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The men are charged with receiving stolen vehicles and police aren't ruling out more arrests.

The move comes after police confirmed it had arrested every member of the gang's Christchurch chapter in a major drug bust.

NIWA divers found evidence of Mediterranean fanworm during a routine pest survey at the multi-purpose wharf in Port Chalmers last week.

Thursday and Friday will see sun and dry conditions for most places, but wetter conditions are expected to arrive on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to a Barrington Street property on Wednesday afternoon - but police are not confirming a child died.

Rangiora High School installed sensors with cameras in toilet corridors.

A Tongan tapa cloth presented to prime minister Norman Kirk has come out of storage to show off its full beauty.

Police say officers are in the early stages of determining what happened.

A Christchurch couple want to lay claim to $232k cash they found tucked away in their ceiling in five dusty, vacuum sealed plastic bricks. Audio

A woman whose childhood memories were wiped out in a horsing accident wants the law changed to recognise horse riders as vulnerable road users. Audio

Christchurch has more pokie machines per capita than any other main centre and the council is worried about the rise in online gambling.

Instead, its been recommended the council support a national bid led by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Some species long thought to be native to New Zealand are actually Australian immigrants, new research has found. Audio

Firefighters battling a blaze in Waipara say overnight rain has both helped and hindered their cause.

Many beekeepers are expecting to make a loss due to an ongoing glut of honey.

The defence case opened today for a man facing multiple sexual assault charges, with his lawyer saying the defence is simply that his client always believed the interactions were consensual.

The rural sector in north Canterbury's Hurunui district describe how drought conditions and demanding economic settings have left them battling. Audio

Farmers and community leaders in North Canterbury tell RNZ about the ongoing drought, tough economic conditions and how the locals have been supporting each other.

Motorists may save up to 49 seconds off their journey on Christchurch's Southern Motorway if a proposal to raise the speed limit goes ahead.

A prohibited fire season has been declared for the Canterbury District due to the weather conditions.

Promising allrounders Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson have been awarded Black Caps contracts for the first time, effectively replacing Devon Conway and Finn Allen on the central contract list.