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The Corner Office: Rory Glass
Summer Herald The Corner Office: Rory Glass is the managing director of brewer Lion New Zealand.
Passenger electrocuted after crash
A passenger who got out of a car after it hit a power pole in Canterbury was electrocuted by fallen power lines, and two others who tried to help were shocked.
Five of the best: Coastal walks
Fingers crossed, you will be blessed with a refreshing sea breeze as you tackle these top walks.
Cycling: Roulston chasing fifth win
Canterbury's favourite cycling son, Hayden Roulston, will be chasing history at the elite road national championships in Christchurch next month.
Silence ... then grim realisation
It was the first time in 40 years Andrew Welch had not been home for Christmas, his brother Jeremy recalls.
Christchurch 'ready' for return of tests
Canterbury officials are confident the country's newest test venue will scrub up impressively when New Zealand meet Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval beginning on Friday.
Pub shut down after brawls, burnout
A Canterbury pub has been shut down for a litany of licence breaches, including a bikie doing a burnout inside the public bar.
Crayfish diver dead in boating accident
A man is dead after going on a crayfishing trip in Akaroa Harbour.
Extensive search to be launched for missing Canterbury man
An extensive search will be launched at first light tomorrow for a Canterbury man who has not been seen for more than two weeks.
Stalker filled car engine with cement
A stalker who terrorised a former female friend destroyed her car by filling its engine and petrol tank with cement that set hard.
Fisherman's lucky escape
A fisherman who was swept 200m out to sea after he slipped and his waders filled up with water, had a lucky escape, says a man who helped get him on to dry land.
Brawl sparked by gang 'disrespect'
A Christchurch street brawl in which baseball bats and pot plants were used as weapons was sparked when a youth "disrespected" gangsters by laughing at their name.
No action on South Canterbury Finance
New Zealand’s market watchdog has confirmed it won’t take any action following its inquiry into South Canterbury Finance.
Christchurch will be sporting capital of NZ
Hosting the opening ceremony and the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 early next year will cement Christchurch's position as the sporting capital of New Zealand, Mayor Lianne Dalziel said today.
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.
Cricket: Double-ton for Two-Metre Peter
Canterbury's Peter Fulton provided the highlight of Plunket Shield action yesterday, posting a classy double-century against Central Districts.
Strong earthquake hits Canterbury
A strong earthquake rumbled the Canterbury region in the early hours today.
Man who died after alleged road-rage incident named
Police have named a man who died following an alleged road-rage incident in Christchurch last month.
Man dies after road rage incident
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.
$214m in unauthorised public spending
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.
Kia ora: Rakaia
Salmon 'chanted evenings are the toast of this town, discovers Elisabeth Easther.
Tourists seen on wrong side of road
A car driven by tourists was seen on the wrong side of the road shortly before it crashed on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday, killing one.