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JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff The Twizel Volunteer Fire Brigade will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend. (File photo) The Twizel brigade started life as a Ministry of Works industrial brigade in 1961, when the town was established as a support town for the construction of the nearby hydro-electric dams. It became part of Fire and Emergency NZ after the Ministry of Works left the town in 1985. Fox said the crew managed the fire for the first few hours before reinforcements arrived. He said the Ōhau fire helped change the minds of some residents who had been “sceptical” of the brig...

The tax man will be looking closely at deductions this year, but there are several key way Aussies can boost their refunds.

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News by Anthony Keane Premium Content   Workers across Australia face a surprise pay cut when compulsory employer superannuation payments rise from 9.5 to 10 per cent of wages on July 1. People on salaries that include superannuation in their package are likely to lose some take-home pay as a higher proportion of their income gets diverted into super. Accountants estimate the move could impact more than half the nation's salary-earners, and is the first of five 0.5 per cent super rises legislated to occur on July 1 each year until 2025, when the compu...

Fed up . . . Ahuriri ward councillor Ross McRobie says the Labour Weekend problems at Loch Laird are not fair on the Otematata community. PHOTO: KAYLA HODGE Young people spending Labour Weekend at Loch Laird have always caused problems for the Otematata community, and now the district’s leaders have banded together to do something about it. Workshops involving Ahuriri Community Board members, councillors, local police officers and Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher started earlier this year to identify ways to reduce the issues. Suggestions have included banning glass, installing lights, increasing...