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Victim's plea for tougher car hire rules
A survivor of a crash in the Lindis Pass that claimed two lives, caused by an inexperienced driver, wants to see rental car companies imposing tougher controls on who it hires vehicles to.
Blakie killer's 'manipulative behaviour'
The convicted murderer of Timaru hitch-hiker Lisa Blakie continues to pledge his innocence and hopes to clear his name, it emerged today.
Hubbard Management Fund investors to get principal
Investors in the frozen Hubbard Management Funds will get all of their capital back.
Investigation underway into Timaru oil spill
Court action will be taken against the person responsible for an oil spill in the Timaru Port.
Hubbard misled investors, says report
Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard misled investors in his tangled affairs, says a report written shortly before his death in a car accident in September, 2011.
Canterbury abduction: Boy yet to talk
Police are treating the case of a nine-year-old boy found bloodied and distressed on a rural Canterbury bridge as a suspected abduction.
Aorangi $60m assets dispute delayed
A court wrangle involving $60 million of assets and one of the funds caught up in the Hubbard financial collapse has been adjourned until May next year.
Jarrod Booker: My year of living shakily
The big picture of Christchurch, the broken city, is all too familiar. But what of the details of everyday life as its people journey down the long, rough road to recovery?