Gore council spat: Key figures hunker down ahead of showdown
Councillors to vote tomorrow on motion of no confidence in NZ's youngest mayor.
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'Not welcome here': Mayor's message to gang wanting to set up HQ in city
Rebel Motorcycle gang moved its HQ to South Canterbury's port city.
How a Canterbury family outing on jet boats led to three seriously injured
One boat, with children on board, hit a gravel bank and rolled.
Violent sexual assault ends in home detention for man after autism diagnosis
A man has escaped serious assault charges after receiving an autism diagnosis in Dunedin.
Petition organiser seeks to remove Gore Council chief executive
Chief executive Stephen Parry and Mayor Ben Bell have not been speaking since December.
Brave fight against 'excruciating condition': Doctors gave her a year, she sent them a Xmas card
At her weakest Millie Hardiman weighed just 26kg.
Watch: Worker's chilling encounter with armed ram-raiders
"I was hoping they weren’t going to come in to us."
World Cup dreams add bite to Blues-Crusaders derby
There will be plenty of key positional battles as players look to earn an All Blacks role.
Bone-chilling morning: Temps drop to -2.6 but beautiful sunshine on the way
No wind, snow or rain alerts are in place for New Zealand as the weekend begins.
TOP leader: What an electorate win would mean for Christchurch
Raf Manji wants to win Ilam - and make Christchurch's needs a national priority
'Shoot me': Jury hears audio of fatal shooting at Connor Whitehead murder trial
Connor Whitehead was shot dead at a party in Christchurch in November 2021.
'This has been a huge cover-up': Pike River mine disaster dad blasts official response
Bernie Monk has been shown new images of potential human remains inside mine.
Poised for lift-off! Canterbury festival sells out amidst huge public interest
Buster the Bull will make his debut at the Glow Festival.
Possible human remains found in Pike River mine - police
Images taken from deep inside mine have been examined by pathologists.
'Total inconvenience': Dozens of drivers affected after diesel and petrol mix up
The issue could cost the drivers up to $1000 to remedy.
Will he stay or go? Gore councillors ask Mayor Ben Bell to resign
A meeting on Tuesday will discuss the situation further.
Company convicted over ‘knackered’ wastewater treatment plants
Untreated wastewater, including human sewage, discharged from plants.
Lecturer whose life was 'badly dislocated' by string of events loses fight with university
She had been subcontracting her lecturing responsibilities to another employee.
Uber driver indecently assaulted and photographed sleeping teen passenger
He has been accused of trying to justify his predatory behaviour.
Majority of Gore District Council calls on Mayor Ben Bell to resign
The youngest mayor in New Zealand's history is being urged to step down.
'Rabbit hole': Man filmed young boys in public changing rooms
He now wanted to address his 'deeply unhealthy addiction', a court heard.
Boy helps get wheelchair accessible swing installed for friend
Joshua Rudd wanted to make sure his best friend Scarlette Ryder felt included.
Christchurch Hospital staff still writing patient data with paper and pen after IT outage
It's been over 24 hours since the outage impacted the hospital's online patient systems.
Man threatened with weapon in home invasion
Two men threatened an occupant with a weapon after breaking in.
'Not enough beds': Dunedin Hospital operations postponed
Eight of 36 planned surgeries were pushed off due to the bed shortage.
Snow begins settling in Southland as first taste of winter begins to bite
About 10cm of snow has settled on State Highway 94.
'Vile': Parents sexually and physically abused their children
The father injected the girl with drugs, stating it was a "trust exercise".
‘I’ve been shot’: Partygoer tells of moment teen shot dead at party
Connor Whitehead was shot dead at a party in Christchurch in November 2021.
'Child exploitation of the grossest kind': Man shared sex abuse images
Man who argued he was not aroused by online child abuse images now on home detention.
Cold case murder trial aborted in second week
Two people who deny killing Angela Blackmoore will face a new trial.
'Drug debt dishonesty': Marketplace buyers scammed by career crim
A teenager who'd saved his money all summer was one of his victims.
College blasts ‘wrong assumptions’ over backlash to school’s formal rules
The school is only allowing students to attend the Y13 formal if they bring a partner.