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![Doctor's second shot at proposal after earthquake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Doctor's second shot at proposal after earthquake
Kenny Rao gets a second shot at proposing today after fearing his $27,000 engagement ring was lost in the Christchurch earthquake.
![NRL: Hayne accepts early guilty plea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NRL: Hayne accepts early guilty plea
Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne will miss two NRL matches after he accepted the early guilty plea on his headbutting charge today.
![Christchurch flooding abates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch flooding abates
The Civil Defence is working to stem flooding near the Avon River mouth to the estuary in Christchurch this morning.
![New venture to boost Christchurch tourism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New venture to boost Christchurch tourism
Authorities in quake-damaged Christchurch are looking to get the city's tourism industry back on track with a new "roadmap to recovery".
![NZ's $10,000 wedding gift to William and Kate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's $10,000 wedding gift to William and Kate
New Zealand's wedding gift to Prince William and Catherine Middleton will be a $10,000 donation to the Christchurch Earthquake appeal.
![Cries of 'utu' as Vanessa Pickering's murderer sentenced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cries of 'utu' as Vanessa Pickering's murderer sentenced
Malcolm George Chaston has been sentenced to preventive detention for murdering Christchurch woman Vanessa Anne Pickering, whose body was found down a bank near Christchurch's Godley Head more than a year ago.
![CTV to return to air tonight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
CTV to return to air tonight
Christchurch's CTV will be back on air tonight for the first time since February's earthquake.
![Disqualified drunk driver charged after fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disqualified drunk driver charged after fatal crash
A 21-year-old disqualified drunk driver has been charged with manslaughter over the weekend incident.
![<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Quake's shock brings web team back to basics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Quake's shock brings web team back to basics
Tech editor turned to providing news sheets for embattled residents.
![Book lover: Charlotte Randall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Book lover: Charlotte Randall
Charlotte Randall is a Christchurch-based author whose latest novel, Hokitika Town (Penguin, $30), is on the best-seller list.
![Julie Wong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Julie Wong
Julie Kathryn Wong, 37, died when the Pyne Gould Guinness building collapsed during the earthquake.
![Woman on attempted murder charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman on attempted murder charge
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after she and two children were hospitalised with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning early this morning. She will appear in court on Monday.
![Large measures of small tragedies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Large measures of small tragedies
Of all the small tragedies that followed the big one in Christchurch, perhaps one of the most keenly felt losses for the hospitality trade was the cancellation of Dramfest.
![Earthquake legislation passed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Earthquake legislation passed
National and Labour buried their differences and pledged to work together to rebuild Christchurch after Parliament passed legislation granting unprecedented powers to authorities responsible for getting the job done.