Grieving father's rampage at council building 'easily explained and forgiven'
19 min ago Mark Cummings was grieving the death of his beloved daughter when he took matters - and a cricket bat - into his own hands.
Struggling community groups to get extra council funding
2:53 PM Christchurch City Council is pouring an extra $250,000 into a fund to help community groups struggling in the wake of Covid-19.
Approval for $280m Wānaka film studio
2:48 PM The developers say it will create 4134 jobs in its first year and boost GDP by $1.7 billion.
Police name victim of fatal crash in rural North Canterbury
2:45 PM James George Heaven, 50, died in a single-vehicle crash on Glendhu Rd, Motunau, on Friday evening.
Pair jailed for attempted murder after drive-by shooting in Christchurch
A man gunned down in daylight told his attackers "I am not your victim", during a 10 minute speech on the destructiveness of the justice system.
Councillor trespassed from council building over lack of Covid-19 vaccine pass
An outspoken and unvaccinated councillor has been issued a three-month trespass notice from the Dunedin City Council building.
Surprise guilty plea in Dunedin supermarket stabbing attack
Luke Lambert has admitted stabbing four people inside a Countdown supermarket in Dunedin.
Corrections, DHBs criticised for mental health care before prisoner's death
Corrections and the Southern District Health Board have been told to apologise to the family of a teenager who died in a suspected suicide in prison.
Kiwi's photo of aurora named among world's best
A stunning image by Larryn Rae taken at Lake Tekapo has been named among the best photos of auroras in 2021.
Up to 15 per cent more rain fell in Canterbury as a result of climate change
The flooding in May caused $43.8m damage and would have been less severe without climate change.
Man ordered from court after abusing defendant in case of child neglect
The disturbance broke out at the Christchurch District Court during a hearing in which two women were charged over the abuse of a young boy.
Christchurch's coin-operated dance floor to shimmy off down the road
The Dance-O-Mat has hosted many floor-fillers in its time, with Prince Charles even once enjoying a boogie. Now, after seven years, it's on the move.
Marginalised groups suffer poor health and discrimination, report finds
While most Kiwis feel healthy, happy and safe, minority groups are struggling, the latest Mental Health Commission report has found.
Plan now to be there for a film festival like no other
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OPINION: When you’ve got the whole world to write about, the mind alights on nothing.
Funding Keytruda for melanoma but not for lung cancer is racist, health advocates say
Pharmac has been accused of institutional racism for funding drugs for melanoma, but not lung cancer – a disease that kills twice as many Māori and non-Māori.
Lotto winners go from jackpot to nothing after their building firm collapses
A couple won big in Lotto but lost almost $1 million in a collapsed Dunedin building firm. Now they face having to sell their own home.
Hiker lucky to be alive after being swept down raging river
It took milliseconds for the torrent to sweep Kayes Chu off her feet. All she could see were rocks and white water as she struggled to stay alive.
Plan now to be there for a film festival like no other
OPINION: When you’ve got the whole world to write about, the mind alights on nothing.
What place for the anonymous in political funding?
OPINION: There's a tension between reasonable privacy and necessary accountability, but neither is dispensable.
Pandemic's pressure impacts stretched public service
OPINION: It’s been all hands on deck for the Covid-19 response. What does this mean for core business, and policy reform?
Auckland played its part, and now we want our lives back
OPINION: Delta was always coming to a town near you. The best and only strategy we had as a country was for Auckland to buy everyone else time. And we did this.
Let's see proof congestion charges will change behaviour
OPINION: To characterise these Waimakariri residents as free-riders is grossly unfair and needlessly territorial.
NZ's favourite bar of the year celebrates triumph after tough start
Despite a "soul destroying" opening just four months prior to a nationwide lockdown, a Christchurch brew garden has defied the odds and won the New Zealand public's favourite pub of the year.
A taste of old Ireland: Irish pub opens in Christchurch heritage building
At Paddy McNaughton's, it's Guinness, Magners, lager or whiskey - or it's nothing.
Government may allow plans for $1 billion Queenstown development to be fast tracked
The 10-hectare development on a former camping ground will include 500 apartments, three hotels and a hospitality and retail precinct.
Concern at glaciers as tourism ‘not flavour of the month’
A major South Island tourism operator has warned that banks are running out of goodwill towards the industry as the impact of Covid-19 continues to bite.
Housing developers keen for Crown land
The Crown is considering "substantive" offers from developers for two sites and is hoping to speed up construction in Christchurch's east frame.
Ben Stokes dedicates Ashes test to dad's memory
Kiwi-born England all-rounder determined to deliver at the Gabba a year after his beloved dad's passing.
New Zealand 3x3 basketballers qualify for Commonwealth Games
New Zealand will have a representation in 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as the format makes its debut appearance at the event.
100 riders compete in second Tombstone Mountain Bike Race in Hanmer
Olympic mountain biker Anton Cooper joined 100 participants at the second Tombstone mountain bike race in Hanmer Springs on Sunday.
Veteran cycling commentator subject of surprisingly frank documentary
REVIEW: The man who helped bring the sport of cycling to the masses is well served by this celebratory, but never obsequious, look at his life.
Super Rugby: Crusaders reveal new away kit, Highlanders go maroon
Adidas advertises new designs on UK website before the official unveiling of the jerseys in New Zealand on Monday - and there are some surprises.
Mt Cardrona Station is a 'first' for New Zealand, a unique community set on 400 hectares, meticulously designed as a 'mountain basecamp' for an adventurous outdoors lifestyle with access to resort-style facilities and 30-kilometres of trails.
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Christchurch's coin-operated dance floor to shimmy off down the road
The Dance-O-Mat has hosted many floor-fillers in its time, with Prince Charles even once enjoying a boogie. Now, after seven years, it's on the move.
NZ's favourite bar of the year celebrates triumph after tough start
Despite a "soul destroying" opening just four months prior to a nationwide lockdown, a Christchurch brew garden has defied the odds and won the New Zealand public's favourite pub of the year.
A taste of old Ireland: Irish pub opens in Christchurch heritage building
At Paddy McNaughton's, it's Guinness, Magners, lager or whiskey - or it's nothing.
Popular Sparks concert to go ahead, but other events canned
The Sparks concert will go ahead next month, but other events organised by Christchurch City Council will still be canned due to Covid-19.
