3 d. ago 'A wonderful student': Tributes for man killed in bus stop attack

Kyle Whorrall was attacked at a bus stop on St Johns Rd in Auckland on Saturday night. Photo: Supplied Former professors of a US PhD student who died after an Auckland bus stop attack have described him as "soft-spoken, polite, and enthusiastic".

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2 w. ago What politicians could actually do about issues raised in ‘Adolescence’

Owen Cooper (left) and Stephen Graham in the Netflix series Adolescence. PHOTO: TNS Everyone is talking about Adolescence, but will that equate to action, Robert Lawson asks.

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3 w. ago Pedestrian killed outside Canterbury pie shop 'a personal friend to many'

Police have released the name of the man who died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road outside a Canterbury pie shop this week. 

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3 w. ago Canterbury councillor resigns due to 'grossly oversized cricket ground'

Hurunui councillor Garry Jackson has resigned in protest at the size of a cricket ground in Amberley. Photo: Supplied by Garry Jackson A Hurunui councillor has resigned in protest at the development of a "grossly oversized cricket ground" in Amberley, Canterbury.

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3 w. ago Restored vehicles to feature at Canterbury truck driver reunion

Barry Sumner started working for Mid Canterbury Transport in 1956. PHOTO: BARRY SUMNER Past employees of a Canterbury trucking firm are gathering on Saturday for a reunion lunch.

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4 w. ago One size doesn’t suit all when fitting out political vehicle

Commenting on the wrong driver of the political vehicle? PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON There is a telling incident recorded in Janet Frame’s autobiography, An Angel At My Table, concerning the election of the first Labour government.

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