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Quake victims struggling with uncertainty
Some Christchurch residents don't know when their land will be fixed or how they'll live meantime.
Coroner: Parent caused baby's death
A seven-month-old girl died after a "profound episode of shaking" by either her mother or father, a Coroner has found.
Christchurch mourns demolition of landmark
The demolition of an earthquake-ravaged historic building has begun despite an outcry from heritage campaigners.
Cricket: Vettori and Greatbatch face grilling
Daniel Vettori and Mark Greatbatch are likely to face some hard questions when they appear at a NZ Cricket board meeting on Friday.
Quakes continue to rock Canterbury
Aftershocks have continued this afternoon after a magnitude 5.0 quake hit late this morning, causing panic, power outages and damage.
No confirmed injuries after 5.0 aftershock
Civil Defence say today's 5.0 aftershock would have felt on the ground like a magnitude 7 quake.
Crown concedes miscarriage of justice at trial
The Crown has conceded there was a miscarriage of justice in the trial of a musician convicted of assaulting his son.
Manchester Courts demolition begins
Demolition has begun on one of Christchurch's most famous buildings, Manchester Courts, which suffered irreversible damage during the massive September 4 earthquake.
Quake spells end for historic homestead
A pioneer homestead shattered by the Canterbury earthquake is to be pulled down.
Cop bashed in road rage incident
A top police officer has been injured in an apparent road rage clash.
Rugby: Sonny with a chance of reign
For a city that's had its fill of seismic activity, the people of Christchurch showed an admirable appetite for some more yesterday.
Rugby: Centre duo power Canterbury to victory
Canterbury got their latest Ranfurly Shield reign off to a winning start, beating Counties Manukau 39-21.
Fletcher gets $1bn quake contract
Fletcher Construction will run the Earthquake Commission's (EQC) project management office to oversee the rebuild after the Canterbury earthquake, a contract worth around $1 billion.
Fletcher's Ling sees housing demand pickup in 2011
Fletcher Building, expects the residential property market to pick up next year when rebuilding begins in Canterbury and the government's response to 'leaky homes' comes into effect.
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
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
Another aftershock has hit Christchurch late this afternoon.
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.
Gymnastics: NZ team fourth in rhythmic
New Zealand finished fourth among five nations tonight in the rhythmic gymnastics teams competition at the Commonwealth Games.
Paedophile Capill denied parole
The Parole Board believes former Christian Heritage Party Leader Graham Capill is still a risk to the community.