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![Broad: NZ Police should stay unarmed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Broad: NZ Police should stay unarmed
Police Commissioner Howard Broad says New Zealand should remain a routinely unarmed police force - and that is something to be proud of.
![Rugby: ABs bolster Canterbury Shield defence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rugby: ABs bolster Canterbury Shield defence
Canterbury has been bolstered by the return of All Blacks Owen Franks and Brad Thorn for their first Ranfurly Shield defence.
![Magnitude 5 quake rocks Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Magnitude 5 quake rocks Christchurch
Another aftershock has hit Christchurch late this afternoon.
![Mother of murder victim 'chooses love'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mother of murder victim 'chooses love'
The mother of a man fatally stabbed in Christchurch last year hugged her son's killer as he was jailed for at least 10 years.
![Paedophile Capill denied parole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Paedophile Capill denied parole
The Parole Board believes former Christian Heritage Party Leader Graham Capill is still a risk to the community.
![Bob Parker 'humbled' by Christchurch victory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bob Parker 'humbled' by Christchurch victory
Incumbent Bob Parker says he is "very humbled and very grateful" to be re-elected with such a "handsome" majority.
![Key meets Gertrude the Mexican red-kneed tarantula](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Key meets Gertrude the Mexican red-kneed tarantula
If he is afraid of spiders, our seemingly fearless leader wasn't showing it.
![Christchurch to lose heritage building](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Christchurch to lose heritage building
An historic Christchurch building damaged in last month's earthquake will be demolished.
![Waihopai suit 'stupid, intimidating'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Waihopai suit 'stupid, intimidating'
Green MP Keith Locke is warning the Government the lawsuit it's bringing against the Waihopai spy base saboteurs may backfire.
![Contaminated whitebait warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Contaminated whitebait warning
Whitebait caught from sewage-contaminated rivers could end up on the plates of unsuspecting diners at restaurants and cafes.
![<b>Map:</b> Where the aftershocks have hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
<b>Map:</b> Where the aftershocks have hit
Check out our Google map to see which areas have been hardest hit by aftershocks since the September 4 Christchurch earthquake.
![A tower of strength and light](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
A tower of strength and light
Next time you're passing through Christchurch International Airport during the hours of darkness keep an eye out for the control tower.