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New fire in Christchurch treated as suspicious

Greens' $500m boost for Christchurch transport

The Green Party would push for almost half a billion spending over five years on public transport in Christchurch.

Cluster of Christchurch fires being investigated

Red-zone fires treated as suspicious

Teen burned as party prank backfires

A Hokitika teenager suffered serious burns after a party prank backfired in Kokatahi.

National gets $500,000 boost

National's election war-chest has been given a half-million dollar boost by the estate of a wealthy Christchurch businessman.

Kiwi-made rocket shatters record

A New Zealand-built rocket has shattered an altitude record after reaching speeds in excess of 2000 km an hour.

Labour market unlikely to boost wages

Employment growth slowed in the June quarter and outside Canterbury it stalled altogether.

Christchurch woman jailed for assaulting 10-year-old girl

Body found inside Christchurch house

A body was found inside a Christchurch house overnight in what police are at this stage treating as a suspicious death.

Canterbury's building crisis as widespread as leaky home issue

A building crisis in Canterbury could be as widespread as the leaky home issue, lawyers say.

Akaroa: Bank on visual treats

The road around Banks Peninsula is steeped in history, finds Wendy Dunlop.

Woman faces firearm charges after AOS callout

Cyclist hit by car in Christchurch

Convicted driver 'so sorry' for deaths

The foreign driver who ran a stop sign and killed three people would "hurt for the rest of his life", a close friend said last night.

Brothers jailed for fatally starving horses

Two brothers who starved horses so badly they had to be shot by animal welfare officers have been jailed and banned from owning horses for five years.