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Couple falsely told quake house was safe
"Whatever we pointed out - he said, 'no that's historical." A Christchurch couple say an EQC engineer who assessed their house falsely told them it was safe.
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Cat's name on fake quake repair claims
A Christchurch landlord who falsified earthquake repair claims - even using her cat's name to sign a forged invoice - has offered to repay all the stolen money.
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Knife thrown into skull over texts
A pregnant woman who read text messages to another woman on the phone of her passed out partner was so enraged that she chucked a knife at him that imbedded in his skull.
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Driver found guilty of friend's death
A crash driver has been found guilty today of causing the death of his friend and leaving him to die on the side of the road — but not guilty of a more serious charge that alcohol was likely behind the fatal crash.
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Quake payout tops $3.3b
New Zealand's biggest general insurer has paid out more than $3.3 billion for Canterbury earthquakes damage and settled 58 per cent of claims.
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Driver accused of leaving mate to die
A driver caused a crash that fatally injured his mate, then left him to die by the roadside before fleeing to the Gold Coast, a court was told today.
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Greens' $500m boost for Christchurch transport
The Green Party would push for almost half a billion spending over five years on public transport in Christchurch.
![Teen burned as party prank backfires](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen burned as party prank backfires
A Hokitika teenager suffered serious burns after a party prank backfired in Kokatahi.
![Labour market unlikely to boost wages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour market unlikely to boost wages
Employment growth slowed in the June quarter and outside Canterbury it stalled altogether.
![Tekapo: Seeing the universe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tekapo: Seeing the universe
Bevan Hurley sees stars over millions of light years from one of only four dark-sky reserves on Earth, from Mt John Observatory, near Lake Tekapo.
![Christchurch council's $900m black hole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch council's $900m black hole
Christchurch City Council has revealed it faces a funding black hole of up to $900 million to help rebuild the earthquake-wrecked city. So does that mean asset sales?
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Woman charged over Christchurch stabbing
A woman will appear in court this morning after allegedly stabbing a man in an altercation in Christchurch last night.
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Body found inside Christchurch house
A body was found inside a Christchurch house overnight in what police are at this stage treating as a suspicious death.