Potatoes being grown for the Christchurch City Mission's Christmas dinner have been ripped out of the ground and stolen. The potatoes were part of a project being run by the Canterbury Museum and local children and had been planted at the Botanic Gardens. Museum education coordinator, Louisa Preen, says about 60 plants were taken on Sunday night which would have provided several hundred potatoes. She says the project was designed to teach children about the history of Victory Gardens. "The... Read Full Story
An anti-abuse group says a Christchurch man who shot his two family cats to punish his wife should have been charged with domestic violence. Donald Sloane was fined $1500 after admitting two firearms charges. Jill Proudfoot from the group Safer Homes in New Zealand Everyday, says Sloane shot the pets because he was punishing his wife for arguing with him. "It happens surprisingly frequently that the abusive person hurts or kills family pets in order to punish and in order to make someone do... Read Full Story
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams insists he never sent a text to the Prime Minister at 3.30am over the past four months and has produced the records to prove it. Read Full Story
A man's body has been discovered in a South Auckland house and a woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Neighbours called police to the property on Puhinui Rd in Papatoetoe just after 10am. Officers discovered the man's body upon arriving at the scene, but police say it is too soon to speculate as to his cause of death. A woman has been taken to Middlemore Hospital with suspected stab wounds to her upper body. More details are expected to be released later this afternoon. Read Full Story
MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Canterbury and is warning there is a risk of a few small tornadoes near coastal Canterbury late this afternoon or evening. Forecasters say the storms may bring localised, heavy rain and hail of up to 25 millimetres in diameter. The storms will be slow moving and hail could last for a significant time in a few places, leading to deep accumulations. The hail could cause significant damage to crops, orchards, vines, glasshouses and vehicles... Read Full Story
Levin's KFC has been badly damaged in an early morning fire. The Fire Service says the fried chicken restaurant caught fire at around 2am. Four fire appliances from Levin, Foxton and Waitarere were sent to the scene. Read Full Story
The Desert Road is having an early white Christmas, with snowfall overnight. However, it is just a light dusting and not enough to close the section of State Highway 1 through the central North Island. Read Full Story
Canterbury crop farmers are tallying up the cost of last night's hail storms and for some it runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read Full Story
A high country farmer is on a mission to prove the existence of a mysterious black panther said to live in the hills of Mid-Canterbury. David Wightman is adamant it is not a myth and he has built a trap to catch the elusive beast. Mr Wightman says he has never seen the panther, but says others have spotted it. He says without doing a DNA test on it, they can only assume it is a black leopard or black panther. Mr Wightman says the chances of their catching it are slim, but they will be... Read Full Story
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