47 h. ago New memorial to mark Canterbury settlement’s first Anzac service

Kirwee’s war memorial has been installed just in time for what is believed to be the settlement’s first Anzac Day service.

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49 h. ago 'My life may be short but I've squeezed every bit out of it'

Dominique McShain. Photo: Facebook A brave Christchurch woman who documented her battle with incurable cancer on social media over the past year has died aged just 21.

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3 d. ago What is a woman? NZ First's revolving door of member's bills

NZ First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ By Craig McCulloch of RNZ  New Zealand First is pushing for the term "woman" to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female" as the party vows to fight "cancerous social engineering" and "woke ideology".

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4 d. ago Social media, algorithmic engagement and their role in societal division

Checking social media with a smartphone. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Max Williamson contemplates the perils of algorithmic curation.

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5 d. ago The important thing is that karakia do not become tokenistic

Thomas Aerepo-Morgan delivers a Matariki karakia during the national hautapu ceremony at Treble Cone, near Wanaka, last year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED What do you do when someone prays to a god you don’t believe in? It is something I encourage my social work students to consider as they are all expected to be able to work cross-culturally.

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1 week ago 'Disgusting job for our rangers': Track workers covered in dog poo

Contractors return from clearing a Bluff track covered from head to toe in dog excrement thrown about by scrub-cutters. Photo: Department of Conservation Contractors clearing a popular Bluff walking track are returning covered "from head to toe in excrement" as dog faeces reach "obscene" levels.

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2 w. ago Shorter days means the return of social hack, crampet curling

Curling tuition will be on offer on Easter Sunday, while the outdoor rink will open a week later on Anzac Day. PHOTOS: ALLIED PRESS FILES With the days shortening and the temperatures falling, winter sports are something to be considered.

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2 w. ago National MP heralds 'cremation day' for Treaty Principles Bill

Tama Potaka says the bill will not get past a second reading. Photo: RNZ By Anneke Smith of RNZ  National's Māori-Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka welcomes the second reading of the Treaty Principles Bill as the legislation's "cremation day".

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2 w. ago New Zealand’s climate credibility is going down the plughole

An estimated 15,000 demonstrators took to the streets and marched to the Eiffel Tower during the D12 demonstrations on the last day of COP21 in Paris, France, on December 12, 2015. Photo: Getty Images A decade since Paris what have we done, John Drummond asks.

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3 w. ago One critical as 'serious medical event' closes Dunedin supermarket

Emergency services at Dunedin central Woolworths. Photo: Supplied A central Dunedin supermarket has been closed for the day after a person suffered a "serious medical event" this afternoon.

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3 w. ago 'Really bizarre': The day a strange metal sphere fell from space in Canterbury

Ashburton Aviation Museum president Stephen Johnston with the Lindores Spaceball on show at the museum. Photo: Supplied On April 3, 1972, a ball of fire with a long tail was seen falling from the sky over Canterbury - and soon after it appeared a strange metal sphere was found lying in a field near Ashburton.

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3 w. ago 'We put down 25 dogs that day': Puppies killed as owners reject desexing

Some adoption puppies are euthanised to make room for strays. File photo: Getty Images Dozens of puppies are being killed because some New Zealand dog owners are not desexing their pets.

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3 w. ago Myanmar quake: Signs of life in skyscraper, death toll tops 2000

Flattened buildings and one damaged following the quake on March 28 in Mandalay region, Myanmar.  Image: Myanmar Fire Services Department via Facebook/ via Reuters Signs of life have been detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok, as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at least 2000.

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3 w. ago Cook Strait ferries: What to expect from Winston Peters' Interislander announcement

Winston Peters was named the new Minister for Rail in December - a year to the day after the iRex ferry was scuppered. Photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ  The next steps for replacing the InterIslander ferries will be revealed by Winston Peters today, more than 15 months since the coalition scrapped its predecessor's iReX ferry project.

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4 w. ago 'Fines woefully inadequate': 21,443 red light runners at Christchurch intersections

A van runs the red light at Christchurch’s worst intersection for red-light running – the intersection of Peer St, Yaldhurst and Curletts Rds. Photo: Geoff Sloan By Geoff Sloan21,443: That’s how many red light runners were detected at five Christchurch intersections during 2024.

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