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Akaroa set to become adventure playground
Adventure tour operators are stepping up mountain and E-bike tours.
Community housing strategy could change to accommodate forecast increase in need
Research forecast a 62 per cent increase in people needing social housing by 2048.
Red-hot for sellers: Christchurch housing market continues to boom
No less than seven properties sold through Ray White auction campaigns this week.
Labour wins party vote in every South Island electorate
It is the first time this had happened since the MMP voting system was adopted.
Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.
Waikato edge Canterbury with thrilling 90th minute win
Waikato have scored a try after fulltime to beat Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup.
House badly damaged after fire in Christchurch
Road blocks remain after three crews attended to the blaze.
National wins Selwyn but Labour comes closest since 1993
It is the closest Labour has been to winning the electorate since the 1993 election.
Labour's Sarah Pallett on being Ilam's new MP
She said the people of Ilam were clearly ready for a different style of MP.
Brownlee tossing up resignation; backs Collins to stay on as leader
He lost the seat he has held for almost 25 years, now he's thinking of leaving
True blue turns red: Labour MP the first in Rangitata's history
Rangitata, which takes in Ashburton and Timaru, has gone to Jo Luxton.
Election results 2020: Labour nearly sweeps greater Christchurch
Nearly all of the seats will go to the party.
$40k to protect biodiversity at Christchurch's St Martins stream
More than 3000 natives planted as part of a restoration and enhancement project.
Canterbury event for farmers to dispose of plastics, chemicals and oil
Farmers and growers will get the opportunity to safely dispose of a variety of farm waste.
tsunami warning sirens could be upgraded as noise does not meet national standard
The Christchurch City Council is looking at options to make them compliant.
Nearly $100 million in assets made from meth dealing seized in five years
A big demand for the drug has seen vast amounts of money made from the illicit trade.
Chris Lynch: Gerry Brownlee defeat one of biggest upsets for National
OPINION: Greater Christchurch has overwhelmingly voted for a Labour government.
The battle for Christchurch - who's winning the race?
Follow all the results as they come in.
High-profile Nat MPs Brownlee, Smith, Bishop set to lose seats
Up to 20 seats could change hands tonight, most - but not all - to Labour.
'No regrets': National stalwart Gerry Brownlee concedes his seat
Brownlee has head the Ilam seat since 1996 - but for how much longer?
Three new Covid cases today in managed isolation
Nine people recovered from Covid-19 overnight.
Watch: Terrifying moment truck rams cyclist off bike
Cyclist is rammed repeatedly, knocked off bike by light truck driver in Christchurch.
Election Day weather divide: Mostly fine in North Island, rain in the South
Voters can expect mostly fine weather in North Island; umbrellas, coats needed in South.
Council spent $611k to relocate lizards from work site
Christchurch City Council explains the costly process of relocating endangered lizards.
'Pretty cool': Hero 10yo Christchurch girl alerts mum to early morning fire
'Five minutes longer, I think the whole wall would've been engulfed,' says Maddie's mum.
$5.5m Lotto winners celebrate with cheese on toast
Three Powerball players from Christchurch have recently taken home $21.5m between them.
Four Covid cases in managed isolation; 1 historical case probed
The suspected historical case has been transferred to a quarantine facility in Wellington.
Opposition grows over planned Papanui liquor store
Momentum is building to stop a third liquor store from opening on Papanui's main street.
The South Island ACT candidates who might enter Parliament
They include a Christchurch East and Nelson candidates.
Weather: Snow forecast for South Island
Another late snowfall is set to descend overnight.
EQC applications could inflate Christchurch house prices
A rush of EQC applications for missed earthquake damage could see house prices rise.
Workers to get $50,000 for underpay and unlawful deductions
Audit reveals Fijian workers paid less than minimum wage with no holiday pay.
Christchurch boarding house plan upsets residents
'We don't accept everybody and anybody,' lodge owner says in response to locals' concerns.