Gang leader's son on the run after escape from hospital
Fairmont Joseph Wiringi fled Southern Cross Hospital about 12.45am on Wednesday.
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Name suppression to continue for Chch businessman who repeatedly raped a child.
Pub-goer with no vaccine pass remanded in custody
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Christchurch Wizard's new gig: spiritual adviser to bakery
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Father of slain Timaru sisters returns home to South Africa
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Four new cases in Nelson as virus spreads in South Island
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Christchurch 16-year-old accused of murdering Levi Haami appears in court
The teen accused of murdering Levi Haami in Christchurch has appeared in court.
'Like a rocket': Canterbury now NZ's hottest housing market, up 32.7%
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Nurse shortage: ICU beds unused
Staffing levels at 50 per cent for intensive care and high-dependency unit.
Robots join NZ's Covid fight
Robots replace humans who were at risk from RSI while processing Covid samples.
Weird and wonderful: Out of the ordinary ways to see New Zealand
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Burger King staffer yells and swears at Deaf man in drive-through stoush
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'I auditioned for The Chase'… it didn't end well
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Christchurch covered stadium: New design plans released
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Christchurch locations of interest linked to Nelson-Tasman case
It is not clear which case the locations relate to.
Hundreds gather for silent protest against mandates, lockdowns in Christchurch
The protest is being run by Voices for Freedom.
Former livestock agent avoids jail after fraud of more than $1m
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Councillor locked out by ban on unvaccinated
Official barred as vaccine pass requirement for public facilities comes into force.
Man asked to move out after vaccination refusal
Landlords cannot ask tenants about their vaccine status.
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11 people are in one cluster with three in the other.
Mother of baby who chewed meth bag told by judge: 'You are lucky nothing happened to the wee one'
Baby ended up distressed and barely sleeping or eating.
'We're not snowflakes': Teens walk away from horror crash
Jacob Ohs, 17, and four friends were in the car.
Cocaine smuggling bust: Colombians claim innocence
Smugglers are alleged to have brought around 50kg of cocaine into NZ.
'They let gang members in': Anger as woman blocked from attending online funeral with family
The Ministry of Health is not applying the rules consistently, says her brother.
'Nothing else like this': NZ's largest Solar farm to be built at Chch Airport
400 hectares of land, called Kōwhai Park, will be used to generate renewable energy.
Chris Luxon talks South Island representation, key issues with John MacDonald
He joined NewstalkZB live at 10am.
'Ecstatic': British family finally apply for residency under one-off visa
An estimated 165,000 people will become residents, according to Immigration New Zealand.
'Can do much better': Canterbury's road toll highest in NZ
45 people have died on the region's roads in the past year.
'Well involved' fire at house in Christchurch
The fire broke out at a property on King St, Sydenham.