Marriage still going strong after 70 years
Canterbury couple's marriage still going strong after 70 years
Bert and Claire Thomson have celebrated 70 years of marriage, a milestone achieved by only about 0.1% of all couples in NZ.
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Three arrested after suspected gang clash in Northcote
Three arrested after suspected gang clash in Northcote
Police have arrested three men after a serious incident in Christchurch that left four people injured, one critically.
Newly-independent polytechnics get $325m from former owner
Newly-independent polytechnics get $325m from former owner
Ara Institute of Canterbury has received $80.8m from its former owner, super-institute Te Pūkenga.
High school band set to support Foo Fighters
'Mind blowing': High school band set to support Foo Fighters in Christchurch
The members of a secondary school band say they are "mind blown" to be supporting the Foo Fighters in Christchurch next year.
MetService to review red rain warning decision
MetService to review Banks Peninsula red rain warning decision
MetService says it will review its decision not to issue a rare red weather warning for Banks Peninsula this week.
Appeal for information after man indecently exposed himself
Appeal for information after man indecently exposed himself
Police are appealing for information about a man who indecently exposed himself at a Rolleston business.
Why wasn't Lake Forsyth opened to the sea?
Flooding: Why wasn't Lake Forsyth opened to the sea?
Little River residents are questioning why Christchurch City Council again waited until the settlement was flooded before opening a nearby lake to the ocean.
Clean-up starts after flooding
Clean-up starts on Banks Peninsula after flooding
The flood clean-up is starting on Banks Peninsula and State Highway 75 is set to open later today after the MetService's orange rain warnings expired across Canterbury last night.
Post office legacy comes full circle
Post office legacy comes full circle
Bill Jamieson was the Sumner Post Office postmaster during the 1950s. Now another Jamieson is in residence at the Nayland St post office building - his great-grandson William.
Former pupils and teachers reunited
Former pupils and teachers reunite to remember Lyttelton schools
The legacy of four schools were remembered by more than 200 former teachers, pupils and families at the Lyttelton schools reunion.
Rival gang members clash
Police hunting suspects after rival gang members clash in Christchurch
An incident that left four people injured, one critically, in Christchurch involved rival gangs Black Power and the Mongrel Mob.
Picking up the pieces
Picking up the pieces at the Little River Café
Down but not out staff and community members rallied to clean up the devastating flood damage at the Little River Café.
Court told fatal shooting came after pair's argument
Court told fatal shooting came after pair's argument
Animosity between two men led to one of them being murdered and dismembered, a Christchurch High Court jury has heard.
Appeal date set for convicted murderer
Appeal date set for convicted murderer
A former Christchurch prison guard who murdered his childhood friend will have his appeal against conviction and sentence heard later this year.
Supermarket closes its petrol station
Supermarket closes its petrol station
A busy Christchurch supermarket is closing its on-site fuel station to create more car parks.
Arsonist caught using AI to write apology letters
Christchurch arsonist caught using AI to write apology letters
A Christchurch arsonist has been confronted at sentencing by a judge who found she used artificial intelligence to pen apology letters for burning down her rental property and assaulting first responders.
Second priest at St Bede's accused of sex abuse
Second priest who worked at St Bede's College accused of sex abuse
A second priest who worked at St Bede's College in Christchurch was accused of sexual abuse by three complainants over three decades, it can be revealed.
Lyttelton port dispute leaves lasting legacy
Locked out: Lyttelton port dispute leaves lasting legacy 75 years later
When wharfies arrived for work at Lyttelton on February 15, 1951, they found the entrances locked.
'How much longer must we keep suffering?'
'How much longer must we keep suffering before they do something?'
A Christchurch couple are jolted awake most nights by loud banging from the heavy trucks travelling along their deteriorating street in Bromley.
Mosque shooter has made 686 complaints about prison
Mosque shooter has made 686 complaints about prison
The Christchurch terrorist made almost 700 complaints about life behind bars but his claims of torturous prison conditions are exaggerated, a court has heard.