http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Christchurch en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 03 Sep 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 Police today re-checked an area near where missing Christchurch woman Emma Campbell's car was found more than four months ago. Miss Campbell, 29, was last seen at a petrol station in the city early on May 1. Her car was found abandoned... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670895&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:45:24 +1200 The savage bashing and stomping of a 16-year-old girl in the streets of Christchurch was recorded on a cellphone so that the video could be put on the internet, Christchurch District Court was told today. Steven Law-Baty, 23, was... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670894&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:28 +1200 An armed man who held up a woman dying of cancer for her pain-killing medication was today jailed for five years and four months. The crown asked Judge Raoul Neave in Christchurch District Court for a sentence of four years for... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670887&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:22:46 +1200 It has been billed as a fight between the smooth-talking showman and the wily old political veteran. But neither Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker nor the man trying to take his job, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton, care much... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670647&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +1200 Gin Wigmore has become quite the savvy business woman - and she's not scared to do the hiring and firing, either. During a long and arduous American tour that started in March, where she was on a mission to get her showy, bouncy,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670574&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:04:25 +1200 A Christchurch couple with so many cats that an SPCA inspector lost count after 30 have been convicted of not providing veterinary treatment for 14 that had to be put down. Graeme Thomas Smith and his wife, Gillian Mary Smith,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670496&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:00 +1200 A woman caught napping Goldilocks-style in a house she was burgling has been sentenced to supervision. After breaking into the house Vanessa Joy Long, 39, raided the fridge, ate the food, and drank some alcohol, Christchurch District... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670514&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:05:00 +1200 Bic Runga is returning to the live stage as the support act for Leonard Cohen's tour in late October. "I'm so excited to support Leonard Cohen on his New Zealand shows," she says. "I've been a fan of his songs and poems since... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670559&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 Travellers between Tauranga and Christchurch, and Invercargill and Wellington, are the big winners in Air New Zealand's latest boost to domestic capacity. More than 9500 additional seats per week were being added across its regional... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670195&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 +1200 Police have finished searching the Christchurch District Court after a bomb threat this morning and say nothing was found. Police earlier evacuated the building. Cordons in the surrounding streets are being lifted. - NZPA... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670129&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:28:01 +1200 A man has appeared in court charged with driving while disqualified in relation to a crash in Christchurch which left two people dead. Phillip Bruce Bannan, 22, was granted a registrar's remand, meaning he did not appear before... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10670101&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 Husband and wife fraudsters Ross and Wendy Davidson were jailed for a combined total of eight years four months for an invoicing scam that netted millions of dollars. Ross Davidson, 57, made an offer to the court to pay back reparations... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669969&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:31:20 +1200 Police are hoping to today interview the driver who caused a fatal crash while fleeing police in Christchurch on Thursday night. The 22-year-old male driver has been in hospital under police guard with head and internal injuries... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669957&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:21:16 +1200 A petrol station attendant has spoken of her devastation for failing to call 111 after smelling alcohol on the breath of a driver just hours before a crash which killed two people. Meri Robinson phoned her local police station... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669652&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:30:20 +1200 The headline on the front page of the New Zealand Herald screamed: TWO KILLED IN POLICE CHASE. A leading news website had: Fatal police chase. And that sticks in my craw. How about: Two killed by criminal driver? Two dead... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669566&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:30:18 +1200 Norm Fitt and Dee Jordan had just poured everything into an hour of high-intensity aerobics called Body Attack. Aged 73 and 67, the constantly active couple were in their usual fine form on Thursday night at their local gym, where... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669427&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:30:08 +1200 Master planning is now under way on the second stage of Queenstown's Five Mile retail and residential development with prominent architect Peter Zillman, the lead designer of The Palms shopping centre in Christchurch, designing the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669297&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:20:00 +1200 Convicted murderer Dean Waka Nathan was wrong if he thought he had nothing to lose by dealing in methamphetamine from inside Christchurch Men's Prison, where he is serving a life sentence. The 20-year jail term he was given today... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669316&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:31:52 +1200 A Somali woman was today jailed for nine years for New Zealand's only in-flight aircraft hijacking which terrified passengers and crew and ended a pilot's career. Asha Ali Abdille, 36, a refugee from the horrors of Somalia who... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669299&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +1200 A 22-year-old man has been charged with driving while disqualified after his car crashed into a couple in Christchurch last night, killing them, following a police pursuit. Further charges may be laid against the man, who will... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10669307&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:32:06 +1200