Earlier, Auckland beat defending champions Canterbury 111-99 in Christchurch, in a re-match of last year's final.

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30 Apr: Commuters down Christchurch's Halswell Road are in for the long hall when it comes to road works

30 Apr: Firefighters have extinguished two early morning fires in Canterbury and the central North Island

27 Apr: A former US police officer has been found guilty of reckless endangerment, after the fatal shooting of Christchurch man Christian Glass

26 Apr: Confidence from the Crusaders coach, heading into tonight's must-win home game against the Melbourne Rebels in Christchurch

26 Apr: Severe thunderstorms are forecast for Canterbury this evening

26 Apr: Police are monitoring a national gathering of bikie gang, The Comancheros, in Christchurch

24 Apr: A person's died at a farm in North Canterbury

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Politics:
The Justice Minister has defended the Government's tougher stance on law and order, during an appearance before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva 8:27

Entertainment:
Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper are "really happy in their relationship" 8:14

Cricket:
Tim Southee isn't ruling out that this year's T20 World Cup could be his last 8:07

Business:
Qatar want to host the finals weekend of rugby's new Nations Championship from 2026 and have put up commercial returns of 1.6 billion New Zealand dollars as part of their pitch 7:57

Business:
Acknowledgement Pharmac's record funding-boost, will address the fiscal cliff it faces 7:47

Entertainment:
Shannen Doherty wants to find a boyfriend who doesn't feel intimidated by her "status" 7:44

Motoring:
Commuters down Christchurch's Halswell Road are in for the long hall when it comes to road works 7:37

Business:
Auckland Council is hitting back at criticism over Queen Street upgrades 7:27

Law and Order:
A Police-led training exercise may cause disruption in Wainuiomata this morning 7:17

Entertainment:
Tiffany Haddish has suffered eight miscarriages 7:14

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