A forensic psychologist who has worked with some of Australia's worst sex offenders says NZ businessman Sir Ron Brierley is likely to be sentenced to prison.
The government is planning to include criminal limits for drug driving into legislation before Parliament, to give police more options to deal with those driving under the influence.
The Agriculture Minister was in Selwyn this week to reveal an $8m government contribution towards a Lincoln-based company's pilot leaf protein programme.
The latest CoreLogic data shows Christchurch's average property value increased by 11.9% in a year, while nationally house prices were up 16.1% - the biggest jump since 2006.