• Stopping the midge invasion

      Council officials are trying to prevent the growing population of midges at Christchurch's wastewater treatment plant from spreading across the city.
    • Nathaniel Herz Jardine calling family after learning he was the new city councillor for the...

      From punting to politics

      Nathaniel Herz Jardine has finished up working as a part time punter on the Avon River - and started his new career as a Christchurch city councillor.

    Christchurch

    The bus was waiting for the school pick up at the Rapaki bus stop when the tree fell on top of it...

    Tree topples onto bus

    A large tree fell on a Christchurch Metro bus this afternoon, just before it was about to pick up school children.

    National

    A tree fell on a car in Fergusson Dr in Upper Hutt this morning, as wild winds hammered the lower...

    Man killed by falling branch

    A man has died after being hit by a falling branch in Wellington, while strong winds have knocked out power to almost 500 properties in North Canterbury.

    Districts

    Sport

    Shanice Parker of the Kiwi Ferns celebrates a try against Fetu Samoa which was later disallowed....

    Kiwi Ferns storm back to beat Fetu Samoa

    Looking dead and buried at half-time, after conceding a 20-0 lead, the Kiwi Ferns stormed back in the second half of their Pacific Championships opener in Auckland.

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