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'Liability': 83yo left behind after suffering fall on bus trip
Bus company apologises after driver left food stop without elderly passenger.
More snow for South Island and crackdown on boy racers | Focus Morning Bulletin August 19
In today's headlines with Wilhelmina Shrimpton, more snow for South Island, crackdown on boy racers and fate of cathedral to be decided.
Jarrod Gilbert: What's a King's Counsel initiation like?
OPINION: There's a lot of bowing but it’s not without purpose.
'Mix of frustration and pride': NZ Venezuelans meet in rain and cold for anti-Maduro protests
Results of the election remain disputed with widespread claims of fraud and corruption.
Baby boy born at 24 weeks after mum lost 3L of blood
Baby Bowie was just 685g when he was born.
Shane Te Pou: Govt needs to shoot down McKee’s AR-15 agenda
OPINION: An AR-15 style rifle transforms a lone loser into a bringer of mass death.
'Cuff him and hold him': Member of the public thrown handcuffs to help in arrest
Barbecue chef Glenn Manning was setting up his food truck when the police drama unfolded.
LIV Golf coming to NZ? 'I want nothing to do with it', says Kiwi golfing legend
'They’ve been hugely disruptive to the game of golf.'
60 charges laid following string of vehicle thefts in Canterbury
Police said 22 stolen ignition barrels were recovered at an address between June and July.
Pedestrian seriously injured after bus crash in Christchurch
Images from the scene show the windscreen of the bus cracked.
Fresh nationwide warnings as scammers impersonate police, vulnerable people losing money
Multiple reports across the country have surfaced of police scam calls.
'It wasn’t a booze up': The night of NZ pilot's deadly chopper crash revealed
His boss says he was a 'model employee' and is dumbfounded by his actions.
Green buildings make money for landlords and tenants - landmark new report
The rents are higher and vacancy rates are lower than ordinary buildings.
'He would have known his career was over': Shock after NZ pilot's fatal chopper crash
The 23-year-old Kiwi unlawfully took helicopter and crashed into Cairns hotel building.
'Celebrating Ōtautahi': Christchurch’s World Buskers Festival returning
Street artists and performers will fill the streets as event confirmed for 3 more years.
'He should be safe': High school student beaten unconscious during violent classroom attack
The school called the incident "completely unacceptable".
Mainland sports wrap: Ex-Warriors forward a premiership winner at 44; First XV showdowns
The best of what was and what's to come in Mainland sport.
CBHS Head Boy and First XV Captain, Josh Findlay, on preparations for this weekend's final
Travel was the big lesson learned by CBHS last time they played Nelson College. Video / George Heard
Police catch group fleeing alleged hit-and-run
Four young people were taken into police custody.
Firefighters free person after car ploughs into house
The crash happened in a gated community for people aged over-60.
Property Insider: Fletcher Construction ‘restructures’ teams, Williams Corporation boss on investor returns
'Investors with us for years, they get paid quarterly. We’ve never missed a payment.'
Why apartment developer Williams Corporation shrank its Christchurch HQ offices
Matthew Horncastle of Williams tells us why apartment developer Williams Corporation shrank its Christchurch HQ offices. Video / WC
Head South review: Christchurch’s post-punk scene comes alive in new NZ film
A Canterbury tale that follows schoolboy Angus on his quest for cool.
Retirement giant wins fast-track consent for 13-level block at $500m village
Building to rise in Parnell after a joint venture between developer and charitable entity.
Father dies after falling, hitting head on ice during curling match
The stock agent died in hospital after the accident.
'He was having sex with me but I wasn’t awake': The first four women testify at serial rape trial
Former footballer denies accusations at High Court trial in Christchurch.
Is puffer jacket season over? Aussie air mass bringing first signs of spring
August temperatures have been well below average but hope is on the way.
Christchurch cathedral rebuild hopes crumble as Govt declines funding
Government will not provide $60m of taxpayer cash to bail out troubled project.
Students no longer at school after assaulting man, forcing him to eat cat food
Video shows at least one student in Christchurch Boys' High School uniform.
'Blood on their hands': Father of baby who died suddenly warned OT infant 'not safe' before tragedy
Police investigating the death of a 2-month-old boy say the death is 'unexplained'.
Myers faces uphill battle in Grand National races at Riccarton
Myers doubts Grand National win but eyes future of jumps racing amid consultation period.
'I don't believe in hoodoos': First XV grudge match between old Christchurch rivals returns
The Herald looks ahead to Saturday's crunch semifinal.