Paraponter dies in crash on Christchurch's Port Hills
TVNZ
Wed Dec 3 07:49:00 2008
A paraponter has died in a crash on the Port Hills in Christchurch

Man drives stolen car off cliff (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Wed Dec 3 07:20:17 2008
A man is in hospital after the stolen car he was driving went over a cliff in Christchurch early today.

Waste glass used to help grapes (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Wed Dec 3 06:44:02 2008
A Christchurch winery says it is taste-testing the wine made from a block of vines on which it has experimented by laying beds of crushed glass to suppress weeds, retain soil moisture and improve ripening of the grapes.

Vandals stall help for cancer battler
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
A charity home being built for a Christchurch brain-tumour sufferer has been rendered "a bomb site" by vandals.

Hijacking accused will face trial
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
The woman charged with wounding three people during a hijacking of a flight south from Blenheim has been committed for trial. Asha Ali Abdille was remanded in custody until a pretrial conference in the High Court at Christchurch...

Paraponting jump ends in tragedy
Stuff
Tue Dec 2 22:22:00 2008
A man has died after a paraponting jump ended in tragedy in Port Hills near Christchurch.

Man dies after parachute collapses in Chch
TVNZ
Tue Dec 2 21:48:00 2008
A 44-year-old man has died after his chute collapsed while paraponting in Christchurch on Tuesday