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3 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Williams |Katie Oliver
A proposal for a $500,000 crossing on Deans Ave in Christchurch is causing backlash after two different decisions were made for either side of the road. Photo / George HeardA proposed $500,000 pedestrian crossing in Christchurch is being mocked for having speed bumps on one side only. The decision was made by the Waipapa and Waipuna community boards, leading to differing views. Ali Jones criticised the process, highlighting poor communication and questioning the crossing’s necessity and cost.
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3 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Anna Leask |Katie Oliver |Kurt Bayer
Jordan Luck leaves Christchurch District Court after an earlier appearance. Photo / George HeardThe lead singer of legendary New Zealand rock band The Exponents has been granted a discharge without conviction after admitting a charge of drink driving. Jordan Luck was stopped on Halswell Junction Rd in Christchurch on December 7 last year while above the legal drinking limit, the Herald can reveal.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver |Maryana Garcia
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. A two-vehicle crash has blocked SH1 in South Waikato this morning, December 8. Photo / SuppliedEmergency services are responding to a serious two-vehicle crash that’s left five people injured and part of SH1 blocked. The crash, on State Highway 1 at Piarere in South Waikato, was reported about 5.30am. “Five people are reported to have serious injuries,” a police spokesperson said. SH1 is blocked between Horahora Rd and Paparamu Rd.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Kurt Bayer |Katie Oliver
Tingjun Cao had denied murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao. Composite photo / pool/suppliedA Chinese national caught trying to flee the country has today been found guilty of murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao. After a seven-week trial at the High Court in Christchurch, a jury took just 97 minutes to find that Tingjun Cao, 53, did indeed kill 44-year-old Bao on July 19 last year.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver
A man has been charged after a house disappeared from a Christchurch family property last week. The tiny home is believed to have been stolen sometime...
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver |Peter Jackson
Kiwi film-maker Sir Peter Jackson has invested $10 million towards a start-up company aimed at reviving extinct animals such as the dodo bird. The original species is “dead as a dodo” as the saying goes ... or is it? The cash was put into the Texas company, Colossal Biosciences, a genetics and biosciences company known for trying to bring back animals like the woolly mammoth and the dodo.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver |Ben Tomsett
Dunedin residents have spent a miserable night in cars and evacuation centres after fleeing flooded homes amidst an extreme downpour. A state of emergency has been declared as heavy rain lashed Dunedin overnight, causing more than 70 residents to evacuate. Peter and Sasha Forester spent the night in their car with their autistic son and four pets. After their St Kilda home was flooded, Peter and Sasha Forester spent the night in their car with their four pets and son.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver |Jaime Cunningham
Christchurch Boys' High School is investigating the incident. Photo / George HeardChristchurch Boys’ High School is investigating after a video circulated of a man being assaulted and made to eat pet food outside a fast-food restaurantThe video, which was shared on social media on Monday night, depicts the man on the ground, before being dragged out on to the street. The group of boys, at least one of whom appears to be in Christchurch Boys’ uniform, proceed to punch the man to the ground.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver
A Christchurch church community is “heartbroken” after the theft of $20,000 worth of sacred objects. Intruders broke into St Teresa of Lisieux Church in...
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Katie Oliver |Dubby Henry
Former Shortland Street actor Will Alexander has ended his hunger strike over the war in Gaza after going without food for 19 days. Alexander stopped eating on May 18, and issued three demands - that the Government restart and double its funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), pull Kiwi troops from the Red Sea and stop New Zealand high-tech company Rakon from supplying components for use in Israeli weapons.
