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A right-wing British politician has outraged Kiwis online after likening New Zealand to Nazi Germany in a series of tweets taking aim at Jacinda Ardern and the Government's Covid response. A man whose vehicle crashed while he was fleeing police in Dunedin yesterday is the same man who was reported knocking on doors and telling people he was "fundraising" on Monday. Several well-known Otago locations are featured in a new musical tourism promotion aimed at encouraging Kiwis to explore new parts of the country. A former head of Southern Victim Support who was jailed for 14 years for sexually abusing a pre-teen boy is appealing his conviction and sentence. Forsyth Barr Stadium is keeping its name after the investment firm signed up for a 10-year naming rights agreement. Tributes are pouring in for a young woman found dead in the Port Hills area of Christchurch at the weekend. Thomas Burns St car park is now a permanent option for freedom campers during the camping season. The University of Otago says what would have been its largest construction project is no longer affordable, but it is going ahead with a new $90million residential hall. Fiery Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis says he does not need help with anger management, but his colleagues have emphatically called on him to acknowledge his problem. Heritage New Zealand will not oppose the demolition of the historic facades of the Cadbury’s building so long as several conditions are met. Fluffy and rare, the newly hatched Te Anau takahe chicks will help bolster the species population nationally. Two Gore teens are celebrating after scoring five titles in a national dance competition. The green flag is likely to waved on a 57-lot subdivision at Highlands Innovation and Technology Park near Cromwell. Well-known Southlander Paddy O’Brien has confirmed he will stand in the Invercargill City Council by-election. Prophet's Rock head winemaker Paul Pujol has vague memories of the bad old days of New Zealand wine. After a rigorous judging process, the 2020 New World Wine Awards Top 50 have been announced. Chair of Judges for the 2020 New World Wine Awards, Jim Harré, offers some recommendations from this year’s superb Top 50 list. The Liquor Manager at your local New World can offer great advice on the best selections from the 2020 New World Wine Awards Top 50 A major question mark remains over the future of National's deputy leader Gerry Brownlee, following the party's devastating election loss. A right-wing British politician has outraged Kiwis online after likening New Zealand to Nazi Germany in a series of tweets taking aim at Jacinda Ardern and the Government's Covid response. A fishing company leader says he is happy to delay his operations for the safety of the community. National leader Judith Collins says today's caucus meeting will go over portfolios and update MPs on the party's review of the election campaign defeat. Forsyth Barr Stadium is keeping its name after the investment firm signed up for a 10-year naming rights agreement. Several well-known Otago locations are featured in a new musical tourism promotion aimed at encouraging Kiwis to explore new parts of the country. Local companies say they saw an uptick to business during the long weekend and many hold hopes for a strong end to the year. An Auckland supermarket has been fined almost $80,000 for price discrepancies between the promotional price displayed or advertised - and the price charged at the till. The driver of a car that overturned in Queenstown yesterday, damaging two parked cars and blocking rush hour traffic, has been charged with careless driving. There will be a Queenstown Winter Festival in 2021 — but what it looks like or when it will be held are still unknown. Belgian Luce Wilsens had a wee shindig in Queenstown last night to celebrate two milestones: her 90th birthday and the 30th anniversary of her first visit to the resort. Campaigns to encourage men to seek mental health support appear to be paying off, with health officials saying plenty are coming forward in Queenstown. With the closure of New Zealand’s borders, scenic flight operators in Queenstown have had to innovate for a domestic market. Hugh Collins goes for a ‘‘Pavlova on a Peak’’. Tearfund's annual ethical fashion report is out today, showing just how transparent or murky large local fashion houses are about their supply chains during a pandemic. The threat of disinformation is real. A week after elections, in which conspiracies played a bigger role than ever before, Bruce Munro talks to the Chief Censor, and others, about how best to tackle it. Dating a nice guy is scary as when you’re used to drama lama bad boys, writes Lisa Scott. Average farm profit before tax on sheep and beef farms is predicted to fall 26% this season amid continued uncertainty due to Covid-19, Beef+Lamb New Zealand’s new season outlook says. The New Zealand Merino Company has listed on the Unlisted Securities Exchange and is preparing for capital-raising. Fluffy and rare, the newly hatched Te Anau takahe chicks will help bolster the species population nationally. Well-known Southlander Paddy O’Brien has confirmed he will stand in the Invercargill City Council by-election. A call for current councillors to resign from the Invercargill City Council to validate their mandate was rejected yesterday. Two Gore teens are celebrating after scoring five titles in a national dance competition. The Parajacks team took centre stage in the heart of Central Otago at the Omakau 3Fives tournament over Labour Weekend. Jono Hickey admits if you asked him two months ago if he would be playing in the Mitre 10 Cup - and for Otago, of all sides - he would have said "no chance". Victoria has had two coronavirus deaths and two new cases as Melbourne emerges from its 112-day lockdown. President Donald Trump has again attacked US election mechanics, saying it would be "inappropriate" to take extra time to count the tens of millions of ballots cast by mail. Dangerous storms have lashed southeast Queensland, as a month's rain and tennis ball-sized hailstones were dumped from the Darling Downs to the Sunshine Coast. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is predicting a "tough winter" as a second wave of Covid-19 engulfs much of the country, saying the pandemic "sucks" and is a horrific national tragedy. It was a Labour Weekend to forget for the family members, friends and work colleagues of six New Zealanders. When I was in my 20s, I lived in Toowoomba, a city of similar size to Dunedin in southeast Queensland. The Arthur Street School infants’ building is a treasure that must remain, writes the Southern Heritage Trust. Antibodies against Covid-19 declined rapidly in the British population over summer, a study shows, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity.

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