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Forced out
Charlie Sammons has a New Zealand partner, daughter and career, but he's about to lose everything.
He is to be deported after a mistake from his student days has come back to bite him.
His friends and family say the decision is short sighted and will force his young family onto benefits.
Trapped
The crushed bus on Colombo Street has become one of the defining images of last February's Christchurch earthquake.
Twelve people lost their lives in that bus, but one lived on to tell her tale.
Ann Brower is a survivor who a year on is asking questions about the cost of her recovery, and how that money could have been spent on prevention.
Kiwi to a King
The King's Singers have delighted audiences for years with their own take on popular songs.
Now they've got their first foreign member since they were formed in 1968 - and he's a Kiwi from Christchurch.
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