Gasfitter pleads guilty after devastating gas explosion in Christchurch
Nine houses were damaged when the sudden blast ripped through in Northwood last year.
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'Ridiculous': New, partly sealed Christchurch cycleway an obstacle course
A local said it would have been better to have no cycle lane at all.
Chch adventure park incident: Person critically injured
The patient was flown to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter.
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Police at Sumner Beach after report of water accident
Police operation after reported 'water incident' stood down at 10.30pm.
US polo star's death: NZ engineer denies charges
Lauren Biddle, 22, died in Christchurch in 2018.
Gas leak forces evacuation of Christchurch mall
Three fire trucks were sent to the mall along Main North Rd but two were stood down.
Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern wants stronger hate-speech protections
Jacinda Ardern wants stronger protections against religious discrimination.
FBI offers $15k reward for info on Kiwi porn boss facing charges
Michael James Pratt was charged with sex trafficking and child exploitation material.
Covid family visited Taupō hot pools, skydived - 31 close contacts identified
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Black Clash back - and under lights
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Dad accused of killing son strips naked in police station
'I'd like to go to prison,' father Niklas Gebhardt tells judge.
Probe into NZ medical cannabis scam
Auckland GP alarmed to be caught up in homegrown con.
Watch: 'East side eyesores' - the derelict properties of eastern Christchurch
Residents complained of squatters, rubbish, vermin, and, in some cases, faeces.
It was toppled almost 10 years ago. Inside the rebuild of Christchurch's famous cathedral
The project is expected to take between seven and eight years.
Jacinda Ardern dominates social media as Kiwis take political engagement online
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Woman received over 200 ECT treatments for her sexuality
'It felt like razor blades going through my body.'
'This is people's lives': CDHB slammed for cancelling cancer appointments
Cancer survivors fear the oncology service has reached breaking point.
Expert: Returnees should have rules for week after managed isolation
Man tested positive for Covid-19 days after completing managed isolation.
'She loved me a lot': Slain mum brought close through strangers' stories
After her mum was murdered, Georgina Jacobs had little to remember her by - until now.
'There's no one else, there's just me': Man behind $400m fund awaits SFO probe
How Penrich went from being a niche darling of financial world to a nine-figure fraud.
Business Hub: Anthony Leighs on his southern roots, northern move and patriotism
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A week on: Convicted murderer Katrina Epiha still on the run
Katrina Epiha, convicted of murder, has been on the run for a week.
Staff, students urged to get tested after 10yo tests positive; Robertson on GDP
Seven new cases of the virus were announced, bringing the number of active cases to 77.
Outing 'shoplifters, thieves' could backfire for businesses
Businesses are being warned not to publicly name and shame suspected shoplifters.
$1m cocaine smuggler claims syndicate sent her video of relative's murder
Smuggler's dark drug-running past revealed.
Thunderstorms and snow in the south, sun in the north
Check Metservice before travelling, a meteorologist warns.
Boys attacked in Christchurch park; mum says lack of CCTV 'absolutely disgusting'
The boys - 12 and 13 years old - were repeatedly punched in the head.
Families awarded $700,000 after three men die in fishing boat sinking
Three fishermen died when the trawler sank off the Canterbury coast in 2015.
Lock of Napoleon's hair surfaces at NZ auction
Mystery still surrounds former French emperor's death - and what happened next.
Hellers ordered to pay $250,000 after worker loses four fingers
WorkSafe found the method of operating the machine had been unsafely adapted.
Police chase: Person on the run after fleeing on foot from crashed car
One person was almost hit by the brown Ford Falcon driving the wrong way up Blenheim Rd.
Mosque gunman sentencing: Flights to court cost almost $40,000
It cost just under $40,000 to fly the gunman to Christchurch for his sentencing.