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Bus lane bottleneck causing confusion

A vehicle cutting into the right lane on Halswell Rd after running into the start of a bus lane....

Bus lane bottleneck causing confusion for some drivers

How courteous are you when another motorist lane jumps to get up the queue of traffic quicker? That is the scenario being played out on a busy stretch of Halswell Rd as the carriageway gets a $60m upgrade.

The rich aunt, Wimbledon and the inventor husband

Marjorie Bain was the first NZ woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1922. Photo: Supplied

The rich aunt, Wimbledon and the inventor husband

Christchurch tennis player Marjorie Bain set sail on the trip of a lifetime in 1922, becoming the first woman to represent NZ at Wimbledon and spending a magical winter on continental Europe.

Bomb squad called to Fendalton street

A Christchurch street was cordoned off on Monday morning after the bomb squad was called in when an "item of concern" was found.

Bid to find family members of Sunnyside patients buried in unmarked graves

Many who died in the former Sunnyside Hospital were interred in Sydenham Cemetery. Photo: CCC

Bid to find family members of Sunnyside patients buried in unmarked graves

Christchurch City Council wants to connect with family members of the hundreds of Sunnyside Hospital patients who died in care and were buried in unmarked graves.

Person injured after falling from Taylors Mistake cliff

A person was airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Taylors Mistake in Christchurch.

Christchurch-based drug syndicate busted

Tribesmen national vice-president Ricky Poa (pictured left) sat atop a multimillion-dollar drug...

Christchurch-based drug syndicate busted

Open Justice reporter Al Williams looks at an operation that exploited gaps in airport security, using commercial flights and tow trucks to move drugs and cash.

Three airlifted to hospital after crash

Four people have been transported to hospital, three with serious injuries, after a four-vehicle crash west of Tekapo last night.A police spokesman said the crash between Tekapo Powerhouse Rd and...

Trio warned before Rolling Meadows ferris wheel fall

The men fell from a ferris wheel after being warned to stop swinging the bucket. File photo:...

Trio warned before Rolling Meadows ferris wheel fall

The operator of a ferris wheel in Christchurch says three men were warned to stop swinging their bucket, just before they fell from the ride.

Two seriously injured after Ferris wheel fall at Rolling Meadows

Two seriously injured after Ferris wheel fall at Rolling Meadows

Two people were seriously injured after falling from a Ferris wheel at the Rolling Meadows music festival in Christchurch last night, the New Zealand Herald is reporting.

Great day out on the river

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Great day out on the river

The master, Lindsay Keith, supervises his apprentice and son, Alex, of Christchurch, as they fillet fish following a successful morning’s fishing.

Celebrity cricket clash to launch fundraiser

Work on the rebuild of the Sumner Sports Pavilion is hoped to get underway at the conclusion of...

Celebrity cricket clash to launch pavilion fundraising campaign

A fundraising campaign to rebuild the Sumner Sports Pavilion in Christchurch will be headlined by a star-studded rugby vs cricket T20 match.

High Court warns ECan warned over discharges

The decision comes as the region grapples with increasing levels of nitrate in its waterways, and...

High Court warns ECan warned over discharges

A court has ruled Canterbury's regional council erred when it allowed farms to discharge nitrates and other pollution without consents, but stopped short of ordering it to change the rule.