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Bandits brandishing hammers target Merivale jeweller
Jewellery store hit in a brazen robbery by armed attackers.
Hamish Clark: I feel like a visitor in my own city
OPINION: Taking the first nervous step back into the Christchurch CBD and a new office.
Kaikōura tragedy: Whale surfaced directly under boat - source
A sperm whale is understood to have flipped the boat.
'It's a terrible thing': First helicopter pilot on the scene of Kaikōura boat tragedy speaks
'We arrived and there was a boat upturned and there was a man sitting on the boat.'
Opinion: Christchurch backed into corner on Govt density plan
OPINION: Council has done its best to limit the effects of intensification thrust upon it.
'Proudest thing I had done for mum': All Black prop backs prostate campaign after losing dad to cancer
Joe Moody's dad passed away two years ago with prostate cancer.
Hamish Clark: Why do Christchurch homeowners need to be charged for using water?
OPINION: Property owners will be charged for every 1000 litres over the average limit.
Hamish Clark: You wouldn't know there was an All Blacks test in Christchurch
OPINION: Where are the All Blacks?
Hamish Clark: Why is Christchurch not a sellout for the All Blacks?
Opinion: Crusader fans need to get behind Foz and his All Blacks.
Hamish Clark: Christchurch mayoralty race officially set to begin
OPINION: As Lianne Dalziel stands down, who could be Christchurch's next mayor?
Hamish Clark: Why I have fallen out of love with the All Blacks
OPINION: What has Scott Robertson got to do with it?
Hamish Clark: Elton John confirms Christchurch as a 'Super City for Concerts'
OPINION: Elton John is a real coup for Christchurch.
Hamish Clark: Party time in Christchurch - Thank goodness the Stadium will be built
OPINION: Well done Christchurch - you truly are a Super City.
Special edition of New Zealand Herald hits the streets of Christchurch
NZ Herald launches a major editorial project on the future of Christchurch.
'Gamechanger': Richie McCaw backs controversial $683m stadium
'If the stadium gets approval from we will look back on this moment in years to come.'
Is Christchurch New Zealand's next super city?
Today Ōtautahi is no longer a post-earthquake project.
Hamish Clark: Covid is after me - why I got my fourth vaccine
OPINION: With a jump in Covid numbers I wasn't going to turn down another shot.
Hamish Clark: Bromley Residents ask Council what right they have to s**t in their homes
OPINION: I feel sorry for residents living with the constant stink.
Bromley residents clash with council staff at fiery public meeting
Council blames pong on oxidation ponds and the cold winter weather.
Hamish Clark: Showtime in Christchurch as the nightlife returns
The painful memories of lockdowns and zero nightlife disappeared with live music.
Submit your views on new Christchurch stadium - or don't moan if you miss out
Opinion: If Te Kaha is not built, don't expect a new stadium in the long term.
Hamish Clark: Good riddance to the Christchurch stink - 'the pong is on the move'
Despite a mechanical breakdown, the clean-up has finally started.
Hamish Clark: 'Don't drop the ball now' - the new stadium must go ahead despite increased costs
OPINION: Now is the time for city leaders to be brave, step up and be decisive.
Hamish Clark: Going behind the fence - why I have missed the Cathedral so much
The building will be made safe for people to enter by the end of the year.
Opinion: Christchurch smell getting worse - infiltrating homes, offices and vehicles
Everything smells and tastes like sewage to me.
Hamish Clark: Christchurch Stadium - We can't stop now, build it no matter what the cost
It will be money well spent and a real asset for Christchurch.
Hamish Clark: No one should have to pay full rates to endure Christchurch's foul-smelling stench
OPINION: No quick fix to stink in East Christchurch.
Hamish Clark: What do the borders reopening mean for Christchurch and the South Island?
OPINION: A step in the right direction but don't expect a rush of tourists.
Hamish Clark: How to get kids out of bed for school
How one boy's luck ran out and had to walk.
Hamish Clark: The sting in the Covid tail, South Island learning to live with the virus
Canterbury combined has more Covid cases than Auckland.
MIQ still not working: Son denied emergency spot for dying father
I just wish I was there to say goodbye.
'Not the normal flu': Stark warning to Kiwis from long Covid-19 sufferer
'It's really scary having this inside you, not really knowing the consequences will be'.
Hamish Clark: Why South Islanders care about Auckland this Delta outbreak
We love you Auckland but we don't love Covid.