Lucky escape after fire breaks out in Chch flats
A sleepless night for some residents living in a block of flats after a blaze broke out.
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Police probe shot fired during street fight
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A vitamin-mineral treatment could help kids with ADHD, new Kiwi-led research suggests.
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Residents' six-year battle to move sex workers from plying trade outside their homes.
Six tourists survive 8-metre plunge into riverbed
Van full of tourists escape 8-metre plunge into a riverbed on the Inland Kaikoura Rd.
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Akaroa crash: Two flown to hospital
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Westland Milk Products on road to recovery
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Two hurt in Canterbury crash
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Past could be key to forecasting future quakes
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Murder a 'case of mistaken identity'
Brutal murder of Marcus Tucker a case of mistaken identity, trial hears.
Lake body murder trial begins
Man alleged to have killed Marcus Tucker, whose body was found in Canterbury lake.
Buried undersea volcanoes could yield resources
Rich resources of oil and gas could lie trapped inside volcanoes buried off our coasts.
Alleged gunman in car-jacking arrested
Alleged gunman in custody after Christchurch car-jacking and police pursuit.
Cattle disease tests now reach 20,000
MPI has completed more than 20,000 tests for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Person dead after car plunges into water
The incident happened at Kairaki Beach, Canterbury.
Serious injuries after car flips, hits pole
One person was trapped in the wreckage and had to be freed by firefighters.
Driver in fatal crash will not be charged
Bruce Imrie's wife died when the car he was driving left the road.
Two people injured in head-on collision
Two people have been transported to hospital following a two car crash in Canterbury.
Nats fan's sign ripped off him at Ardern uni walkabout
Labour leader was mobbed by hundreds of fans - but one objected to one sign in particular.
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Labour candidate gatecrashes English's campaign
Bill English made a swift exit when approached by Janette Walker a Blenheim cafe.
Kaikoura's seabed species bouncing back after quake
Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.
Shooter on the run after AOS callout near Hanmer
A person fired shots at a house over night, sparking an armed police callout near Hanmer.
Elderly couple treated after early morning house fire
An elderly couple have escaped an early morning blaze in their South Canterbury home.
Kiwi women in front at the ballot box
As soon as women had won the right to vote they exceeded men in voting turnout.