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Adams at ease with background role
Amy Adams is happy playing second fiddle to "front man" Gerry Brownlee as he orchestrates Canterbury's earthquake recovery.
Being at super-school 'feels like family'
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Ask Maria Timote what she gets from her super-school and she says "a sense of belonging".
New home for athletes
It's flash, it's new and fills a big hole
It's new, it's flash and it will hopefully stop top Canterbury athletes leaving the region.
Slaying site to be sold, torn down
Flat where Hayden Miles was brutally murdered looks set to be sold and demolished.
Super-school out of favour
Some Aranui Primary School parents are already planning to pull their children from the new "super-school".
Teachers upset about possible job losses
Aranui teachers face being out of a job before the "super-school" goes ahead, as worried parents take their children elsewhere.
Protest in Phillipstown
Homework club for Pasifika pupils
'Cold enough for snow'
A possible cold snap could bring snow down to sea level in Canterbury early next week.
Heavy rain batters Christchurch
Downpours hit the city early today, causing two power cuts.
Rain to return to Canterbury
Ferry crossings resume
Summer weather seesaw
Christchurch residents enjoyed a hot start to the year, but don't rely on the statistics to tell you that.
Insurance woes go on and on
What's it like to be stuck in limbo? Three home owners describe their ongoing insurance nightmares.
'No red-zone deadline secrets'
Claims that deadline extensions for some red-zone landowners have been kept secret have "deeply offended" Gerry Brownlee.
$840,000 boost for Blenheim theatre
'We don't know where we will go'
Raising a spiritual home for Christchurch
A 14.5-tonne framed window will be fitted into Christchurch's transitional cathedral next week.
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Christchurch struggles
Making ends meet in Christchurch is getting harder and harder as people struggle to pay high rents and meet their obligations on high interest loans.
Disturbing trend: sons beat their mothers
Domestic violence in Christchurch has taken a worrying turn as angry teenage boys turn on their own mothers.
Caryards best use of site
Saleyard storm: residents speak out
Ngai Tahu slams proposal
Ngai Tahu has weighed in on the debate surrounding a controversial proposal to turn the Addington Saleyards into high-end car yards.
Hub plan will support community
Waimakariri community organisations would benefit from being in a purpose built "community hub" on the same site as the Rangiora health hub, says a Waimakariri District councillor.
Cost of new love can sting
An elderly Rangiora man who spent several hundred dollars on a matchmaking phone service says he was pressured to spend thousands more, after only one week and one failed match.
House hunting misery
Meal plan panned
Scaffold theft irks minister
The disappearance at the weekend of thousands of dollars worth of scaffolding has left a Kaiapoi church in the lurch.
Brush with fame not over
Ten days after her on- screen exit from television show MasterChef New Zealand, Ella Krauts' celebrity status is alive and well at Lincoln University.
Olive Webb to run for mayor
Competition for the top seat in Selwyn district is heating up, with a third candidate stepping up to the plate.
Stop means STOP: Selwyn drivers
Red zone could go wild
Drivers ignoring medics
First response medics warn that someone could die if motorists on the region's rural roads continue to ignore their green flashing lights.
A whale of a time for cruise passengers
Late night motocross ride ends in tragedy
Police name Waikuku crash victim
Girlfriend mourns after man dies in fire
Rebuild more attractive than Australian dream
Boss ready for final departure
Wake up and smell the Mooloo pats
Prisoners find no bars to puppy love
Late night motocross ride ends in tragedy
Girlfriend mourns after man dies in fire
Police name Waikuku crash victim
Rebuild more attractive than Australian dream
Police seek help for Christchurch traffic incidents
Restaurant extinguishers not ready for fire
Horrific slaying site to be sold, torn down
Green-car battery charges into finals
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