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![International tourists involved in Tekapo bus crashes, 15 in hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
International tourists involved in Tekapo bus crashes, 15 in hospital
A black ice warning was in place and conditions have been described as 'treacherous'.
![Christchurch icon ‘Radio Ron’ has died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch icon ‘Radio Ron’ has died
John Truman, affectionately known as 'Radio Ron', was a well-known city identity.
![Frank Film: How Tusiata Avia becomes voice of NZ Pasifika](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Frank Film: How Tusiata Avia becomes voice of NZ Pasifika
'I was writing about race and justice – and why wouldn’t I be?'
![Fatal Wānaka crash: Japan consulate acknowledges death of cyclist Hiroto Shimura](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal Wānaka crash: Japan consulate acknowledges death of cyclist Hiroto Shimura
Shimura was not wearing a helmet when the crash on SH84 happened on July 6.
![Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%
One company is offering eligible buyers money for deposits so they can afford a house.
![Grand National in sight for promising chaser](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grand National in sight for promising chaser
“He kept coming really strongly at the finish, so it was pretty exciting."
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![First XV wrap: Pukekohe High topple Wesley College](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
First XV wrap: Pukekohe High topple Wesley College
There have been some power shifts in the Counties Manukau First XV landscape.
![Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%
One company is offering eligible buyers money for deposits so they can afford a house.
![NZ projects short-listed for World Architecture awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
NZ projects short-listed for World Architecture awards
Stadium, university, retail, home, spa, bach, marae, office buildings are all on the list.
![Editorial: One NZ's power move in securing Warriors supremacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Editorial: One NZ's power move in securing Warriors supremacy
OPINION: A cynical view of the new partnership could be taken.
![New homes from $49k: House Me cuts prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
New homes from $49k: House Me cuts prices
New showroom is about to open at Wigram in that fast-growing area of Christchurch.
![Paula Ryan manufacturer and outlet store in liquidation with $1m owing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Paula Ryan manufacturer and outlet store in liquidation with $1m owing
The company, which made the clothes and sold them at NorthWest, has gone under.
![Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn
High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.
![Behind bars: Man who stabbed his neighbour to death says he's learnt to be patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Behind bars: Man who stabbed his neighbour to death says he's learnt to be patient
“They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, perhaps that’s not true.”
![Lotto Powerball jackpot goes unstruck, rolls over to $17m for Wednesday draw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lotto Powerball jackpot goes unstruck, rolls over to $17m for Wednesday draw
Three jackpots were won last month alone. Largest single prize claimed in '24 was $30m.
![NZ projects short-listed for World Architecture awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ projects short-listed for World Architecture awards
Stadium, university, retail, home, spa, bach, marae, office buildings are all on the list.
![Lulu Sun: Sun sets on Wimbledon run, but Te Anau still glows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lulu Sun: Sun sets on Wimbledon run, but Te Anau still glows
Te Anau has rallied behind Lulu Sun's historic Wimbledon performance.
!['You don’t leave your kids alone': Woman faces charges after kids rescued from smoke-filled house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'You don’t leave your kids alone': Woman faces charges after kids rescued from smoke-filled house
Police say neighbours prevented a tragic outcome.
![Take kea on the road: Five of the parrots killed by vehicles on Milford Road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Take kea on the road: Five of the parrots killed by vehicles on Milford Road
Five kea have been hit and killed by vehicles at popular waypoints on Milford Road.
![Ōtautahi legends Dillastrate release special new waiata, ‘Māwherangi’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ōtautahi legends Dillastrate release special new waiata, ‘Māwherangi’
A Christchurch-based band has released a new song.
![‘Incredibly frustrating’: Police target speedsters, dangerous drivers at holiday hotspots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Incredibly frustrating’: Police target speedsters, dangerous drivers at holiday hotspots
South Island police are disappointed with motorists after a run of 'horrendous' driving.
!['Totally unfair': Family mourn granddad fatally attacked after being mistaken for child abductor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Totally unfair': Family mourn granddad fatally attacked after being mistaken for child abductor
'When I left for work that day everything was good.'
![Community leader warns people to stay off streets at night after one-punch death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Community leader warns people to stay off streets at night after one-punch death
The Christchurch man admitted to killing the victim with one punch in a skatepark.
![Christchurch power outage hits more than 1500 homes as mercury plummets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch power outage hits more than 1500 homes as mercury plummets
Power company Orion says 'all outages were resolved at 8.16.'
!['It caused his death': Man abused in care at Marylands School dies before justice served](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It caused his death': Man abused in care at Marylands School dies before justice served
The man contracted a fatal disease as a result of horrific child sexual abuse.
![Man killed stranger he thought was abducting his son from skatepark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man killed stranger he thought was abducting his son from skatepark
He became enraged when he saw the stranger holding his son's hand.
![Grandmother battling cancer told the one drug keeping her alive will no longer be funded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grandmother battling cancer told the one drug keeping her alive will no longer be funded
Kiri Carter was given six months, years later she's found out she now has brain cancer.