11+ hour, 57+ min ago  (382+ words) Glen Foulkes couldn't sleep in the early hours of Saturday morning. So he got up and turned on the TV to watch the Black Caps battle with England in the third and deciding cricket test. It turned out to be…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (567+ words) Labour says it will scrap the controversial Disability Support Services Bill if it gets into power at this year's election." People with disabilities, carers and advocates gathered at Parliament today to hand over a petition against the bill. Organised by…...

12+ hour, 31+ min ago  (509+ words) Golfers on the course today told Star News'they were filled yesterday about 3pm. The course has been closed since Wolfbrook Property Group purchased the 18-hole-course just north of Christchurch to turn into a residential development. Upmarket housing was built around and…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (547+ words) A clinical trial involving 50 hospital intensive care units has been funded to test if artificial intelligence can help doctors save the lives of more patients on life support. The 'REVOLUTION trial' will use machine learning to evaluate the best targets…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (351+ words) Mundt was found unconscious on her property near Lincoln by her husband Neil on the afternoon of King's Birthday, June 1." The Ellesmere Ward councillor was riding the horse back to the shed when it got spooked and threw her off....

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (338+ words) The Casebrook Intermediate pupil had already raised $3100 from the pine cones, and with an extra $200 from her mum, managed to cover the trip to Nanjing and Shanghai in October. Paige, 11, came up with the idea of selling pine cones herself....

17+ hour, 25+ min ago  (283+ words) The plane that carried Queen Elizabeth II to the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch is being saved from the scrap heap and is coming home. Historical aviation charity Bring Our Birds Home is set to bring the ZK-NZC Douglas DC-8 back…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (247+ words) Acting Senior Sergeant Iain Notman, of Dunedin, said the whale was spotted in the harbour on Tuesday afternoon, heading north. "Someone was on a jetski getting very close to it," Acting Snr Sgt Notman said. "Police attempted to get the…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (122+ words) Although the day was wet and wild, many in the community still donated thousands of items to the Family Works Foodbank. Development and engagement manager Ruth Wilson said more than 19, 000 cans or equivalent food items had been donated, which it…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (127+ words) The annual awards recognise schools, community groups, businesses and individuals for projects committed to beautifying the city's built and natural environment through volunteer action and sustainable business practices. Anyone can nominate anyone " self-nominations are welcome. A successful nomination should demonstrate…...