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Hospital treating patients in corridors
Christchurch Hospital ED treating patients in corridors due to unprecedented numbers.

Violence leaves Chch hospital under pressure
Abandoned children, domestic violence, brutal assaults pressure social workers.

All Black's partner 'real victim': ex-lover
She didn't know Aaron Smith had a girlfriend when they had sex in airport loo, woman says.

Crash tragedy: 'The kids really miss him'
Truck driver Michael Johnsen sentenced over fatal crash that killed dad-of-3 Noel Campilan

Chandeliers, piano in new supermarket experience
If you thought this would be a regular supermarket - think again.

ED doc: the trauma of seatbelt crashes
An ED doctor speaks about the traumatic injuries suffered by people without seatbelts.

Pub holdups, shootings: Roake jailed 13 years
Douglas Roake jailed 13 years for armed holdups of Canterbury pubs and shooting two women.

'If I had gone in, I wouldn't have come out'
A rebuild worker reveals how he broke into a blazing house in an attempt to save a man.

Smalley: Aaron Smith runs into trouble
COMMENT: Aaron Smith is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

CropLogic: A$8m share offer fully subscribed
The Christchurch company is now set to list on the Australian stock exchange.

Police closing in on wanted rapper Scribe
Police say they are closing in on fugitive rapper Scribe, who is wanted on drug charges.

The rise and fall of Kiwi rapper Scribe
He took NZ hip-hop and renovated it - now he's wanted by police.

Ardern pledges more help for quake kids
Jacinda Ardern pledges more help for Christchurch and Kaikoura quake kids

Three injured in crash near Christchurch
Three people are seriously injured following a car crash near Christchurch.

South Island motorists urged to slow down
Canterbury Police are urging motorists to slow down.

Party pill kingpin loses appeal
Party pill kingpin Hugh Robinson loses appeal against conviction.

Bong smoking dubsters could be thwarted
Christchurch residents are fed up of youths who are partying and doing burn outs.

Wet weather for west and north
The MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for the West Coast.

Mums' spat with Christchurch cafe
The cafe's owner is defending herself against a flood of one star reviews online

Tragic river crossing: Father avoids conviction
Man "haunted" by tragic river crossing that killed daughter avoids conviction.

Stoned teen babysitter rapes child, 6
Family of 6-year-old girl raped by stoned teenager have 'forgiven' her rapist.

'Get back or I will kill you'
CCTV captures knife-wielding woman stealing cigarettes from terrified dairy manager.

Dark net sting: Drugs, firearms seized in raids
Police raided homes in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch looking for drugs.

'One more hit and he would've killed her'
Man who brutally bashed his estranged wife has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced.

Training excellence feted
Excellence in training celebrated with awards for care and support industry.

Bus driver has another mishap day after crash
Go Bus admitted an error in judgment, but deny bus incidents were related.

Watch: Final link welded on Kaikoura line
Workers have linked up the Kaikoura railway line, nine months after the quake.

Murder accused: Judge feared emotional outbursts
Closed court appearance for Christchurch murder accused.

Michael McGrath police search widens
Michael McGrath investigation moves to suburbs of Ellesmere, Lincoln and Halswell.