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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.

Switching out concrete and other construction materials for carbon-sucking alternatives could store the equivalent of half of all human-made carbon emissions in 2021.

It is an offence under the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 to disturb, harass, harm, injure or kill a sperm whale.

A local rūnanga says the saga involving a site considered tapu has been "incredibly frustrating" for his whānau.

"There is zero chance we will get rid of level 1, until anyone provides an alternative."

The area has been suffering from low rainfall for many months.

The 63-year-old Christchurch man left all of his belongings inside his rented house, and a message on his door that read "farm".

"I'm hoping that by educating the people, we can get a workforce of biomedical technicians that are there year-round."

Ronel Viljoen stole nearly $30,000 from Morrinsville transport firm Orion Haulage.

The man lost a bid to be released from jail early because of the effect his imprisonment is having on his 11 children.

Yixia Chen denied charges of neglect and possession of a drug utensil, following the death of an infant last year.

Christchurch's Air Force Museum saw a 36 percent increase in visitor numbers on the same period last summer, which its director attributes to a rainy festive season.

From tomorrow the whole Canterbury fire district from north of the Rakaia River to south of the Clarence River will move into a restricted fire season.

It's great news for swimmers, Te Whatu Ora says.

The axe still hangs above Balmoral Hall in Ashburton, but its dancers are at least relieved they have time to find a new venue.

A new community pool is to be built in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans, 18 years after the previous one was demolished.

The cool and wet start to the new year will persist into the weekend for much of the motu.

The country's top run scorer in first-class cricket this season says he is beginning to hone in on "the formula he wants" following a dominant start to the summer with the bat.