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Teen admitted to hospital with meningococcal disease
This is the third case of meningococcal disease in Canterbury this year.
Buried in the riverbank? Murder suspect had ‘highly-suitable location’ to conceal body of close friend, court hears
Body may have been 'flushed' away: Mike McGrath vanished in 2017, never to be seen again.
Kaikōura helicopter tragedy: Pilot dad's inexperience blamed for horror crash
Final crash report released into crash that killed Andrew Hamish Davidson and Li Chen.
Bodiless murder trial: Key witness testimony comes under spotlight
Lawyer reminds witness his evidence isn't to “fit in with the police theory”.
Teen party killing: Money and food given to suspects on the run, court hears
Three people enter shock guilty pleas to being accessories after the fact.
Bodiless murder trial: Newly-released inmate denied helping suspect cover his tracks
Ex-prison guard David Benbow is on trial, accused of killing his friend Michael McGrath.
Chasing Ghosts - Below the Surface: Diving death shrouded in mystery
"My heart hurts there’s no justice for Goy” - Victim advocate.
Bodiless murder trial: 'I don’t give a f*** what happened to him', accused allegedly told friends
Ex-prison guard David Benbow is on trial, accused of killing his friend Michael McGrath.
One dead, two injured in north Canterbury crash
The collision, involving two cars, occurred on Mouse Point Rd in Hurunui.
Ex-prison guard murder trial: Claims of ‘witch-hunt’ before arrest
Reporter suspected 'friend' was potential suspect David Benbow himself.
Vanished builder 'low' suicide risk, expert tells murder trial
Ex-prison guard denies murder but Crown says he had motive, means and opportunity.
Ex-prison guard murder trial: Accused asked missing man for help day before disappearance
Crown claims killing was well planned; defence warns jury of investigative bias.
Murder accused on dating website weeks before alleged killing, court hears
Crown claims killing was well planned; defence warns jury of investigative bias.
Concerning levels of nitrate in 60% of NZ freshwater sources
GNS study reveals widespread cases of nitrate levels above key threshold for health risk.
Below the surface: What really happened to scuba diver Goy Thongsi?
She sunk out of sight. It was two days before her body was found on the seabed.
Woman challenged ex-partner over vanished new lover: ‘What have you done with him?’
Crown claims killing was well planned; defence warns jury of investigative bias.
Vanished man's mother says defendant used to call her 'Mum'
Crown claims killing was well planned; defence warns jury of investigative bias.
Vanished builder stashed cash and lived outside society norms, court hears
Crown claims killing was well planned; defence warns jury of investigative bias.
Bodiless murder case: Police secretly tracked murder suspect
Defence lawyers warns jury of "investigative bias", highlight lack of evidence.
No body, no weapon: Who killed Mike McGrath? Friend stands trial for murder
Christchurch builder disappeared in May 2017 – and has not been seen since.
Mainland tales: A day at the sheep sales
Herald journalist Kurt Bayer reports on an ageless Kiwi ceremony.
Ciggy-sales proposal stubs out all but 33 Super City retailers
Under the proposed allocation, Auckland would only have 33 tobacco retailers.
Tribesmen MC crackdown: Police disrupt bikie gang’s southern tour
Police have been monitoring notorious group around South Island.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 10 of the worst tropical cyclones to hit NZ
Ex-tropical cyclones have wrought havoc in NZ. Here's 10 of the worst.
Downfall: Drug kingpin’s assets, including two Mercedes and $180k cash seized
Court rules illicit gains to be handed over to police.
Solar site to power 10,000 homes
Genesis and FRV Australia have secured the site on the Canterbury plains.
'We just want to know what happened to dad': Man found dead at house
The man was a 'hard-working, loving, caring' father-of-three, his son says.
Police investigating death, serious injury at Christchurch home
Police trying to establish how the person died after being called to the Bryndwr home.
Person found dead at Christchurch house, another seriously hurt
Police say they are trying to establish how the person died.
Tribesmen MC gang descends on the south: Police on high alert
Patching ceremony and Burt Munro Challenge on gang’s itinerary.
'Unnecessary distress': Dairy worker accused of animal mistreatment gets $50k payout
Kimberley Price is happy her reputation has been cleared.
'His death shall not be in vain'; Parents addressing son’s death in Ukraine accuse Russia of genocide
Body found of NZ aid worker killed by artillery shell
Parts of dry South Island may be in drought by summer’s end - Niwa
Areas of Otago and Southland may soon be in drought, amid contrasting La Nina effects.