By Rowan Quinn of RNZ A three-year-old Canterbury girl who has home dialysis to stay alive had four machines fail in one week - and there is no backup option.
Potential solutions to stop creeks from drying out and killing fish due to low water levels from the Ashburton River have been presented to Environment.
One person has been seriously injured in a crash between a car and a motorcycle near Lincoln in Canterbury. A spokesman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand.