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EQC: 'Couple of things we might have done better'
Communication with Canterbury quake victims could have been better, the Earthquake Commission said today.
Vicious attack prompts debate on seal culling
The slaughter of 23 seals on the Kaikoura coast last week has prompted debate on whether seals need to be culled in the area.
New Zealander of the Year 2010 Finalist: Suresh Patel
When the earthquake-rattled people of Christchurch were in need, Suresh Patel stepped up.
Woman charged with murder of newborn baby
A 27-year-old Christchurch woman charged with murdering her new born child has been remanded in custody for a psychiatric report.
No escaping long arm of the law
A speeding driver has been ticketed by the same policeman on both sides of the world.
Travellers snap up new carrier's cheap airfares
More than 43,000 seats were sold within three days of Air Asia X's launch in New Zealand last week.
More seals likely to die after slaughter - zoologist
The number of seals which will die as a result of a brutal attack could be many more than the 23 found, a zoologist says.
Attack on seals 'cruel and abhorrent'
Twenty-three seals, including eight newborn pups, were found clubbed to death on the Kaikoura coast. DoC believes the seals were attacked over a number of days.
James Griffin: Violent night, holy night
Among the many terrible and tragic headlines appearing in the newspapers of late, one that is not only terrible and tragic but also potentially rather disturbing leapt out at me: "Call for alcohol ban after Xmas concert ends in violence."
Crime on the rise
A mystery wrapped in an enigma is the very apt winner of the inaugural New Zealand crime-writing award.
<i>Garth George:</i> A tragedy that made us think of others
2010 can only described as an annus calamitosus [disastrous year] for the New Zealand family.