Melbourne lost three key players mid-match to injury including skipper Cameron Smith but have rallied for a courageous 20-4 Friday night NRL win over Parramatta. Read...

She wipes her face with her sleeve and stares at the door. We are outside the Christchurch house where 47-year-old Jason Watene, who she knew on the street as `Uncle` Gummie, died from a heart attack in June, thought to be the result of synthetic cannabis use. Read...

She was at intermediate school in Christchurch when she started using synthetic cannabis. Read...

The kiwi has always been special and on August 20, 1904, it`s believed the shy, curious bird truly became the official image of the country and its people. Jessica Long reports. Read...

Fixing New Zealand`s water infrastructure could cost more than $2 billion. Could new super-regions or even a special tax be the answer? Dominic Harris speaks to those charged with finding a solution. Read...

OBITUARY: Ken Barnes served ice cream sundaes dripping with lashings of homemade raspberry toppings from his cart in Christchurch`s Victoria Square. Read...

Refugees seeking a new life free from persecution and war will again find a home in Christchurch years after the earthquakes put a halt to resettlement in the city. Read...

Lincoln University appears to have evaded a merger with another university. Read...

Clutha District mayor Bryan Cadogan is about to go to war on P. Read...

Christchurch men are getting a chance to rethink what it means to be a man, writes Philip Matthews. Read...