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Festival just the fun-filled tonic needed

Build it and they will come.
Lords Of Strut performing their act for the World Buskers Festival in Hagley Park. Seamus gets glitter over him from Greg Kennedy

Chief keeping $34,000?

Tony Marryatt While Tony Marryatt rejected a pay rise he may keep $34,000 he has already been paid.

Farmer killed by fallen powerlines

A Canterbury man is dead and his wife is in a serious condition after they both received electric shocks from fallen powerlines this morning.

Teen injured in Southland bus crash

A 16-year-old man has been seriously injured after a car collided with a bus carrying 17 passengers in Southland this morning.

Historic St George's to come down

An historic hospital building is to be demolished.

'Ground-truthing' work begins

Work has begun to see whether rockfall-threatened areas of the Port Hills can be repaired.

Law firm reunited with documents

A Christchurch law firm has been reunited with its files for the first time in almost a year.

School need 'urgent'

The need for a high school in Rolleston is becoming "more and more urgent by the day", Selwyn District Mayor Kelvin Coe says.

Psychiatric nurse tried to discredit colleague

Govt to buy out rest homes, too

A group of 23 students and teachers of the Toyama College of Foreign Languages visited Victoria Park on February 21 last year as part of a familiarisation of Christchurch. The next day 12 were killed in the CTV building where they studied.

Families fly in to pray

About 100 Japanese mourners will fly to Christchurch to mark the first anniversary of the February earthquake

Rising premiums a lure

Insurance The earthquakes have created a new appetite for Canterbury quake risk in the London insurance market, a Lloyd's of London brokerage firm says.

Museum undergoing $15m expansion

Christchurch's quake damaged tourism industry is planning ahead to bring convention business back into the city with the help of a $15 million expansion of Christchurch's Air Force Museum.

Asia focus seen as key to Kiwi prosperity

Quake workers boost holiday parks

Whitcoulls

Owner off to China for goods

One of the new owners of the bookstore chain Whitcoulls has begun the Year of the Dragon with a buying trip to China.

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Wizards win would seal playoffs

Peter Fulton A win tomorrow would guarantee the Canterbury Wizards a top-two finish and a life in the playoffs next weekend.

Gift has athletes back

Canterbury athletics will get a fresh start at Rawhiti Domain – thanks to some trans-Tasman generosity.

Dragons depleted for Waikato

Latham's century wizadry

Mike Cron

Cron to rejoin All Blacks

Canterbury's Mike Cron has been wooed back to the All Blacks management team as a forwards coach.

Central govt's support needed

John Key Cantabrians can feel encouraged by John Key's assurance this week that the Christchurch rebuild is at the top of his priority list for the next three years.

Room for improvement

Felicity Price explains the review she has been asked to conduct of the council's communications.

Remind me, what are they protesting about?

A winning formula

Martin van Beynen

Assisting the council for a free lunch

Lucky for us, Martin van Beynen could be just the man the Christchurch City Counil needs.

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Aust may help Kiwis

John Key and Julia Gillard Australia is looking to ease residency requirements for 100,000 Kiwis denied welfare and other entitlements across the Tasman.

Man hospitalised after violent attack

The Queenstown bouncer who leaked footage of Mike Tindall has been charged with assault.

Farmer dies in powerline shock

Two killed in motorcycle crash

Dotty

Last Rena dotterel dies

The last native New Zealand dotterel kept in captivity after the Rena oil spill has died.

Woman's death 'not suspicious'

Australian police car. The body of a woman, believed to be the wife of former high-flying businessman Alan Bond, has been found at a home in the Perth beachside suburb of Cottesloe.

Residents brace for Iggy

Residents near Western Australia's Pilbara coast have been warned to brace for destructive gales and flooding as Tropical Cyclone Iggy edges towards the coast.

Strong earthquake rattles Japan

Syria violence kills 37

Colton Harris-Moore

'Barefoot Bandit' jailed

"Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore has been jailed for 6 1/2 years for his infamous two-year, international crime spree.

'I never kiss girls'

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson "finds it funny" that people think she is a lesbian.

Demi Moore 911 call released

Demi Moore was convulsing and "barely conscious" after smoking something, according to a frantic 911 call this week.

Media couple wed

Here we go again

Seal

Seal 'extremely emotional'

Seal feels wracked with emotions in the midst of his separation from Heidi Klum.

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Supreme superfruit

avocado From smoothies to stuffing, the avocado is becoming as well known for its versatility as it is for its health benefits.

Wine, whisky and beer

Make a note of February's whisky and beer festivals and visit the vineyard tucked away in a Cashmere valley.

Life without 'the bad half'

Driftwood competition kicks off on Coast

STYLE

Quirky cave man

He's a rugby fan, farmer and flower arranger, and has a man cave with spectacular views.

Wales hails Wiki role

Jimmy Wales The founder of Wikipedia has hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt US legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy.

Nintendo to launch Wii U right

Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, but has acknowledged some mistakes with selling the company's 3DS handheld.

Rivals vie to turn tablets on iPad

Social media 'differs to press'

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Ghost to the future

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has undergone significant delays since it was announced.

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Wine, whisky and beer

Make a note of February's whisky and beer festivals and visit the vineyard tucked away in a Cashmere valley.

MESHINO

Sophistication unexpected

Meshino seems perfect for a daytime outing and has much to admire as an evening option, says Ewan Sargent.

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Festival-goers wait for refunds

Some Christchurch festival-goers are wondering how 1-night turned into three weeks.

The Mitre Hotel in Lyttelton.

Mighty Mitre miracle?

Lyttelton's grand old pub stands empty, awaiting a decision on whether it will live again.

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