Latest from Canterbury

Quake damage raised heart attack risk
Canterbury residents living in quake-damaged homes were at higher risk of heart attack.

Rebels gang member's riverbed death probe
Canterbury riverbed scene examination complete as probe into Brad Lomax death continues

English on defensive after another bad poll
A new poll showed his party would struggle to form a Government after the election.

Christchurch man jailed for HIV-positive sex
HIV-positive Johnny Lumsden had unprotected sex with men without disclosing his status.

Boat driver in court over Kiwi's Bermuda death
Man in court after Kiwi woman died in Bermuda boat accident during America's Cup.

Farmer charged with thefts, burglaries
Canterbury farmer Matthew Woods charged with string of rural thefts and burglaries

Scribe posts cryptic comment after court no-show
Kiwi rapper Scribe has again failed to show up for court.

Quake-hit rail line to reopen
Quake-hit rail line between Picton and Christchurch set to reopen.

Battlegrounds: Quakes' shadow over Canterbury
Key election battlegrounds: Kurt Bayer talks to some of the candidates around Canterbury.

Quake Outcasts wins settlement
Quake Outcasts group wins settlement with Government after long battle.

Man in court over newborn baby assaults
Canterbury man in court charged with assaulting newborn baby.

Artist makes horse excrement sculpture of Nick Smith
Controversial work to protest against the Government's treatment of water quality issue.

Truck driver cut free after hitting tree
Truck driver being flown to hospital by rescue helicopter collision in North Canterbury.

Five rare sheep found slaughtered
Daniel Wheeler believes slaughter of five Campbell Island ewes was opportunistic crime.

Heavy rain causes slips to fall on roads
"Severe weather" warning: heavy rain in parts of Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay.

Aftershock: The debacle of shoddy quake repairs
Experts believe Christchurch is sitting on a multi-billion dollar ticking time-bomb.

Editorial: More claims from the quakes
EDITORIAL: Christchurch householders deserve insurance payouts for substandard repairs.

Weekend weather: Heavy rain for North Island
It's an inside day for most across the North Island.

Two dead, one hurt in South Island crashes
Ashburton crash occurred about 1.30am, Lyttelton smash at 10.25am.

Vote 2017: Your say - who is winning the race?
Heart Beat series: They told us about their towns. Now hear their views on the election.

Police name dead fisherman found at Lake Coleridge
The fisherman who died at Lake Coleridge has been named as John Morgan of Christchurch.

Police find body of missing fisherman near Mt Hutt
Police divers have found the body of a fisherman swept under at Lake Coleridge last night.

Arrest made over Christchurch backpacker burglaries
The arrest was made in relation to a spate of burglaries at hostels and backpackers

Q&A: The murky fate of Canterbury's rivers
Makers of a film showing in Auckland tonight discuss the plight of Canterbury's rivers.

Back to the future in Rolleston
Herald journalists talk to voters about their hopes, fears and dreams.

Q&A: When taking water hurts our fish life
Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.

Lucky escape as floodwaters wash car away
Man lucky to escape after trying to cross swollen river.