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$5000 donation to ambulance service
An equipment upgrade for Martinborough District Ambulance Service is a step closer because of a $5000 donation from Toast Martinborough.
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Police nab children for theft
Two young serial offenders were arrested on Thursday after stealing from unlocked cars in Kuripuni.
- 6:00 AM May 25th
Dance tells the story of teen tech obsession
When Kuranui College takes to the TSB Arena in Wellington next week, its Stage Challenge will be a triumph of student effort.
- 6:00 AM May 25th
Sport
Rathkeale dominates rugby
Rathkeale College dominated the rugby, but lost the football and hockey when they played a series of interschool sports fixtures against Hutt International Boys' School on Wednesday.
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Obituaries shouldn't just be for rich, famous
Someone asked me if you have to be famous to have an obituary in a newspaper.
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Cat rescued by firefighters
Firefighters revived a black cat with oxygen after it was rescued from a house... more
Business
Growers go for gold
In 2010/11 it exported 30 million trays of gold compared with 13 million this year.
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Life
Fun way to check on health
Animal-lovers know the importance of the health and well-being of their pets.
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Entertainment
Movie Review: Snitch (+trailer)
Can you picture yourself infiltrating a hard-core...
DVD Review: Life of Pi (+trailer)
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Game Review: Bioshock Infinite
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Movie review: Gambit (+trailer)
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NZ Herald
Sister dies on hearing of judge's death
The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the death of his sister - who was so shocked by the news she collapsed when told he had died. Barbara Mitchell learned of her brother's death on Wednesday morning in a phone call from their sister Sally. She managed to call out to her husband Mark as she fell to the ground. Barbara Mitchell's son Peter Mitchell, 42, said his mother hadn't been well the previous day. "What we now know is that was the start of a bleed in the aorta so she had [undiagnosed] heart disease ... the prognosis in the end was the…
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