The Christchurch City Council has met for the first time since last month's quake, with Mayor Bob Parker saying the city "will have fight for its place in the sun again"...

The Japan tsunami has derailed the Government's plan to put out the begging bowl to the world to pay for the rebuilding of Christchurch.

A pram-pushing mother who did not know how to fill in a betting slip tipped NZ's TAB off to one of Australian sport's biggest betting scandals.

900 grand a year and all the fun of the turf - sounds just the job.