Squatter mystery at mortgagee property
6:25 PM Whoever buys this home will have to bring some elbow grease after squatters left a huge mess.
Ongoing delays for Coast hospital
6:12 PM Delays finishing a new Greymouth hospital building are expected to cost the West Coast DHB about $4 million.
Teen demands ongoing Swiggs probe
6:10 PM Teen says Deon Swiggs' ousting "does not change that some of the actions I am concerned about happening during his term".
$100k fine for universities
6:05 PM Step-father of student whose body went unnoticed in university accommodation for about a month is "grateful" the Govt has announced an urgent law change.
Taking road safety into her own hands
6:03 PM Council upgrades were months away, but one Christchurch woman was compelled to try improve safety now.
New Chch council must juggle demands
Tackling climate change, revamping the central city, cutting rates - new councillors face a tricky path in Chch.
Inside All Blacks' coach's $2.6m home
The ultimate piece of All Blacks memorabilia is up for grabs: legendary coach Steve Hansen's five-bed home.
Censorship terror funding doubled
The Government will take the fight to online extremism with the same tools it uses for child sexual exploitation.
From V8 petrol to electric
Shotover Jet is planning to become the first tourism business in the world to operate electricity-powered jet boats.
Man arrested over gun incident
The armed offenders squad was sent to a house in Christchurch after reports of a man with a gun.
Gold mine polluted river
In failing light, an eagle-eyed officer spotted dirty brown water in a river near a gold mine.
Accused wants to see CCTV footage
Jack Harrington, 20, wants to see security camera footage of a man being stabbed in Queenstown before he enters a plea.
'No free time' for 97-year-old
Doug Kelly plays trumpet in an orchestra, drives daily, cooks bulk meals, and is "lost" without his iPhone.
Long wait for children with autism
Children 14 and under with suspected autism spectrum disorder are waiting up to 18 months for a specialist assessment.
NZ's dark history of selective breeding
Thousands were put in institutions to "breed out disability". Frank Film looks into the eugenics movement and those caught up in it.
Chch mayor sets out priorities
Buoyed by a renewed mandate to lead Christchurch, mayor Lianne Dalziel is pushing ahead with plans to fix the east and get a stadium built.
ECan stalwarts happy
The old hands say they are looking forward to working with the new crop of ECan councillors.
Results back for most
Controversial Westland mayor Bruce Smith extends lead to just under 100 in race to keep his mayoral chains.
Kaikōura mayoralty too tight to call
Kaikōura's mayoralty race could end up being decided by the toss of a coin, with just eight votes currently separating the two front-runners.
Skier clocks 1 million vertical metres
4:59 PM A keen skier has recorded 1,012,092 metres in 2243 runs over 100 skiing days at Canterbury's Mt Hutt this season.
Queenstown's freedom camping 'slip'
4:58 PM A tourist hotspot may be powerless to crack down on freedom campers after a bylaw review "slipped through the cracks".
The hidden horror below
Tracey Glass just wanted a new bathroom. What was found when the carpet was lifted may condemn her entire house.
$30k on consents, for naught
He bought a dilapidated old villa, with plans to replace it with affordable units. A council panel spiked his plans.
Christchurch pays Crown $63m
The city council got Christchurch's bus interchange, land for the performing arts precinct, and 502 red zone properties in return.
Feedback slates EQC
The feedback on EQC's post-quake performance? Combative, stressful to deal with and not trusted.
Locals took a punt on Christchurch
Many property investors took their insurance money and fled, but a few plucky locals stayed.
Inside a candidate's mind
OPINION: What if I win? All those meetings! Then sensible campaign manager brain interjected.
Where is Christchurch headed?
OPINION: Christchurch, arguably more than any other centre in New Zealand, needs confident leaders.
Drugs: Better safe than sorry
OPINION: The evidence is clear – hard-line drug policies don't reduce the demand or supply of illegal drugs.
Voters fight the shame game
OPINION: There's nothing like a national guilt trip to combat the electoral ennui.
ECan's biggest challenges
OPINION: Nitrate in drinking water is the elephant in the room, warns ECan's outgoing chairman.
From V8 petrol to electric
Shotover Jet is planning to become the first tourism business in the world to operate electricity-powered jet boats.
The mascara helping cure blindness
A Kiwi makeup brand are on a mission to prove it's possible to do good and run a profitable company at the same time.
Queenstown mega deal
Developers have inked a deal for a more than 10-year, billion-dollar hotel, housing and retail development in Queenstown.
NIWA cook unfairly dismissed
Tangaroa cook was fired for refusing to work with an officer who she said in 2009 sexually harassed her.
Lavish lifestyle behind $1m debt
"Where did the money go?" liquidator asks of a bankrupt Auckland builder who owes almost $1 million.
Canterbury secure Shield for summer
Replacement Canterbury prop scores try two minutes after fulltime hooter to break North Harbour hearts.
Recap: Canterbury v North Harbour
Red-and-blacks fight back to snatch a dramatic 31-25 victory and retain the Ranfurly Shield in Christchurch.
West Coast storms home
Poor second half costs South Canterbury dearly against West Coast in Heartland Championship clash in Timaru.
Shield takes the cake for veterans
Just try telling Tim Bateman and some of Canterbury's grizzly veterans the Ranfurly Shield has lots its aura.
Top rider learns to walk again
Brook MacDonald has made a career of going fast. He hopes his recovery from a serious spinal injury is just as rapid.
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Dive deep to the Mermaidens
It's easy to be swept away on a genre-defying ocean of dreamy pop and shark-gnawed post-punk with the latest stream of musical consciousness from the Kiwi band Mermaidens.
Hate speech: To ban or not to ban
Once a hero of the left-wing, Professor Jim Flynn finds his views on free speech are increasingly unpopular.
'Spectacular' new city light show
A street art laser projection animation in Christchurch is turning heads.
Rush on cheap avos
About 26,000 of the country's cheapest avos have been sold - enough to make guacamole for about 10,000 people.
