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It has been another busy and interesting year in our region. We revisit some of our most popular premium stories from 2023. Originally published on March 10.
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WARNING: This story deals with sexual offending and may be distressing. An 81-year-old Invercargill man who violated a young girl has received a prison...
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The hospital was so busy on Tuesday that some non-urgent planned surgeries were cancelled.
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The family of a woman killed in a car accident three years ago are still seeking justice.
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QR codes at supermarkets: 81-year-old Havelock North man's campaign to get them at counters 15 Feb, 2021 10:06 PM 3 minutes to read Havelock North man Patrick Dingemans has led a successful campaign to get supermarkets around the Hawke's Bay to display additional QR codes at the checkout. Photo / Warren Buckland Patrick Dingemans, 81, diligently scans QR codes for Covid-19 tracing purposes wherever he goes. Since about October, he's grown increasingly frustrated by fellow shoppers who walk by both the QR codes and the sign-in sheet. "I am concerned that there is a poor comp...