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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Sponsored links
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
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 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
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'
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.
The Digital Edition
View The Press online with our digital edition.
Pay your Subscription by Express Pay
Subscribe to The Press and save
GO Classifieds are go
Today's front page
See the front page from today's edition of The Press
Buy Press photos
Press Pics offers you the chance to purchase photographs from our award winning photography team.
