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Schoolyard fights caught on video at Ashburton College
Violent fights filmed a year after a review into bullying claims at the school.
Teen was listening to music while walking along train tracks when he was killed
Shaun Reynolds, 18, died after he was hit by a train in Darfield yesterday.
Banned from his hometown: Teen driver who killed 5 mates freed from prison
Tyreese Fleming will live and work in Christchurch.
Sentence cut by a year on appeal for man who beat partner
Justice Hinton said the negative influences in Hirini Mate’s life were largely overlooked.
Haunted pub for sale: ‘Ghost called Mary hangs out in Room 8 on top floor’
Spooky hotel one of two historic pubs up for grabs on Dunedin's waterfront.
School principal’s husband convicted sex offender who held woman at knifepoint
Parent calls for principal to resign and says situation displays 'poor judgment'.
'Beaten up and strangled': Dad confronts man who attacked teen daughter in family home
The judge told Quinton Ohlson he was 'literally the thing that goes bump in the night'.
Emails warn of ‘staffing crisis’ at Canterbury’s Forensic Mental Health Service
A staffer said they were providing care that was 'at best negligent, and at worst unsafe'.
Person dies in freight train incident in Canterbury
The loaded train was travelling from Darfield to Christchurch when the incident occurred.
One-armed hitchhiker killer Shane Hoko recalled to prison
Shane Hoko was kicked out of a rehabilitation centre for not following its rules.
'Special bloke': Wife of Sir Tim Wallis pays tribute
The Warbirds over Wānaka founder died yesterday, aged 85.
'Precious soul': Young woman killed in Canterbury crash
Several others were injured in the two-car crash in Coalgate, Selwyn.
Warbirds over Wānaka founder Sir Tim Wallis dies
Aviation entrepreneur passed away surrounded by friends and family on Tuesday afternoon.
'How dare you?' Family recall pain as martial arts killer jailed
'A part of me will be broken for the rest of my life,' the victim's son says.
Rapist apologised to victim then denied the offending through two harrowing trials
Christchurch man jailed for raping a vulnerable teenage girl in 2007 - shows no remorse.
Police watchdog rules officers had good reason to shoot armed man
IPCA: Police justified in shooting a man armed with a knife and crowbar in Nth Canterbury.
Train crashes into stolen car fleeing police; teen driver tried to beat level crossing
Crumpled wreck at scene as police talk to person of interest.
Focus: Stolen car hit by train
Wreckage of stolen car hit by a train cleared by emergency services. Video / Nathan Morton
Sam Neill's cancer fight: The one thing he won't do
The Kiwi movie legend on the one thing he refuses to do amid cancer battle.
Heavily pregnant woman stabbed as she fought off teen robbers
The woman lunged for the gun that was pointed at her head.
The faces of the South Island's new leaders following blue election tidal wave
A new party returns to the South Island and several red seats flip.
'Your failure haunts our family': Dunedin man avoids jail over role in tragic death
Carl Frederick Longshaw appeared in High Court five years to the day after her death.
Jarrod Gilbert: We need a total rethink of how we tackle crime post-election
OPINION: Nothing I heard during the election filled me with confidence.
Snowfall possible tomorrow in Canterbury and Otago
Colder southerlies are expected for the southern regions.
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'You have reached for hope and you have voted for change': PM-in waiting Luxon says time to turn NZ around
National and Act have the numbers to govern on the night, but NZ First may yet be needed.
Watch: Fans storm field during Meads Cup final, allegedly punch opposition players
Around 50 fans, including South Canterbury’s mascot, invaded the pitch.
Former Wānaka resident recounts ‘scary’ Jerusalem visit
Visitor went from heaven to hell within hours of arriving at Tel Aviv Airport in Israel.
Wild weather: Gusts top 200km/h, lift roofs, down power lines and trees in Canterbury
Gusts have topped 200km/h in Canterbury today.
'Work of the devil': Man's religious upbringing linked to hidden cameras, 40,000 objectional images
The man was taught all things sexual were 'the work of the devil'.
Doctor accused of trying to murder partner, also questioned about first husband's death
File reveals what Shelagh Dawson told police, photos of prescription drugs.
Man found dead with knife in his chest after falling from ladder
But CIB didn't visit Kevin O'Grady's home for 10 days, despite concerns being raised.
What it's like inside Mecca's newly opened Christchurch megastore
Mega Mecca store - 2nd biggest in Australasia - opens in Christchurch CBD retail precinct.
Woman who faked pregnancy claims she was at work during lengthy offending
Judge says Nicola Watts was trying to deflect the blame for her behaviour.