Two injured after car hits house in retirement village
Two people have been injured after a car hit a house on Hennessy Place in the Christchurch suburb of Spreydon a short time ago.
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Think tank group targets Muslim council candidates
Think tank group targets Muslim council candidates
A former ACT MP says she was unaware of derogatory and xenophobic remarks towards Muslims on a Facebook group she set up.
Man convicted after demanding to be served 'by a white girl'
Man convicted after demanding to be served 'by a white girl'
A man has been convicted of racially aggravated abuse after demanding that he be served by a "white girl" on a British Airways flight.
Driver flees after car crashes into bakery
Driver flees after car crashes into bakery
A driver has fled after a car crashed into a Christchurch bakery this morning.
Bachelor NZ couple welcome baby boy
Bachelor NZ couple welcome baby boy
Former Bachelor Art Green and partner Matilda Rice have welcomed a baby boy.
Man stabbed by wife appeals her deportation
Man stabbed by wife appeals her deportation
A woman who stabbed her husband in Christchurch two years ago after discovering his affair with a make-up artist is being deported to China, despite the victim's appeal.
Medical centres get mental health boost
Medical centres get mental health boost
Medical centres nationwide have been given $6 million to boost their mental health services as the Government looks to spend hundreds of millions it set aside in the Budget.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Christchurch dies
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Christchurch dies
A pedestrian has died after they were struck by a vehicle in Phillipstown, Christchurch this morning.
Niece faces 10 years jail for neglect of dementia patient
Niece faces 10 years jail for neglect of dementia patient
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: An elderly woman was abused by her niece and her niece's husband before she was found in a horrific life-threatening condition - her body fused to a sofa.
60-tonne 'fatberg' blocking New Plymouth sewer
60-tonne 'fatberg' blocking New Plymouth sewer
The New Plymouth District Council is blaming a sewer pipe blockage on a 60-tonne piece of fat.
E. coli sparks boil water notice in Canterbury
E. coli sparks boil water notice in Canterbury
Tests have found unsafe E. coli levels in a Canterbury council's water supply, and some residents are being advised to boil their water.
Flare hits Chch roof, causes 'significant damage'
Flare hits Chch roof, causes 'significant damage'
Christchurch police are appealing for information after a flare was let off in the Redwood/Casebrook area, causing significant damage to the roof of a residential property.
Freshwater plan could cost urban councils 'many billions'
Freshwater plan could cost urban councils 'many billions'
While farming is a focus of the government's plan for New Zealand's freshwater, a campaigner has warned urban councils may face a hefty bill cleaning up waterways.
Torture case: Cop describes finding teen's body in drum
Torture case: Cop describes finding teen's body in drum
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Police were at house just a day before Dimetrius Pairama's body was found.
Court appearance after manhunt, hit-and-run death
Court appearance after manhunt, hit-and-run death
A patched gang member charged with murder after a fatal hit-and-run in Christchurch last month could stand trial next year.
Kiwi with tā moko refused entry to restaurant
Kiwi with tā moko refused entry to restaurant
A Māori man living in Melbourne has been turned away from a restaurant for having a full-faced tā moko, or mataora.
Govt details lessons learnt from Kiwibuild
Govt details lessons learnt from Kiwibuild
The Northlake Kiwibuild deal was not "in the best interest of first home buyers", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Customs seizes drugs worth $235m
Massive meth bust: Customs seizes drugs worth $235m
Customs has seized an estimated 469kg of methamphetamine stashed inside a shipment of electric motors, and arrested three men in connection with the drugs.
NZ's oldest woman dies aged 107
New Zealand's oldest woman dies aged 107
New's Zealand's oldest woman - and possibly oldest person - has died in Wairoa at the age of 107.
Teen victim given choice of how she would die
Teen victim given choice of how she would die
Two people on trial for murdering a teenage girl gave their victim a choice of how she wanted to die, the High Court at Auckland heard today.