![20092017 News Photo:David Walker/Stuff. Chalky Carr and his sons, Josh and Jamie, had their heads shaved by Crusaders ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/d/1/t/image.related.StuffSplash.300x400.1lrx1t.130u7f.png/1505901246236.jpg)
'Bound together by cancer'
This time last week, cancer patient Chalky Carr had never met Isla Lunn. Now he's raising $100,000 for the 7-year-old.
Service 'horrific'
![Michelle Bishop is upset at the service received by funeral home Poppy Funerals following the death of her daughter ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/c/4/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lphdx.130u7f.png/1505901246236.jpg)
Woman calls for funeral industry to be regulated after ongoing problems following her daughter's death.
Who won the final debate?
Jacinda Ardern looked and sounded like a woman in a fight for her political life. And she is.
Bike theft at bottle-point
The two robbers fled on bikes stolen from men in Northcote, Christchurch.
Earthquake jolts NZ
Central New Zealand has been jolted by a short and sharp earthquake.
Fired while on sick leave
Company that unfairly fired brush hand while on sick leave also had to compensate an ex-staffer who was called a "baby killer".
This race isn't over
![National's 'negative' attacks on Labour may have given Bill English's party a boost.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/f/2/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lsfhd.png/1505901352151.jpg)
Both Bill English and Jacinda Ardern insist the fight is still close, despite a poll putting National streets ahead.
'He's a hero'
Neighbour says Waipopo man who rescued his wife from burning building would have used "every bit of strength" he had.
'Eye-watering' convention centre fees
![An artist's impression of the planned Christchurch convention centre.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/u/j/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrona.png/1505877632223.jpg)
The amount spent on professional fees for the Christchurch convention centre is "eye-watering", an expert says.
Consent for 120-plus homes
![Images of the 122 new homes to be build in the east frame on Manchester St, central Christchurch.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/o/t/4/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lo54h.png/1505635138465.jpg)
More than 120 new homes are set to be built in Christchurch's east frame.
Progress on cathedral restoration
![The Crown and Anglican Church have made progress on restoration of the Christ Church Cathedral just a week after the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/j/w/l/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lp4cg.png/1505473299213.jpg)
"Significant progress" made on the restoration of Christchurch Church Cathedral.
Let's grow a healthy Garden City
![Soil cleansing mustard provides bee food in the Christchurch CBD.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/n/3/s/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lkyb7.png/1505419848343.jpg)
OPINION: What is the cost of Christchurch's desire for neatness? Let's grow wild, argues Liv Worsnop.
Who won the final debate?
![AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern speaks during the TVNZ Vote 2017 2nd Leaders ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/f/2/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lsfe6.png/1505898969534.jpg)
OPINION: Jacinda Ardern looked and sounded like a woman in a fight for her political life. And she is.
English's squeeze is working
![Bill English is finally smiling, and rightly so.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/f/1/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ls2fj.png/1505893883871.jpg)
OPINION: Bill English is killing NZ First and it's now clear he's making a dent in Labour too.
NZ's hidden protest vote
![20092017 News Photo: Iain McGregor/Stuff
NZ First's Winston Peters in Ashburton.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/e/c/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ls9io.png/1505897288315.jpg)
The polls don't lie – or do they? Is there one party people are too afraid to admit they'll vote for?
Words and goats that stick
![The odd goat's bad enough, but imagine 64 of the mammalian locusts descending on your green, fertile paradise.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/q/f/i/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lqbye.png/1505801889936.jpg)
OPINION: A tui and a cup of tea with Jan and Joan. A conversation about goats that sticks in the memory.
Collins comes off second-best
![The look that sank 1000 ships - and the odd career. Energy Minister Judith Collins now has the petrol companies in her ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/0/x/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lqrmz.png/1505801931625.jpg)
OPINION: Judith Collins is not known to be a shrinking violet. Even when she's off the mark.
$10m for Jetpack, with strings
![The Martin Jetpack.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/c/4/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrolv.png/1505884711444.jpg)
Martin Jetpack has clinched enough working capital to keep going but the repayment option may see more shares go to its Chinese shareholder.
Fresh produce exporters mostly at risk from fuel crisis
![The peony harvest is about to begin in the South Island.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/s/4/8/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrweu.png/1505878487304.jpg)
Flowers from the South Island are the most vulnerable exports in the airline fuel crisis.
'Eye-watering' convention centre fees
![An artist's impression of the planned Christchurch convention centre.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/u/j/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrona.png/1505877632223.jpg)
The amount spent on professional fees for the Christchurch convention centre is "eye-watering", an expert says.
A vacuum deal that sucks
![Richard and Olivia Knights, of Dunedin, and a trade-in vacuum cleaner that was returned.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/b/5/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrd3h.png/1505871658689.jpg)
Godfreys told her she was getting a discount, took her old vacuum - then charged her full price.
Hammers too good for the Bush
![Mid Canterbury's Jared Percival tries to break through the Wairarapa Bush defence in Masterton.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/p/u/b/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lpmpf.png/1505885496120.jpg)
A 60-24 win over Wairarapa Bush in rugby's Heartland Championship put a smile on Mid Canterbury coach Craig Dunlea's face on Saturday, but only for a while.
Mainland Rally decider at Geraldine
![Josh Marston is seeded No.1 for the South Canterbury Spring Rally in his Holden Barina AP4, with Timaru's Mark Leonard ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/r/s/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrrtt.png/1505881526748.jpg)
The Mainland Rally Series is going to be decided in the last event as Deane Buist and Jeff Judd slug it out.
Ferns quartet bolster Pride
![Football Ferns defender Meikayla Moore will bolster the Canterbury United Pride for their national league title defence.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/y/3/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrxrd.png/1505883695154.jpg)
The Canterbury United Pride has set the benchmark in NZ women's football and they want to keep lifting their play.
Canterbury's loss stings pride
![Canterbury lock Dominic Bird, centre, and his dejected teammates spent plenty of time under their own posts in ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/q/7/2/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrtn5.png/1505878601313.jpg)
Opinion: Humiliating loss was unacceptable for Canterbury team laden with Super Rugby players.
Canty strike duo sidelined
![Kyle Jamieson will miss the opening months of Canterbury's domestic season with a foot issue.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/r/t/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrrpk.png/1505876475836.jpg)
Canterbury have been dealt a setback for the start of the summer with their premier fast bowling duo sidelined with injury.
Martin Phillipps: Alive or dead?
![The Chills frontman Martin Phillipps at home in Tainui, Dunedin.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/n/n/s/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lqv4w.png/1505867860861.jpg)
Chills legend to star in biopic written with two endings: one in which he dies and the other he overcomes a life-threatening disease thanks to a miracle cure.
Modern Māori on not so serious tour
![Maaka Pohatu, Francis Kora, Matariki Whatarau and James Tito, forming the Modern Māori Quartet.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/n/o/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lroju.png/1505886994428.jpg)
The quartet are on the road to 14 theaters across NZ, where they expect to meet a lot of aunties.
Fashion night a sell out
![The catwalk show on Tuesday night was sold out.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/r/j/9/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lrbmb.png/1505851795229.jpg)
A 400-strong Canterbury crowd kicked off the Ballantynes Fashion Week with a bang.
Review: Green Superfood and Juice Bar
![Raw vegan cheesecake is tasty, but won't serve as a replacement for the real deal.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920111714im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/p/t/h/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lpr66.png/1505802421890.jpg)
The new Green Superfood and Juice Bar makes us feel virtuous, but still a little hungry.