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Environment Minister Nick Smith says people in Canterbury should give Government-appointed commissioners a chance to address the region's water problems.

Dunedin City Council pays out after leaky house checks fall short; thousands rally in Christchurch against a weakening of protection for rivers; grey skies are expected to turn to sunshine this week.

Record numbers of people attended Anzac dawn services in some centres, as tens of thousands of people took part in commemorations around New Zealand.

Giant chess pieces stolen from Cathedral Square in Christchurch have been returned, while another piece taken six years ago has also surfaced.

Thursday's headlines: New Zealanders reportedly buying kidneys and having transplant operations in the Third World; criticism of $45,000 Dunedin sculpture depicting six oversize wisdom teeth; giant…

A Christchurch man who barricaded himself inside the city's cathedral overnight in a protest at ACC has been charged with trespass.

Thursday's headlines: Woman faces murder charge for leaving her young son in a bath; athlete vows to compete at Commonwealth Games despite terrorist threat; coronor urges fluorescent cycle vests be…

Police in Wellington had a busier New Year night than in previous years - 55 arrests were made for disorderly behaviour and breaches of a liquor ban.

Thousands of people around the country have welcomed in the New Year with fireworks, street parties and music.

Man drowns trying to save grandchildren; Christchurch police promise to crack down on New Year's Eve drunks; huge cruise ship arrives at Stewart Island.

Coroner's plea to save young lives; DoC approved ice-cream stall at Cathedral Cove angers holidaymakers; NZ youth 'unhealthy but help tenuous'; fire ravages 20ha of Flat Top Hill conservation area…

Tens of thousands of people around New Zealand have taken part in an international campaign to fight global climate change.

The Samoa earthquake and tsunami dominate the front pages of all the major dailies.

Bar-tailed godwits have started to arrive in Christchurch, having completed their annual 11,000 kilometre, non-stop journey from the Arctic Circle. The bells of Christchurch Cathedral will ring on…

Friday's papers: Train stopped by a sea of mud; 1am bar ban wanted by police; Christchurch Arts Festival begins.

Cathedral Square in Christchurch is to be transformed into a covered ice skating rink from 23 July to 23 August as part of an arts festival.

About 60 people gathered in Cathedral Square in Christchurch on Sunday to remember those who died in the post-election violence in Iran.

About 500 people gathered in central Christchurch on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 150th anniversary of one of the country's oldest army battalions.

Anzac Day services across the country have drawn thousands of people, with rain and strong wind failing to deter crowds in Auckland and more than 8,000 attending the dawn service in Christchurch.

About 30 people held a silent march in Christchurch on Saturday in a demonstration of "white pride".