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Cricket: Wretched Auckland hunting for answers

First the good news: Auckland have had a champion limited-overs cricket season.

Paul Holmes: Chance encounter with a grieving father

Teen charged over assault with car

Cleaning up in New York

The drummer for Dunedin’s cult indie band the Clean, Hamish Kilgour, tells Rebecca Barry about life in the Big Apple and how he remains Kiwi.

DNA convicts teen burglar nearly 3 years on

Wine: Lured Downunder

Still they come. Men and women with vision, courage, zeal and determination. They dream.

Men charged with taking protected geckos

Six attack Dunedin man

Wine: A year of gorgeous drops

Wine writer John Hawkesby takes a look back over a year of sipping to come up with his 12 best bottles.

Fund for export heritage

Bar owner abused over i-site's gay label

Good Taste:In praise of riesling

If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.

Five killed in weekend crashes

Ruakura cattle embryo research raises global interest

<i>Weather Watch</i>: Summer weekend

Most people are in for a great summer weekend with high air pressure over the North Island and an advancing front in the South Island.

Wine: Weathering the bad times

Recent wild growing conditions are posing challenges for winemakers across the globe.