http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Christchurch en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:25:06 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=187 A large blaze at Mcleans Island in Canterbury came close to knocking out the power supply to the country north of Christchurch. The 19 hectare blaze started yesterday about 11.30am and was contained by 4pm, but four fire crews... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10631053&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:18:06 +1200 A 17-year-old was today jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 15-1/2 years for murdering a taxi driver. Shannon Boyes-Warren - aged 16 at the time of the attack - was sentenced in the High Court in Christchurch for... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10631109&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Trade Me has rolled back the price of "two captured ghosts" which sold last night for $5000, after several last minute bids were removed. The auction was won by a Christchurch man, whom Trade Me has confirmed was legitimate... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630877&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:45:25 +1200 A Christchurch man who stalked his former girlfriend in an attempt to win her back has pleaded guilty to harassment charges. Susan Wielaard, 42, lost 5kg in three weeks from stress and sleep deprivation after receiving text messages... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630843&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:08:48 +1200 Transport is the number one issue facing the Super City - but the Government wants to prohibit elected representatives from tackling congestion, improving public transport and fixing footpaths. Acting against the advice of the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630787&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:18 +1200 Swimming New Zealand may have unearthed two young future stars in Canterbury's Sophia Batchelor and North Shore's Chloe Francis who were the standouts at the national age-group championships which finished in Christchurch on Saturday. Batchelor,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630518&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The weather has been kind in the run-up to this year's Ellerslie Flower Show. And, having promised to increase signage and traffic flow and reduce the dreaded queues, the organisers are confident they can build on the success of last... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630464&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Mortgage broker Mike Pero says he feels "violated" by a deaf Christchurch woman who cheated more than $130,000 from the local deaf community by using his name. Christine Ticehurst, 49, sent texts to close friends claiming to be... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630388&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Christchurch police have found an 8-year-old girl who had been missing for five hours. The girl was last seen in the suburb of Shirley at 1pm, police said. Police found her just after 6pm on Quinns Road. It was not known... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630318&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:50:35 +1200 The pressure is on for Atamira Dance Collective's two rising stars whose first choreographic works for the company form the heart of Hou , a dance performance and Maori arts symposium in Henderson this weekend. Rehearsals for... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630873&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Police are still to decide whether any other charge will be laid against a woman arrested after the body of a dead baby was discovered in a shed at Waltham, Christchurch. The woman, who has continued interim name suppression, was... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630131&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:14:59 +1200 A person has died after a fatal crash in the Belfast suburb of Christchurch today. The crash happened at the intersection of State Highway One and Dickies Rd at about 2.30pm, a statement from police said. diversions are in place... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10630127&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:37:04 +1200 Politely and calmly, attempted murderer Kasha William Gosset has gone to jail for six-and-a-half years for what he describes as "a brain explosion". In the High Court at Christchurch, Justice John Fogarty described Gosset's behaviour... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629854&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:21:29 +1200 The invisible hand of the market is driving up the price of a pair of ghosts for sale on auction website Trade Me Christchurch-based seller Melvin-S is selling two vials he says contain spirits exorcised from his house and bottled. So... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629838&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:03:29 +1200 Police have dismissed former fugitive William Stewart's claims that he "orchestrated" his arrest so the "outcome wouldn't be terminal". Stewart was on the run from police in Canterbury from October 2008 until he was captured on... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629619&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:54:15 +1200 We were drifting gently down Christchurch's Avon River in our punt, enjoying the dabbling ducks, the pretty flowers on the bank and the serenity of travelling this way ... when a woman in a red jacket standing on the footpath shouted,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629450&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1200 As the TranzAlpine climbed its way up the Waimakariri Gorge, towards Arthur's Pass and the top of the Southern Alps, I was quite grateful for the 19 tunnels it had to go through. True, the view inside the tunnels wasn't great,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629460&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A deaf woman defrauded fellow members of Christchurch's deaf community of more than $130,000 pretending she was well known mortgage lender Mike Pero. Christine Doreen Ticehurst, 40, from Christchurch, pretended through text messages... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629406&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:54:43 +1200 A seemingly calm and still Avon-Heathcote Estuary, in Christchurch, is turned into a churning mess by one of the tsunami that hit New Zealand on Sunday, following the earthquake in Chile hours before. As the camera looks out at... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629356&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:00:12 +1200 Christchurch police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who bowled a woman off her bike this morning. The cyclist and vehicle were both travelling east on Creyke Road, nearing the intersection of Clyde Road, in Fendalton, when the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10629295&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:06:11 +1200