Bledisloe Cup just the medicine for sports fans
Bledisloe Cup just the medicine for Canterbury sports fans
It contains 48 stubbies and it was filled four times – deservedly – after the All Blacks breathtaking win over Australia in Melbourne.
Barry Clarke
Party bus driver should have gone to Specsavers
Christchurch party bus driver should have gone to Specsavers
It was either a case of poor eyesight, or being blind to the road rules, when this Christchurch party bus was parked up at one of its pub crawl stops.
Crusaders money man revealed
Coal mining magnate revealed as Crusaders money man
Coal mining magnate Brent Francis has been unveiled as the money man behind a financial strengthening of the Crusaders.
Dairy owner to face teen ram-raider
'Tell him of the fear my family has': Dairy owner to face teen ram-raider and family
A Prebbleton dairy owner will face one of the teens who ram-raided his shop at a family group conference next week - and he will tell the 13yo exactly what he thinks.
Spate of ram-raids in Canterbury
Spate of ram-raids in Canterbury
Police have a major lead in identifying ram-raiders who smashed their way into a dairy south of Christchurch this morning - one of the offenders wasn't masked. It was one of several stores targeted in Canterbury overnight by different groups.
Spate of ram-raids in Canterbury
Spate of ram-raids in Canterbury
Police have a major lead in identifying ram-raiders who smashed their way into a dairy south of Christchurch this morning - one of the offenders wasn't masked.
Dalziel's decision opens way for mayoral battle
Dalziel's decision opens way for mayoral battle
Lianne Dalziel’s decision not to run next year now opens the way for a likely battle for the mayoralty between a handful of sitting councillors.
Police investigate fraud claims against horse trainer
Police investigate fraud claims against horse trainer
Police are now investigating complaints of fraud against race horse trainer Mitchell Kerr allegedly involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Police investigate fraud claims against horse trainer
Police investigate fraud claims against horse trainer
Police are now investigating complaints of fraud against race horse trainer Mitchell Kerr allegedly involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Top harness racing driver banned
Top Canterbury harness racing driver banned after failing pre-race alcohol test
Top harness racing driver Blair Orange has been banned for eight weeks after failing a pre-race alcohol test.
Bid to get driver back on track after fall from grace
Bid to get driver back on track after fall from grace
Two prominent harness racing figures are making a bid to get fallen from grace trainer driver Matt Anderson back into the industry.
Former Crusaders staffer gets boozed, crashes franchise car
Former Crusaders staffer gets boozed, crashes franchise car
A motorist more than three times over the drink driving limit who crashed into a bridge was a former Crusaders staff member.
Well-known publican comes out of retirement
Well-known publican comes out of retirement
One of Canterbury’s best known publicans is about to get back into the game.
Opinion: Hospital car parking still an election issue
Opinion: Hospital car parking still an election issue
The debacle that is Christchurch Hospital car parking has become a political football again.
Boozed driver loses job, then crashes company vehicle
Boozed driver loses job, then crashes company vehicle
Additional reporting: Matt SlaughterA heavily intoxicated motorist who was due to return a company car, wrote it off in a crash while more than three times over the drink driving limit.
Canterbury league stalwarts’ services honoured
Canterbury league stalwarts’ services honoured
Longtime Canterbury rugby league servants Frank Endacott and Gary Clarke have been recognised again for their service to the code.
Darryl’s fight to the end: Plastering job takes a toll on lungs
Darryl’s fight to the end: Plastering job takes a toll on lungs
Well-known Canterbury sports figure Darryl Hawker had hoped to get one more week to prove his body wrong but it wasn't to be. Barry Clarke caught up with him in the days leading up to his death on Wednesday night.
Child-killer still a risk after 34 years in jail
Child-killer still a risk after 34 years in jail
Aynsley Harwood has been asked three times if she would like to speak to the man who murdered her young daughter Louisa more than 30 years ago.
Child killer still a risk to society after 34 years in jail
Child killer still a risk to society after 34 years in jail
Aynsley Harwood has been asked three times if she would like to speak to the man who murdered her young daughter Louisa more than 30 years ago.
Cheers! Chch bars set to fully reopen today
Cheers! Chch bars set to fully reopen today
Bars across Christchurch are back in business from today.