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- Nelson special needs school to stay open
- Education Minister Hekia Parata has confirmed that a special needs residential girls school in Nelson will remain open.
- Houses to be checked after emergency demolition
- Officials will check other homes in a Christchurch cliffside suburb after an emergency demolition of an earthquake-damaged home.
- Group says Unitary Plan smoke, mirrors and spin
- A group calling for a rethink of Auckland's 30-year blueprint, the Unitary Plan, says the council is engaged in smoke and mirrors, and PR spin.
- Thieves target Christchurch construction sites
- Police are urging builders and contractors in Christchurch to secure construction sites following an increase in thefts in recent months.
- Donations sought to restore Christchurch theatre
- The New Zealand International Film Festival has launched a campaign to raise $40,000 to equip a Christchurch theatre to screen movies.
- Fanworm discovered in Nelson harbour
- A marine pest discovered in Nelson harbour has prompted a warning to boat owners to check their vessels carefully.
- Man charged with murder of Far North couple
- A man accused of killing a Far North couple has been remanded in custody.
- Driver killed after logging trucks collide
- A driver is dead and another is in a stable condition after two logging trucks crashed head-on near the East Coast township of Tolaga Bay.
- House perched on cliff deemed too unsafe
- An earthquake-damaged Christchurch house is being demolished to stop it tumbling down a 40-metre cliff onto the road below.
- Young Christchurch people 'face housing problems'
- A Christchurch YMCA youth worker says she has serious concerns a housing shortage is forcing young people to live in cold, overcrowded accommodation coming into winter.
- Man stabbed at Snells Beach incident
- Police in Auckland say a man has serious injuries after being stabbed.
- Wider ban on set nets wanted around Otago Peninsula
- The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand wants an immediate extension to a ban on set nets around Otago Peninsula, from 4km to 20km offshore.
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