

Neighbours who watched a ''pretty massive'' fire at a Dunedin student flat have described a hoard of household appliances ''exploding and setting alight''.

Wheels and other removable parts from cars are currently hot property for thieves in Christchurch.

The ongoing debate around the likely fate of about half a million native lizards should the Bendigo gold mine go ahead has continued at an expert fast-track hearing in Wellington.

The last known possum has been tracked and eliminated from a native bird and conservation area near Birdlings Flat in Canterbury.

Ukrainian activist Olha Viazenko and her friends protest the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine.

Thousands gathered to celebrate light in the darkness of winter at a sold-out Dunedin Midwinter Carnival.

There was nary a dull moment when more than 60 knitters, embroiderers and weavers joined forces in Dunedin to celebrate Worldwide Knit in Public Day.

Mosgiel faces the ''brutally clear'' truth its traffic woes will never be a high priority for this government, NZTA has warned.

A more safety-conscious approach has to go with any road development in Mosgiel, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.

Watching Kane Williamson bat was like listening to rain on the roof.

Last Wednesday United States President Donald Trump told journalists that the US and Iran are ''in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal''.

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including fighting back against the supermarket duopoly, and when ideology is more important than historical fact.

A last-gasp deflection from Lily Young helped Momona defend the Challenge Shield for the fifth time this season, meaning they have held off every challenger heading into the mid-season break.

As a teenager I never expected to own my own house. It was not something that appeared common where I lived.

You might have to call that a bittersweet night for the Dunedin Thunder.

Living with ME/CFS means that I am exhausted almost all of the time; some days, I struggle even having a shower or dressing myself in anything other than a ratty pair of pyjamas.

A Queenstown property for sale would probably stand comparison with the best waterfront trophy estates in New Zealand.