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Southern branches of a national conservation group joined forces for a special celebration on Saturday. About 40 members of the Dunedin, Southland...

Commentary Some wars have faded from people’s memories over time, while others are more popular than ever. In ...

Now, a group of high school students in Tauranga have come up with their own small solution. Realising just how many household items have non-recyclable tops, the teenagers started thinking about ways to repurpose that plastic into a lifelong product, to reduce the number being sent to landfills. The five Ōtūmoetai College students are taking part in the Young Enterprise Scheme and have started a business that turns the plastic bottle tops into earrings. Their company – Dune – has launched on Instagram and will be appearing at markets in Mount Maunganui next month. Supplied Dune, a ...

Scotland’s role in the battles of the Great War cost the country more than 105,000 men. In all, around 750,000 Scottish men fought in World War I. There were many reasons for signing up. Solders may have been motivated by patriotism, others drawn by the promise of a military wage - while some would have been carried along by peer pressure. But in the volunteering period between 1914 and early 1916, Scotland provided a disproportionate number of soldiers. A new documentary from Scottish filmmakers is now looking at one of the most important battles in Scotland’s history, which also...