Damaged chimneys and homeless people are likely to lead to more abandoned red zone properties going up in flames this winter, firefighters fear.
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People who live through stressful events, such as major earthquakes, experience increased anxiety and depression that can slow their return to work, a new study has found.
Teenagers not old enough to legally drink will have a say on the city's future liquor policies.
The convicted murderer of Timaru hitch-hiker Lisa Blakie continues to pledge his innocence and hopes to clear his name, it emerged yesterday.
Thousands of Cantabrians and visitors took the opportunity to view colourful... more
Around a thousand people took the opportunity to attend a Civic Memorial... more
Scrub fires destroyed homes and forced families to flee in the Selwyn area... more
Vacant sites in the red zone are quickly becoming overgrown with vegetation. more
Photographer Geoff Sloan captured the glamour and revelry at this year's Cup... more
Lincoln University students celebrated the end of the year at the annual Garden... more
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All the action from New Zealand's biggest fashion event: New Zealand Fashion... more
Hundreds flocked to Pioneer Stadium in Christchurch to welcome home the Olympic... more
Photos from the Mt Tongariro eruption. more
Selwyn District's good sorts were recognised at the Sensational Selwyn Awards... more
Large crowds turned out for the first day of The Star Home Show at the CBS... more
The predicted cold wintry blast hit christchurch with a vengeance causing... more
The 2012 Canon Media awards were presented during a lavish red-carpet function... more
A record entry of 17 teams took part in the fourth annual Year Seven and Eight... more
Fashion is coming to the rescue of those who have bits they'd rather hide and... more
Thousands of Cantabrians turned out for the annual 2012 City2Surf fun run held... more
The great Greg Murphy comes to Ruapuna as the driver to beat when it hosts the second round of the BNT V8 SuperTourer series this weekend.
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Auckland's worst traffic gridlock for years was caused by an extra squeeze of pressure on a stretched transport network - and it is not over yet. Although the city has struggled through its busiest traffic week of the year, culminating in Thursday's chaos after a serious crash closed all four southbound lanes of the main motorway out of town, Auckland Transport warns of a difficult weekend. It is urging Aucklanders and their visitors to consider using public transport or share car rides with friends or neighbours as hundreds of thousands of people throng to a raft of events over the weekend. Commuters…
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