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Moments. Not even my birthday. Felt it was a birthday present for me. Stuart you dont look 39. Neil im a long way from that. Many years about i get to 39. Happy birthday, ashley. Stuart, thank you very, very much. Were on top of same things that stuart and ashley and lizzie were on again. All eyes what well get going on tax reform here or tax cuts. As stuart indicated one of the things happen, phenomenon building, sense of diminished expectations. That might not be justified. Whatever is going o...

As the Lachlan Jones inquest continues, a neighbour involved in the search for the Gore toddler recalled the night of his death.

A neighbour who aided in the immediate search for Lachlan Jones the night of his death has told the inquest what happened to the Gore preschooler was “a...

The mother of Lachlan Jones has spoken for the first time, telling an inquest into her 3-year-old’s death that she felt like her whole world had gone after...

A prominent Dunedin educator has admitted filming himself abusing a former pupil, but told police it was not sexually motivated. However, when...

Columbia University historian Sarah Kovner presented a new approach to understanding the inhumane treatment of Allied prisoners in Japanese camps during World War II at a lecture Wednesday afternoon.  More than 30 students and faculty gathered in Harris Hall to attend the event. The Department of History provided falafel, hummus and baklava for attendees. Kovner...

A Cromwell man has been found guilty of indecently touching a 6-year-old girl after a jury remained gridlocked and unable to reach a unanimous...

The Crown says "the devil is in the detail" of an 8-year-old’s description of the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of a Cromwell man tasked...

A Cromwell man has denied indecently groping a friend’s 6-year-old daughter while she was in his care. The complainant, who is now 8, described the...

WARNING: This story deals with sexual offending and may be distressing. A Cromwell man has denied indecently groping a friend’s 6-year-old daughter while she...