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Tourist missing on Arthur's Pass hike
A search is underway after a French tourist went missing on a mountain hike in Arthur's Pass National Park.
A search is underway after a French tourist went missing on a mountain hike in Arthur's Pass National Park.
Canterbury's Peter Fulton provided the highlight of Plunket Shield action yesterday, posting a classy double-century against Central Districts.
A strong earthquake rumbled the Canterbury region in the early hours today.
Police have named a man who died following an alleged road-rage incident in Christchurch last month.
A man has died in Christchurch Hospital this morning after he suffered a head injury during a dispute with another motorist in the city last month.
Costs associated with the Christchurch rebuild account for the bulk of $214 million of unauthorised public spending in the past year, according to a new review.
Salmon 'chanted evenings are the toast of this town, discovers Elisabeth Easther.
A tourist driver who arrived from Australia early in the morning and hired a rental car, fell asleep at the wheel - causing a head-on crash that killed his mother.
A mother whose 12-year-old daughter died in a triple fatal car crash says her personal tragedy showed how tight-knit communities can help people survive extreme trauma.
Iain Rennie made a "miscalculation" in allowing a joint press conference over Roger Sutton's resignation, but he should not stand down, John Key says.
Two people are dead and two others critically and seriously injured after a cluster of car crashes in Canterbury overnight.
This town has big money, great pubs and cottage industries, discovers Elisabeth Easther.
For rural friendliness and city fun, this gem has it all, finds Elisabeth Easther.
Nearly 100 jobs are set to go at Work and Income - but the government says even more new roles will be created.
Three men have been arrested following a Christchurch street brawl in which pot plants, a spade, baseball bat and a metal street sign pole were used as weapons.