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Pamela Barkle
Pamela Christina Barkle, 72, was named by police as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake on February 3, 2012.
Iris Bottling
Reta Stewart, 88, was named by police as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake on February 3, 2012.
Elizabeth Sinclair
Elizabeth Sinclair, 76, was named by police as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake on February 3, 2012.
Waitangi Day: How can we reclaim the day?
Buddy Mikaere imagines a Waitangi Day that will mean something special to all New Zealanders.
Key bats away talk of cronyism
The PM has dismissed accusations of cronyism in the Govt's choice of appointments to boards and working groups.
Dairy Holdings shareholders buy out remaining investors
Shareholders of Dairy Holdings Ltd, which owns 58 dairy farms in the South Island, have bought shares owned by the collapsed South Canterbury Finance.
'It's not me' - Wizard can't magic away mystery debt
They've no idea what to make of the strange people who have appeared on the far riverbank....
Electrocuted man's wife also hurt in incident
A woman seriously injured when a power line fell from a pole on a Hurunui farm, killing her husband, is in a stable condition.
Beverley (Faye) Kennedy
Beverley Faye Kennedy, 60, who preferred to be known as Faye, worked at The Clinic, on the CTV building's fourth floor.
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New Zealand's cops: The new blue line
The police are laying their ghosts to rest with different methods and a fresh culture, report Catherine Masters and Jared Savage
Lake Heron Station, Canterbury
Between the months of November and April, spectacular Lake Heron Station in mid-Canterbury's high country is opened up to small guided groups of trampers and cyclists.
Lake Heron Station: High country club
A lucky few get to experience stunning Lake Heron Station at close quarters, writes Andrew Stone.