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Retailers shocked by closure

Reopening date 'unknown'

The owner of Merivale's Fresh Choice supermarket is shocked his business has been forced to shut only two months after major earthquake-strengthening work.
Ruth Winter

Jailed Kiwi wins appeal

5:00am A Kiwi who choked and bit his girlfriend has beaten the Australian Government's bid to deport him.

Acceptance would be 'foolish'

5:00am Further negotiations with a retirement village owner angry at the Government's offer for his red-zoned land have been ruled out by Gerry Brownlee.

Athlete trailblazes for disabled

5:00am A Chch woman has become the first blind person to complete the Speight's Coast to Coast event.

Shocking' documentary tonight

5:00am A new documentary about the Canterbury earthquakes will premiere on Prime tonight at 8.30.

Lost photos worst, say theft victims

5:00am Two German backpackers who had all their possessions stolen say losing photos of their New Zealand trip was the worst blow.

'I will admit I saw the Dark Place'

Ann Brower Ann Brower, the sole survivor of the No3 bus crushed on Colombo St last February 22, pays tribute to the gang of rescuers who helped her that day.

New Chch rotary club

Christchurch has its first new rotary club in 19 years.

Heat pumps free only if Fletchers runs repair

Jobs, cost of living, economy vex Kiwis

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When Asian lights draw 40,000 in

Thousands of people attended the weekend's 2012 Christchurch Lantern Festival in Hagley Park.

Outlying districts get tough

Councils outside Canterbury's earthquake region take a harder line on strengthening quake-prone buildings.

Reflections on quake anniversary

At 12.51pm, the Christchurch earthquake devastated New Zealand's Garden City, killing more than 180 people, destroying many homes and heritage buildings and affecting tens of thousands of citizens.

Quake support wins award

Stadium cost climbs by $5m

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CTV building's flaws went unnoticed

The CTV's flawed design and construction went unnoticed by council officials who issued its consents. + Report 'very thorough'

Chch in Morrison's debt

Lloyd Morrison The national business community is saluting the inspirational leadership of the late Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison, but Christchurch ratepayers are also indirectly in his debt.

Quake inquiry aids turnaround

Video and audio production studio Tandem Studios is pumping up the volume on the work front,

Twisted Hop back up and running

Council assets not primed

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Post-quake luxury-car sales boom

The earthquake prompted some to buy new high-end vehicles sooner than they had planned, Christchurch luxury car dealer Archibalds Motor Group says.

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Mission accomplished: one down

Luke Romano Robbie Fruean was the only casualty during the Crusaders' 19-8 victory over the Hurricanes in their hit-and-run mission on Saturday.

Victor couple may quit longest day

Richard and Elina Ussher gave a strong hint they will not be back to compete in the Coast to Coast one-day races.

McCord, van Beek play lead roles

Dragons still second-placed

Sophia Fenwick

Tactix get back winning feeling

The 2012 Canterbury Tactix are the best-balanced side in the franchise's five-year history.

Row over ad unfortunate

Piri Weepu with daughter Keira Piri Weepu is not only an admired All Black and a key player in last year's Rugby World Cup campaign, he is a role model for both men and Maori.

City needs cohesive leadership

Critical decisions need to be made on who leads Christchurch through the rebuild and beyond, says a local government law expert.

Mall start of a miracle

Day care's existence justified

 	 PROBLEM SHIP: The HMNZS Canterbury in Lyttelton following the earthquake that devastated Christchurch on February 22 last year.

Editorial: Out of action

The navy too nonchalantly accounts for the withdrawal from service of HMNZS Canterbury.

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Unfit teachers in class

Education Hundreds of teachers have criminal convictions and many are not fit to teach, newly released figures show.

Ruling waits upon five wise heads

After decades of debate, the fate of Transmission Gully will be in the hands of five people charged with deciding whether the road will go ahead as planned.

Medical errors cost ACC $7.6m

Volunteers' truck that won't stop

Ann Brower

Bus survivor praises her rescuers

Ann Brower, the sole survivor of the No3 bus crushed on Colombo St in Christchurch last February 22, pays tribute to her rescuers.

Kiwi jailed in Australia wins appeal

Australia A Kiwi who choked and bit his girlfriend has beaten a bid to deport him from Australia.

Families escape Homs

Syrian security forces eased their week-long bombardment of the central city of Homs on Sunday and let a few families leave opposition districts.

Suu Kyi hits campaign trail

Uzbek admits plot to kill Obama

Ban Xai, Khoueng Viangchan region, Laos

Kiwi firm clears mines in Laos

Laos can be a dangerous country, with thousands of mines and unexploded explosive devices littering the countryside.

Whitney Houston found dead

Whitney Houston, who once ruled as pop music's queen, has been found dead in Beverly Hills.

North Korea's A-ha! moment

Five young North Korean musicians add a playful twist to one of the most popular Western pop songs of the 1980s.

Adele puts fears to rest

LeAnn takes on Chelsea

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Baby Blue Ivy makes debut

Beyonce and Jay-Z release the first family pictures of their daughter Blue Ivy Carter.

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STYLE Lee-Anne Quirk justifies her purchases of fashion magazines, as she talks style with Kate Fraser.

Musical menu

Kate Fraser suggests designing a musical dinner for your Valentine.

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Little black number

Dita Von Teese says all women should own a "perfect-fitting black lace bra".

Incredible 3D viewing

Sony HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer Sony's HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer is a niche product that works phenomenally well.

Career destroyed over planet row

An Auckland student's academic career is ruined amid claims his team manipulated results around the discovery of a planet.

Police access Facebook evidence

Facebook can alienate - study

Life without Google

Living without Google

Google's changes to privacy have irritated and worried some of its users. But are the search company's rivals really worth considering?

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Adam McGrath

Hope and Wire

Lyttelton band The Eastern are poised to release a new album they recorded in a condemned house in Dallington.

DAPHNE

Spice of Life

Daphne's has a myriad dishes, many of which are not seen in other Christchurch Chinese restaurants.

Dave Temara

Festival finale feared

The organiser of the Little River Music Festival hopes the family event will continue without him.

Natalie Plank

Maths obsession began with ice-cream

A Christchurch mathematician's obsession began with a maths test bribe - whoever gets 100 per cent gets an icecream.

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