Pike River final sealing on hold – reports
Pike River Recovery Agency officials remain tight-lipped.
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Police spent $22,000 for a protest - but nobody turned up
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Person in hospital after packhouse injury
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Canterbury flood clean-up expected to take months
The Mid-Canterbury Farmy Army help clean up flood damage across the rural region.
Jellie Park pool to close for six weeks
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New Dunedin Hospital bed capacity questioned
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Sir Grahame Sydney leads South Island charge in Queen's Birthday honours
A posthumous award, an artist and politicians are among those recognised.
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Canterbury flooding: Railway damage worse than first believed
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Houses, vehicles and cash in $3.2m assets siezed by Southern District police
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