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Fatal pursuit crash in Fendalton

A person has reportedly died after a fleeing driver smashed into another car in Christchurch.
Templeton focuses on climate change

Climate change will remain at the top of Sara Templeton’s priority list during her next three years at the city council table.

Where have all the cats gone?

Where have all the cats gone?

Residents in this Christchurch suburb are concerned about the number of furry friends going missing.
Pub quizzes help pay for resource consent

Pub quizzes help pay for resource consent

Pub quizzes seem to be highly popular in St Albans, with funds from the event helping to pay for the $43,000 resource consent for the proposed Edgeware Pool.
Trees and shrubs planned to beat midge problem

Trees and shrubs planned to beat midge problem

Native shrubs and trees to be planted to keep the midge population down.

Christchurch

The Templeton swimming pool will be open for longer this summer.

Pool to stay open longer

Templeton residents calling for their swimming pool to be open for longer over the summer season will have their wish granted.

Ballantynes opens new retail space

Ballantynes opens new retail space

Ballantynes has opened its new 2800 sq m retail area, saying goodbye to the "cramped" temporary spaces it has had since the earthquakes.
Family gathers at Maureen's memorial

Family gathers at Maureen's memorial

More than 50 family and friends of a woman who died near Shag Rock in 2017 gathered at a new stone seat to remember her.
Booth's fight to get better mental health services not over yet

Booth's fight to get better mental health services not over yet

Geoff Booth has been unsuccessful in his bid for a spot on the Canterbury District Health Board.

Sport

SBW set for league coaching role?

All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams is being lined up for a rugby league coaching job, according to reports.

Duyvesteyn and Christie win Calder Stewart Series for first time

Duyvesteyn and Christie win Calder Stewart Series for first time

Talented young cyclists Kees Duyvesteyn and Henrietta Christie won their first Calder Stewart Cycling series titles in the final doubleheader weekend in Canterbury.
Benji Marshall named Kiwis captain

Benji Marshall named Kiwis captain

It has been seven years since Benji Marshall last captained the Kiwis, but on Friday night he will make history when he leads the New Zealand rugby league side once again.
Springbok power ends Japanese fairytale

Springbok power ends Japanese fairytale

A powerful South Africa ended the hopes of millions of Japanese rugby fans when they ground down the host nation 26-3 in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Tokyo Stadium on Sunday.

National

The man (22), has been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in...

Man acquitted of rape caught later in police sting

Less than three months after being cleared of raping a young girl, a Mosgiel man began grooming a 14-year-old online.

Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each week

Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each week

Illicit drugs detected in New Zealand's wastewater in the last few months would have generated almost $500 million of criminal profit over a year.
Teachers force-fed and smacked children

Teachers force-fed and smacked children

Two childcare teachers have been censured for force-feeding and smacking children in two separate incidents.
Man killed after jet-boat accident named

Man killed after jet-boat accident named

Police have released the name of the man who died after a boat overturned on the Waitaki River.

Districts

The Hoskyns Rd railway crossing in Rolleston is one of four crossings in the district that are...

Crossings to be made safer

A number of railway crossings in the district are set to be upgraded in a bid to make them safer.

Winning wines to be showcased at show

Winning wines to be showcased at show

Wines lined up in the recent 2019 Alpine Pacific Wine Challenge showcased the breadth and depth of the Waipara region, the chairman of the judging team, Jim Harre, said.
Big grant for Kaikoura pool

Big grant for Kaikoura pool

The Kaikoura community pool project has received a cash injection of nearly $1 million.
School support for foodbank

School support for foodbank

Hampstead School has supported the foodbank at St Vincent de Paul with a large donation of non-perishable goods.

Life & Style

Judging team chairman Jim Harre samples a wine during the challenge. Photos: Supplied

Winning wines to be showcased at show

Wines lined up in the recent 2019 Alpine Pacific Wine Challenge showcased the breadth and depth of the Waipara region, the chairman of the judging team, Jim Harre, said.

Introducing Miss March

Introducing Miss March

SPCA's 2020 dog calendar will be special for Linda Newman.
Cancer scare got Lorelei painting

Cancer scare got Lorelei painting

When Lorelei Burdett was waiting for the results of a biopsy after a routine mammogram, the possibility of having breast cancer sent her into emotional turmoil.
'Hipster Allergies Surcharge' divides opinions

'Hipster Allergies Surcharge' divides opinions

An Auckland restaurant has divided opinion after it jokingly introduced a $5 "hipster allergies" surcharge to its menu.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent an unsigned letter to the EU requesting a delay to Brexit but also sent another message in which he stated he did not want the extension, a government source says.

Pence announces ceasefire between Turkey and Kurds

Pence announces ceasefire between Turkey and Kurds

United States Vice President Mike Pence says he has reached a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for a ceasefire in northern Syria.
Johnson hails "great" new Brexit deal but DUP says "no"

Johnson hails "great" new Brexit deal but DUP says "no"

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that Britain and the European Union had agreed a "great" new Brexit deal but still faced resistance from the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party ...
Rescue work goes on as typhoon toll tops 70

Rescue work goes on as typhoon toll tops 70

Rescue workers in Japan searched for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country rose to more than 70.

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