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DHB head invokes Katrina to defend evacuating elderly

Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates has invoked memories of Hurricane Katrina to justify evacuating hundreds of elderly out of the Christchurch in the wake of last week's earthquake.

Christchurch earthquake: Elderly moved without family knowing

More than 300 elderly people have been moved from quake-damaged residential care centres in Christchurch, some without the knowledge of their families, Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) has admitted.

"Hundreds" flock to Nelson region following quake

Authorities in Nelson are working hard to accommodate fleeing Christchurch residents.

Cop runs over boy, dad hits out

An Anglican minister is questioning police inaction against one of their own after his son was severely injured by a 4WD driven by an off-duty officer.

Tourist's half-day bush walk turns into five-night ordeal

'For five days I didn't eat' , says exhausted tramper

The lost English tourist spotted by a helicopter last night in the Kahurangi National Park says he can't describe the relief he felt when he was found.

UK tramper had become disorientated

The English tourist found last night in the Kahurangi National Park had become disoriented and confused the route he was on for another.

Missing English tramper found alive

Bearing fruit

It used to be deeply naff, drunk only by teens and maybe your nana; so how did cider get its fizz back to be the drink of the summer, asks Nicky Pellegrino.

Fears whales could restrand

DOC says the longer a refloated pod of whales are in deep water the better the chances they will not restrand

Good Taste: Pinot movement

The New Zealand pinot noir movement is gathering pace and the great and good of the wine world jetted in from Singapore, Stockholm and San Francisco last week to experience Central Otago's take on the grape.

Stranded whale pod reunites after refloating

About 70 pilot whales which became stranded at the top of the South Island have made it to deeper water.

Sonar used to search for man's body

New bid to free re-stranded whales

Pilot whales restranded

A group of pilot whales appears to have beached once more on Farewell Spit, at the top of the South Island.

Stranded whales swim off on high tide

A pod of 66 pilot whales beached west of Nelson yesterday swam off on the high tide overnight, DOC says.