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Women taking micronutrients to treat antenatal depression have fewer birth complications, new research suggests,

The cause of both fires is unknown but not believed to be suspicious.

Some have had to move out of their homes, a meeting of east Christchurch residents has heard.

The Christchurch City Council is defending its moves to press on with long-awaited multimillion dollar sewage plant upgrades for the Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa.

A regional council believes it will cost this amount to litigate claims brought against it over the flood eight years ago.

At some stage, fly screens suffered an image problem that it hasn't shaken.

A University of Canterbury student who saw his neighbour's house burn down in a wildfire has been part of a research project aiming to protect rural homes from future blazes.

The man who said Ashburton would be turtle town after school speed zones were introduced is happy to see them changing.

The yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says DOC, with the number of known nests dropping by 80 percent over the past 15 years.

Police say initial indications are that there have been serious injuries.

Dinosaur dolphins have been found to have survived in Aotearoa's waters long after they went extinct elsewhere.

Residents in a tiny community see the funny side of getting their shovels out when weekends roll around. Audio

Here's how you can use the least amount of annual leave for the longest stretch of time off across the year.

A Canterbury woman who has won the World's Ugliest Lawn Award is chuffed her piece of parched paradise with its all-natural, weather-beaten dents has been internationally recognised.

Leisa Elliott's property may look "derelict" but it still brings her joy, she says.

A man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly trying to pull someone into a vehicle in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham, police say.

The average transaction size also declined, in a difficult trading year for retailers.

Police say high speed was likely a factor in a fatal crash that killed two people in Canterbury over the weekend.

After just one game back for Wellington, fast bowler Ben Sears returns to the Black Caps for next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Two people have died in a crash in Clarkville, police said.