SFO assessing Christchurch mayor's election expenses
The Serious Fraud Office is assessing Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel's election costs.
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Chris Lynch: More needed to stop migrant exploitation
Chris Lynch asks where is the support for struggling migrants.
Mongols gang raid: Drugs, cash and guns seized
The raid came after a barbershop with links to the gang was destroyed in a fire.
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Jacinda Ardern put out a call to find the Good Samaritan.
Jail for sick 'Call of Duty' mosque shooting image
Man edited video for white supremacist Philip Arps.
King Cobras gang murder 'like a Tarantino film'
Luke Sears was allegedly killed during a drug debt row.
Christchurch mosque shooting: Survivors front up to pre-trial court hearing
Survivors and family members come to court to witness proceedings.
Editorial: Jojo Rabbit holds lesson in racist German attack
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Airbnb rules are a tangled mess
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Large fire in Christchurch seen across city
A fire and emergency spokesperson says they were called to the fire on Cass St.
Chch mayor apologises to quake families
Mayor Lianne Dalziel says the time is right for the formal apology.
Sinkhole swallows Council vehicle
A Christchurch City Council truck ploughed into a two-metre sinkhole.
Christchurch man charged with lasering police Eagle helicopter
The 44-year-old was arrested and charged with possession of a restricted weapon.
Christchurch earthquake doco is about the power of hope
Stories from those trapped in the Hotel Grand Chancellor make for compelling viewing.
'Cavalier': Landlord takes photo of female tenant in bed
A landlord snapped a photo of his tenant without her knowledge - and was snapped himself.
Firefighters battle house, scrub blazes overnight
Crews are still at the scene of a scrub fire in Christchurch.
Swim tragedy: Boy paralysed after disastrous dive
Summer swim with mates ended in life-changing spinal injury.
Widow of Kiwi MH370 victim finds love again
The widow of a Kiwi lost in the MH370 tragedy has found love again, and remarried in Oz.
Local Focus: Tūrangi St John grant relief helps build future
Over half a million dollars granted for new station. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tears in court: Man charged with murder following fatal shootings
Man charged over double killing granted name suppression in Christchurch court.
Crews contain fire after it rips through 40 hectares
At one stage the blaze threatened up to 10 homes.
Kāinga Ora accused of 'aggressively' poaching council staff
Call for the Government's new urban development authority to lower its salary offers.
Surprise decision as Sarah Dowie says she won't contest 2020 election
The Invercargill MP's decision was unexpected in many quarters.
Train vs truck: Serious crash near Christchurch
Information is limited but emergency services are at the scene in Flaxton, Waimakariri.
Person seriously injured after car falls on top of them
They have been taken to Christchurch Hospital.
Search underway for missing Dunedin teenager
The 15-year-old girl has been missing since the weekend.
Hundreds told to prepare to flee as storms batter the South
While some tourists were helicoptered out today, others remain stranded overnight.
Landlord speaks after tenant's horror road death: 'I feared for my safety'
Landlord "pressed the accelerator, hoping I'd miss him".
'Disgusting virus spreaders': Parents told to keep kids home in vile email
Email claimed "Kiwi kids" didn't want to be in the same class as Asian children.
Tenant's death: 'Threatened' landlord says he was trying to escape when man was 'accidentally' run over
A Christchurch landlord claims he felt threatened after his tenant 'lunged towards me'.
Person dies after being hit by car
Police say inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the crash.