Clampdown on break-ins
6 min ago Burglars broke into a couple's home, stealing an irreplaceable memento of the owner's late mother.
Hope dashed
2:19 PM Residents desperate to return home after Nelson bush fire have had their hopes dashed by gale-force winds.
'Dangerous driving' arrest
A woman has been arrested after failing to stop for police and crashing a car into a fence.
Truck driver dies after bridge crash
A truck driver has died after his vehicle plunged off a bridge into a riverbed in rural Canterbury.
Hunt for the Port Hills arsonist
Two years on from the Port Hills fires, are we any closer to discovering who was responsible?
Insurers join quake claim service
Big insurance firms are now backing a government scheme to settle complex quake claims.
Top health executive out
A senior health executive embroiled in an investigation into procurement has left the ministry.
Shining light in dark sky movement
Community service and science doyenne Margaret Austin explains why darkness is good for New Zealand.
Fixing vocational education
Some polytechnics are flying high; others are dead weight. Can a plan to bring them together fix the sector's woes?
Still nursing at 86
Judy Stewart has never taken a sick day in her 45-year nursing career. The 86-year-old has never been sick.
Veteran farmer a community hero
OBITUARY: North Canterbury's John O'Carroll was one of the last surviving WWII veterans in North Canterbury and an iconic local stockman.
Thousands of bees mysteriously dying
A week ago she found 20,000 dead bees. She's collected ice cream containers full of them every day since.
Roofer's trail of unhappy customers
A 77-year-old woman paid more than $6k to fix a leak in her roof. More than a month later, work hasn't begun.
The rise of Newmans coach travel
Young brothers Tom and Harry Newman had some elderberry wine to sustain them during the first mail coach trip into remote Nelson. But the wine got lost along the way.
Ritalin prescriptions on the rise
Suspected cases of ADHD are putting pressure on public mental health services but is the condition on the rise?
Insurers join quake claim service
Big insurance firms are now backing a government scheme to settle complex quake claims.
Aussie contractor for sports centre
Australian company CPB Contractors is preferred builder for $300m metro sports facility in Christchurch.
Quake-affected residents: 'Please reconsider'
Retirement village residents who lost "huge" sums due to the quakes, have been refused Government help.
Finding the right word for Christchurch
Does Christchurch honestly embody the spirit of exploration?
The week in good news
OPINION: Good news for Christchurch, mental health advocacy, Dunedin and barbecue analysts.
It's time for the nuclear option
OPINION: "I've called this emergency caucus meeting because, well, you know why. The latest poll. It's a disaster."
Shameful snub of a heroic dad
OPINION: David White is trying to set a good example. But MPs aren't listening.
The 'tragedy' of high country land sales
OPINION: The axing of tenure review should have happened years ago.
Ross Taylor's Black Caps plan
In sublime touch with the bat, Black Caps' elder statesman reckons he's got several years left in him yet.
Can Crusaders end drought?
They're back-to-back champions, but the Crusaders head into 2019 facing a 20-year drought.
From friends to coaching foes
Don't be surprised if there's a little bit of extra emotion from Scott Robertson, should the Crusaders beat Leon MacDonald's Blues.
Chiefs v Highlanders: Recap
Highlanders stage stunning late-game comeback to beat Chiefs, following red card controversy.
An easycare lifestyle with space galore entices property seekers close to Christchurch.
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Let them eat (healthy) cake
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Dogs welcome on fun run
Dogs "are a big part of the family" and welcome on the Run to Remember event on February 24.
First steps after endo
After five operations in two-and-a-half years, Whitney Power was scared to exercise in case she "ripped open".
'Get off your phone'
Trevor Houston, 82, has no interest in sitting in front of a screen all day when there is a world to explore.
