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Getting a troubled school back on track

Advertising for a new principal at Wanaka’s Mount Aspiring College has begun, fulfilling another of the tasks for Christchurch-based limited statutory manager Madeleine Hawkesby.
View from the top of the city's biggest tower crane

Ever wondered what Christchurch looks like from the cab of the biggest tower crane ever used in the city?
Businessman told to get rid of rental vehicles on his property

"I have survived a lot - I have come through a couple of divorces, I have come through a stroke, I have come through all the earthquakes, but there is no way I could survive the city council."

Covid-19: One new community case, one imported

Covid-19: One new community case, one imported

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand reported today - one a recent returnee in managed isolation and one case in the community being investigated.
Labour pledges to double sick leave, raise minimum wage

Labour pledges to double sick leave, raise minimum wage

The Labour Party is promising to double minimum sick leave entitlements for workers to 10 days a year and raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour.
Murdered mum brought close through strangers’ stories

Murdered mum brought close through strangers’ stories

She was just 2 when her mother was murdered in Dunedin. Now, Georgina Jacobs is learning more about a "creative and loving soul". The ODT's Molly Houseman reports.

Christchurch

Police will be led by the restrictions set by the Government for each alert level.

Man critical after shooting in Christchurch

A man is in a critical condition after being shot in Christchurch.

'Antique roadie' races to raise funds for spinal injury treatments

'Antique roadie' races to raise funds for spinal injury treatments

On Saturday an 80-year-old cyclist nicknamed the 'antique roadie' will ride from Christchurch to Akaroa to raise money for research into spinal injury treatments.
Financial effects of pandemic could linger for council

Financial effects of pandemic could linger for council

Christchurch City Council chief executive Dawn Baxendale believes the council could continue to feel the financial burden of the Covid-19 pandemic for the next five to 10 years.
Latest property values ranked suburb by suburb

Latest property values ranked suburb by suburb

Median property values in all but four Christchurch and Banks Peninsula suburbs have increased in the last year.

National

Murdered mum brought close through strangers’ stories

She was just 2 when her mother was murdered in Dunedin. Now, Georgina Jacobs is learning more about a "creative and loving soul". The ODT's Molly Houseman reports.

Covid-19: One new community case, one imported

Covid-19: One new community case, one imported

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand reported today - one a recent returnee in managed isolation and one case in the community being investigated.
Labour pledges to double sick leave, raise minimum wage

Labour pledges to double sick leave, raise minimum wage

The Labour Party is promising to double minimum sick leave entitlements for workers to 10 days a year and raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour.
National unveils energy policy 'better for the environment'

National unveils energy policy 'better for the environment'

National wants to reverse the Government's ban on oil and gas exploration.

Districts

The Mt Hutt ski field. Photo: Supplied / James McKenzie

New chair lift for Mt Hutt ski field

Skiers at Mt Hutt will be able to get to the top of the mountain nearly three times faster when a new chair lift is installed next year.

Firefighters have busy night monitoring scrub fires in Canterbury

Firefighters have busy night monitoring scrub fires in Canterbury

Firefighters have spent the night monitoring two large scrub fires in Canterbury which are now under control.
Liquor store in Amberley opposed by scores of locals

Liquor store in Amberley opposed by scores of locals

A small North Canterbury town has turned out in droves to oppose the opening of a new liquor store.
Crews battle large fire near Hanmer Springs

Crews battle large fire near Hanmer Springs

Fire crews are battling a large out-of-control fire near the Canterbury resort town of Hanmer Springs.

Sport

Taranaki celebrate their epic Ranfurly Shield win over Canterbury. Photo: Getty Images

Taranaki beat Canterbury in thriller to win Ranfurly Shield

The Ranfurly Shield is heading north.

Canterbury calls on All Blacks to help defend Ranfurly Shield

Canterbury calls on All Blacks to help defend Ranfurly Shield

Canterbury will understandably maximise the use of their soon-to-be departing All Blacks contingent when they face their first genuine Ranfurly Shield defence of the season on Saturday.
'Antique roadie' races to raise funds for spinal injury treatments

'Antique roadie' races to raise funds for spinal injury treatments

On Saturday an 80-year-old cyclist nicknamed the 'antique roadie' will ride from Christchurch to Akaroa to raise money for research into spinal injury treatments.
Sport in Canterbury under siege from Covid

Sport in Canterbury under siege from Covid

Sport played a pivotal position as a diversion, a reminder of normality, during a winter ravaged by Covid-19.

Life & Style

Seven Sharp's Tim Wilson is leaving TVNZ. Photo: Tim Wilson / Instagram

Seven Sharp reporter leaving TVNZ after 16 years

Seven Sharp reporter Tim Wilson has announced he is leaving TVNZ.

Telcos make bid to tackle 5G knowledge gap

Telcos make bid to tackle 5G knowledge gap

Only a quarter of Kiwis feel they know a reasonable amount about 5G mobile technology.
Canterbury designer wins supreme bathroom award

Canterbury designer wins supreme bathroom award

A Christchurch bathroom designer took out the top honour at the 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards on Friday night.
'Weight loss' coffee sellers warned of prosecution - MedSafe

'Weight loss' coffee sellers warned of prosecution - MedSafe

Sellers of a coffee powder marketed as a weight loss product have been told to close up shop or face prosecution after the brew was found to contain a class-C controlled drug.

World

Photo: Getty Images

Victoria records fewest cases since June

Covid hotspot Victoria has reported its lowest daily increase of infections in three months, putting it on course to relax a hard lockdown in Melbourne by the end of the month.

Women's rights champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

Women's rights champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, has died at the age of 87.
The country where rapists will now be surgically castrated

The country where rapists will now be surgically castrated

The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state has signed off on a new law stating men convicted of rape will be surgically castrated.
'Only in Australia': Moment 4m croc is pushed away by the snout

'Only in Australia': Moment 4m croc is pushed away by the snout

They say never smile at a crocodile. But how about pushing one away while wading in a river?