State Highway 79 is closed at the Pleasant Valley Road intersection, following the 5.15am collision involving two trucks.

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25 Mar: Canterbury forward Tohi Smith-Milner has been fined 600 dollars for foot tripping during their NBL basketball win over Southland in Christchurch

24 Mar: Armed police remain at a Christchurch property - in Sydenham - after reports a person was making threats

24 Mar: The Bulldogs have been hit with an unusual penalty in their 16-8 NRL win over the Eels

23 Mar: In the New Zealand basketball league, the Canterbury Rams have thrashed the Southland Sharks 120-84 at Cowles Stadium

20 Mar: The driver of a sprint car that crashed at Christchurch's Ruapuna Speedway this month, faces a long road to recovery

19 Mar: Three young people have been arrested after a string of early morning burglaries in North Canterbury's Rangiora

19 Mar: Residents in parts of Canterbury are waking to a clean up job, after a night of wild weather

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Today's News

Entertainment:
William Shatner has celebrated his birthday the same way for "many years" 15:01

Accident and Emergency:
A person's died in a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1C - in Waikato's Horotiu this morning 14:57

Entertainment:
Christina Hendricks has become "a little pickier" since leaving 'Mad Men' 14:31

International:
The joy of hosting a 'not-wedding' party four years after eloping 14:17

Law and Order:
A 46 year old's been charged with manslaughter - over a man's death last week hunting in Bay of Plenty's Whakatane 14:07

Entertainment:
Eiza Gonzalez relished working with "one of [her] best friends" on 'Ash' 14:01

Rugby:
Former All Black Mils Muliaina believes he knows how Super Rugby teams have figured out how to beat the Blues this season 13:57

Soccer:
All Whites coach Darren Bazeley has declared the race is on for spots in his World Cup squad 13:47

Rugby League:
Manly's management believed they were doing the right thing by not offering Daly Cherry-Evans a new NRL contract until after he'd decided whether he would play on 13:37

Entertainment:
Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd had an "awkward" first-ever meeting inside an airport lounge 13:31

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