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Three people seriously assaulted outside Christchurch bar
The incident occurred in the early hours of March 21 outside the Cruz bar on Victoria St.
Student suspended after 'humiliating' filming incident at Canterbury high school
A student has been suspended from a Methven school after an 'incredibly serious' incident.
Old Foodstuffs building to be turned into school
The estimated $25 million development will open in 2023.
Like father, like son: Gambler who stole $1.4m from dead relative blames his underworld father
Eddie Quirke grew up 'in awe' of his father and his shady associates.
Over 100 news homes to be built in central Christchurch
The joint venture plans to build around 111 homes.
Person found dead, two others assaulted in Christchurch
On arrival police located a deceased person inside the property.
ASB Regional scoreboard: How is your local economy coping?
A table ranking regional economic performance reflects the two speeds of the recovery.
Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Dunedin
Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.
Christchurch $5.2m Lotto win left unclaimed
There's a multi-million winning Powerball ticket on the loose in the city.
Blaze destroys Christchurch tattoo studio - investigation underway
A fire has ripped through City of Ink on Riccarton Rd this morning.
Upset at vaccine privacy breach; 1 new case in MIQ
50 people have been contacted over a DHB privacy breach.
Large blaze in Canterbury under control after engulfing 300 hectares
Emergency services were called to the fire near Broken River at about 12.45pm on Friday.
Winter is coming: Rain throughout New Zealand this week
Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.
National wants answers over vaccination system coding error
The Canterbury District Health Board is apologising to 716 people for the error.
Covid-19: Vaccine patients' personal details potentially exposed
The Canterbury DHB has issued an apology for what it says was a coding error.
Principal wants to know why predator priest was sent to school
Pompallier College's principal has urged any other abuse survivors to come forward.
166 in six weeks: Spike in bike thefts in Christchurch
The thefts are taking place even when bikes are locked up.
Court theatre recasting trans role after complaints
The play, Things I Know to be True, has already opened and runs throughout April.
Named: Man accused of killing ex-wife's partner
Faiz Ali was killed at a central city address last month.
The chips are down: Why Kiwi favourite is under threat
Cheap European frozen chip exports are threatening New Zealand's own industry.
Driver of car that smashed into restaurant 'extremely grateful' to public
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash about 10.41am.
Chris Lynch: Where has all the mental health funding gone?
A $10 million boost was announced for youth mental health and addiction services.
Christchurch mosque threats: Man fights to keep name secret
Man denies making online threats ahead of mosque attacks anniversary.
Coast unhappy as KiwiRail cuts TranzAlpine schedule
The Christchurch to Greymouth service will run only twice a week through the winter.
New claims Peter Ellis raped child while babysitting
Whether or not the court will allow new evidence is being argued today.
'#Feminismiscancer': Fight between Christchurch high schools breaks out online
Christchurch Boy's High was also the subject of graffiti highlighting sexual harassment.
Bubble intact: Christchurch property market unaffected by Government shake-up
Just two of Harcourt's Holmwood's properties out of 16 did not sell at auction yesterday.
Human remains found in search for missing Canterbury tramper
Marni Sheppeard was officially reported missing in January.
Millions of South Canterbury sunflowers heading for bottling plant
By next month the sunflower seeds will be processed into cooking oil.
Christchurch still a first-home buyer's market
Chch is one of the few markets where the price threshold won't shift under Govt's scheme.
A generation of swimmers lost: Metro facility build continues
Proposed 10 years ago, the Metro Sports Facility is expected to open at the end of 2022.
Drop-in sessions to ease tensions with community over Tarras airport plan
Christchurch International Airport plans to open an airport on 750ha of land near Tarras.