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The Year 9 boy has also been excluded.

Daylight could be seen through gaps in the wall and ceiling, insulation was exposed and the roof leaked, the Tenancy Tribunal heard.

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah's trial was meant to start on Monday, before police withdrew the charge.

A technical failure in the court resulted in the trial not being recorded or transcribed.

Winston Peters hailed New Zealand First as "a true nationalist party" that was going to declare a "war on woke", during a State of the Nation speech today.

The Greater Christchurch Partnership and the Canterbury Regional Transport Committee have made their recommendations on the draft Canterbury Regional Public Transport Plan.

Dunedin's mayor says he's frustrated the building of Dunedin's new hospital has progressed slowly despite figures showing almost a quarter of the budget has already been spent. Audio

Christchurch's The Strip has been brought to life in a digital collection of photographs from 2000.

Police are responding to a crash involving a truck and a van in the town of Oxford.

A student used a pair of scissors to assault two teachers at a Christchurch school this afternoon.

A former nurse of a Christchurch mental health facility who "manipulated and groomed" a patient has avoided jail time.

The Canterbury Regional Council said a response was underway to minimise the impacts to the environment.

Nearly 100mm of rain fell in Banks Peninsula over 12 hours.

Part of State Highway 75 between Christchurch and Akaroa is closed due to flooding.

A person has been seriously injured in a workplace accident in Christchurch.

A Christchurch GP says clinicians at the new 24/7 digital service for medical appointments will be flying blind if they do not have the right information system backing them up. Audio