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Anderton and Parker talk transport

Christchurch's planned underground bus interchange would be canned if Jim Anderton wins the mayoralty but Bob Parker says it is a vital cog for the city.

Bail for doctor ear-biter

Court The man accused of disfiguring a doctor by biting off part of his ear has had his remand conditions relaxed so he will be able to spend time with his family. 

Child support changes mooted

dunne Both parents' incomes could be taken into account when child care payments are set, under proposed changes by the Government.

Local band to support Metallica

By VICKI ANDERSON - The Press

tainted Christchurch metal group Tainted have been selected to support Metallica for their two Christchurch shows on September 21 and 22.

Cold southerly blast on the way

wind and rain A bitter southerly blast is lining up to unleash all sorts of weather action across Canterbury over the next 36 hours.

Traces of drug in boy's hair

drugs A 10-year-old boy living at a Nelson house where his mother was making methamphetamine was found to have traces of it in his hair.

Chch man beats brain tumour

St Albans resident Matthew Truman has overcome great odds but he doesn't consider himself a battler.

Family fed up with waiting

Signs of shift to sellers' market

Police hunt armed robbers

Police investigate elderly man's death Armed robbers are on the loose after holding up an Armourguard security van outside an ASB bank in west Auckland.

One dead after car hits tree

One person is dead after their car struck a tree in Taumarunui just before 1am today.

Doctor suspended over sex images

Drink-driver killed on 18th offence

Prisoner's bid for freedom

A prisoner made a bid for freedom after jumping the dock at Auckland District Court.

Protection order on Slade

All Blacks squad members Corey Flynn, Owen Franks and Sam Whitelock are in Canterbury's team to play Bay of Plenty but Colin Slade is not.

Real test will be demands of Canterbury

Anyone who has met Colin Slade will know he is not the excitable type.

Mt Smart capacity issues

Ferns raise a sweat

First five primed for national duty

Colin Slade has learnt not to get ahead of himself.

MP pledges support for Labor

Australians should know who will be governing the country by this time next week, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

Manila victims' bodies sent to wrong families

Philippine authorities mistakenly sent the bodies of three of the victims in the Manila bus hijacking to the wrong families, Hong Kong says.

Discovery Channel gunman shot

Bombs kill 33 in Lahore

'God did not create the universe'

God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, physicist Stephen Hawking argues.

Olam bid gets NZFS support

NZ Farming Systems Uruguay's directors have recommended Olam International's takeover bid, which values the dairy farm developer at $171 million.

NZX to help design Fonterra platform

Fonterra Cooperative Group has hired securities market operator NZX to help design a platform for shareholders of the world's biggest dairy exporter to trade stock among themselves.

Market rises for second day

Perpetual discussing Aegis purchase

Westin hotel stoush

A stoush involving receivers for the official Air New Zealand Fashion Week hotel - the Westin Auckland Lighter Quay - has closed over half the hotel.

Rapper TI arrested over drugs

Police say Rapper TI and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood on drug charges.

BBC lose fight to protect The Stig

The opaque visor of one of Britain's most famous helmets has been lifted.

Socialite banned from Las Vegas resorts

Celebrity couple back on?

Actress 'furious' with doctors

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones admits having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle throat cancer and has told People magazine she is furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner.

Plenty of help for newbies

IVF alternatives The transition to parenthood can have its challenges, but plenty of support is available in Canterbury, both before and after the birth.

Going with the flow

Tai chi can help dementia patients relax, according to a new Christchurch study. JANE DUNBAR reports.

A tale to tell

Dad's the word

Easy fathering

There are seven traits needed for a successful adjustment to fatherhood.

Kiwi police give Google all-clear

A Google Street View car A police investigation has found Google did not commit a crime while carrying out its controversial Street View project in New Zealand.

Apple's Ping to kill MySpace?

Ping, Apple's new music-centric social network, may prove to be the final nail in MySpace's coffin.

NZ minister's misguided attack on game

The week in gaming

Apple's new iPods

Apple has announced a new line of iPods, including an iPod Nano that has a touchscreen and no buttons.

Complexity in abuse viewpoint

rosemary Someone up there must love Felicity Goodyear- Smith, but some do not, and I guess her life would have been less complicated had she never met her husband.

Investor rescue

Thanks to a government guarantee, those people who invested in South Canterbury Finance, apart from shareholders, will not lose any money after the company collapsed this week.

US should not send troops into Mexico

It's not the end of the world for SCF

Were there options?

The government guarantee scheme which bailed out South Canterbury Finance came with an inbuilt moral hazard, writes Fairfax Media national affairs editor VERNON SMALL.

$1.8 million painting lost in 'drunken haze'

Portrait of a Girl Call it the lost art of drinking responsibly: A man entrusted with helping to sell a NZ$1.8 million painting said it disappeared while he was in a drunken haze.

NFL star's costly practice

Several Miami Dolphins crawled across the field after practice - not due to exhaustion, but because they were looking for a diamond earring.

Aryan1 all about love, not hate

Relocating a house - internationally?

'Gay' banned from Aussie classic

An Australian school has created controversy by banning the word gay from the classic Aussie song Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree.

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Truck crash near Blenheim

A truck and trailer unit crashed into a road barrier near Blenheim early this morning.

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Easy fathering

There are seven traits needed for a successful adjustment to fatherhood.

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Ferns raise a sweat

The Silver Ferns hope to avoid another meltdown in tonight's test against Australia.

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Month ends on a brighter note

Bright sunshine this week means Christchurch's August was not the darkest on record.

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Healthy eating hard for poor

Low income families would have to spend up to a third of their wage to eat healthily.

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Residents warned of scam

A sophisticated lottery scam has hit Christchurch from Hong Kong.

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