Owners of earthquake-prone heritage buildings in Christchurch may have to pay at least $169 million for strengthening works from 2012. Nearly 500 heritage buildings in ... More
It's green for go for The Star City2Surf with Pump's standout entrant this year. Even among 15,000 fun runners, Heart Foundation fundraiser Riwai Grace in the pink tutu was the ... More
Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley is being touted as a front-running contender to sort out troubled Environment Canterbury as commissioner. But Labour's Christchurch Central MP Brendon Burns said it would ... More
Christchurch beach suburbs are likely to get sirens to warn them of future tsunami threats. Mayor Bob Parker yesterday waded into the debate, saying he would be pushing for sirens. ... More
The family of a man accused of murdering Huntsbury widow Gaynor White during an alleged burglary say they tried to get him admitted into psychiatric care in the week leading ... More
Killer hit and run drink-driver Phillip Hamilton's surprise home detention sentence could be overturned if the Crown believes it has grounds to appeal. Hamilton, 41, was last month sentenced to ... More
Drivers who run yellow and red lights will be feeling the heat from police in coming weeks. Police are planning to put a strong focus on ticketing drivers who try ... More
A would-be Mr Big of the drugs world is behind bars after authorities were handed an electronic plan of his secret cannabis plot, including photos. Canterbury University student William Adams, ... More
Yani Johanson is a tiger around the city council debating table and in April, he’ll be taking those fighting qualities into the boxing ring. The 34-year-old is a contender in ... More
The 62-year-old woman killed in her Huntsbury home late last week by an intruder was bashed with a hammer. Gaynor Alice White, a widow, was attacked in her Aotea Tce ... More
Welllington real estate agent Tim Whitehead has won a "discharge without conviction" by appealing to the High Court over his landmark convictions for misleading home buyers.Whitehead complained to the court that legislation passed...
A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia's history has been identified as the man killed in a shootout with police at an internet cafe, the president said today.Dulmatin,...
The New Zealand sharemarket rose today, following a decline yesterday after nine consecutive days of gains."It was a good performance by the local market considering there were flat performances offshore," said Grant Williamson,...
Team New Zealand made it two from two in the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta off Auckland today after gear failure on their opponents' boat turned a tight battle into an easy victory.They ended the day tied with Azzurra...
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