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Racing: Bookies react quickly to brilliant effort
Fallen star of harness racing shows he is back to his best after sizzling 1:52.9 mile.
Interiors: A mum and daughter team effort
Recognising a good structure in a former rental A-frame was the first step for a new family home.
'I thank my lucky stars I still have one'
Holding his only surviving daughter after a horror car crash, Donald Coulter says: "I thank my lucky stars I still have one. I still wish I had two."
Prisoner sets fire to bedding, injures two
A prisoner set fire to her cell bedding at Christchurch Women's Prison last night, causing extensive damage and injuring two prison guards who came to help her.
Mackenzie Country: Saddle safari
Jacqui Madelin spots sheep and scores great views on a bike adventure in steep MacKenzie Country.
Schoolkids pull no punches with Sonny Bill
Sonny Bill Williams will tomorrow partly make good on a promise he made after he ran out of gas on a country road last year.
Gregory Tobin
Gregory James Tobin, 25, is thought to have been working at Joe's Garage, in the central business district when the earthquake struck.
Police cleared over fatal crash
Police have been cleared of wrongdoing in the pursuit of a serial drunk driver who sped through a red light and killed two people in Christchurch.
Dirt biking in Mackenzie Country
Rolling hills and rocky climbs make for an adventure on the Yamaha Lakes and Mountains Safari, one of several adventure dirt bike rides run by Mike Britton and his wife, Angela.
Cricket: Nicol sends his old mates on route B to final
Auckland must take route B to contest the national one-day final.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Mobile charges a heartbreaker
Cheaper calls may be at hand, but you'll probably still need two phones to get the best deals.
Southern heatwave - what the web is saying
It's sweltering in the South Island with Timaru and Christchurch reaching new highs. How are you keeping cool?