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NPC Round 1: Wellington 15 – 33 Canterbury

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Canterbury have beaten Wellington 15-33 in their Round 1 Bunnings NPC clash today at Jerry Collins Park in Porirua. https://youtu.be/HjgaswJxj4M?si=CRhBo7uemuufSB5P

Man charged with murder after death of woman in Christchurch

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A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Parklands, Christchurch last night. Emergency services were called to Lamorna...

Drag racer’s fatal crash linked to parachute setup and harness flaws, Coroner finds

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Veteran drag racer Craig Smith died in a high-speed crash at Christchurch's Ruapuna Raceway in 2021, after his car veered off-track at nearly 250km/h. A...

Filming begins at Mt Cook for Tenzing Norgay biopic – reports

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A major film production appears to have quietly rolled into Mt Cook, with locals tight-lipped about the details — but clues have revealed it...

Crimestoppers tipoff leads to discovery of Ashburton cannabis operation

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Following a tip off to Crimestoppers Police conducted a search warrant at an address in Ashburton. Yesterday evening, Police located a large Cannabis growing operation,...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Hornby, Te Mapara, Tirau, Kumeu and Seddon

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 July 2025. Name release correction - fatal crash, Seddon The man who died in a fatal crash in...

Appeal for information following fatal crash in Ashburton

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Police are appealing for information from the public following a fatal crash on Burnett Street in Ashburton. On Saturday 5 July, Police received a report...

Penalties rise over conveyor belt deaths – WorkSafe

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Courts have imposed more than $800,000 in penalties since mid-March, in response to workers being killed on unsafe conveyor belts in the manufacturing industry. Timaru...

Timaru lumberyard fined $450K over death of young worker

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A Timaru lumberyard and its director have been fined a total of $450,000 after 23-year-old Ethyn McTier was crushed to death in a preventable...

Police updates – Fatal crashes in Leeston and Motutere

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 5 July 2025. Fatal Crash, Leeston One person has died after a serious crash in Leeston last night. Police were...

Six youths arrested following arson incidents in Rolleston

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Police have arrested six youths in relation to three recent arson incidents in the Rolleston area. Over the last week, Police have received three separate...

Body believed to be missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls found

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Police have located a body believed to be Elisabeth 'Lis' Nicholls, a 79-year-old woman with dementia who went missing from the Margaret Stoddart Retirement...

Police narrow area of interest in Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls search

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Police have narrowed down an area of interest in the ongoing search for missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls. Lis was last seen at the...

Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls disappearance: Police release CCTV footage

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Christchurch Police have released CCTV footage in a further appeal for information on the whereabouts of 79-year-old Elisabeth Nicholls. These CCTV footage was taken during...

Unexplained death of woman in Riccarton carpark being investigated – Update: death not suspicious

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Christchurch Police are continuing to make enquiries after a woman was found with critical injuries in a Riccarton carpark yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called...

Police drone launch in search for Elisabeth Nicholls

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Police will be deploying a drone in central Christchurch tomorrow as part of ongoing efforts to locate missing woman Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls. The drone will...

Christchurch man jailed after alcohol-fuelled assault rampage injures seven

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A Christchurch man has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after a violent alcohol-fuelled rampage that left seven people injured, including his partner,...

Appeal for information following incident in New Brighton

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Canterbury Police are wanting to speak with the man in this photo, as we believe he can assist with enquiries into an incident on...

Mother of three given Home Detention for relationship with friend’s 15-year-old son

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A mother of three in Christchurch was sentenced to nine months' home detention after forming a consensual but illegal romantic relationship with her friend's...

Christchurch real estate agent’s killer sentenced to ‘life’ imprisonment

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Chinese national Tingjun Cao has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 and a half years for the murder...

Lyttelton homes at risk after late-night landslide forces evacuations

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A landslide in Lyttelton on Thursday night has left two homes under threat and several residents temporarily evacuated. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) responded to the...

Police updates – Trentham fire victim name release, fatal crash Cust, missing person found

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 June 2025. Name release: Fatal house fire, Trentham Police are now in a position to release the name...

Christchurch Police renew call for help in search for Elisabeth Nicholls

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Today marks a week since Elisabeth “Lis” Nicholls was last seen, and we are making a further appeal to the people of Christchurch for...

Canterbury aggravated robbery: Witnesses sought

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Police are asking for the public’s help after an aggravated robbery on Wednesday 4 June. Police were called to the Oxford Terrace in Christchurch store...

Man arrested following Canterbury building site burglaries

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A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a series of burglaries across North Canterbury and Selwyn. On Monday 9 June,...

Name release, water incident, Boyle River

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Police can now name the man who died following a water incident in the Boyle River on Thursday 5 June. He was Phelan McDade, 25,...

Police still appealing for sightings of missing person Elisabeth

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The search for missing woman 79-year-old Elisabeth has resumed on Saturday in Christchurch, after poor weather conditions paused search activity on Friday. Police Search and...

Five arrested after Canterbury car thefts

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The plans of five alleged car thieves have been busted by Rangiora Police. The quintet were apprehended about 2am on Wednesday 4 June, two cars...

Body located, Boyle River, Hurunui

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A body has been located in the Boyle River Thursday afternoon. Police were notified at around 3:15pm that a helicopter assisting with a search in...

Coroner finds Kaikōura boat tragedy deaths caused by petrol fumes, not drowning

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Five members of the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand died in September 2022 when their boat capsized off Kaikōura after being struck by...

Christchurch woman sentenced to Home Detention after elaborate $30K welfare fraud using stolen ID

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Diane Marie Baumann, a Christchurch mother of five also known as Diane Cox, was sentenced to six months' home detention after using a stolen...

Police updates: Fatal crashes in Waiomio, Waipa and Templeton

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 31 May 2025. Fatal crash, Newtons Road, Templeton One person has died following a serious crash in Templeton on...

Pedestrian struck in Christchurch crash last week dies from injuries

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A pedestrian who was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Christchurch last week has died. The man was taken to hospital with...

Christchurch woman charged after crash critically injures child

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A woman is before the courts following a serious crash in Christchurch. On Saturday 24 May, Police received a report of a crash involving a...

NZ double-header: Supercars confirm Christchurch debut in 2026

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The Repco Supercars Championship will race in Christchurch from 2026, marking the series' first-ever South Island event at Ruapuna Raceway as part of a...

Christchurch woman sentenced to 40 months for stabbing taxi driver

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Rangimaria Sellars, 46, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for stabbing a taxi driver six times during a ride to Christchurch Airport...

Teacher jailed for abusing 13-year-old student

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A woman confronted her former high school teacher, Samuel Bryant Ramsay, in Christchurch District Court, tearfully recounting the trauma from his grooming and sexual...

Covert climate engineering? Evidence of aerosol spraying in NZ emerges as UK launches ‘solar-dimming’ trials

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Concerns are growing over potential covert climate engineering activities in New Zealand following reports of persistent aerosol trails observed across Canterbury and other regions. Since...

Raytheon whistleblower makes shock claims about Christchurch earthquake

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Former US Navy serviceman and Raytheon contractor Eric Hecker has come forward with explosive claims about advanced technologies operated at the South Pole, alleging...

Significant cocaine seizure leads to arrests across NZ

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Canterbury Police, New Zealand Customs and Police’s National Organised Crime Group (NOCG) have made a significant dent in the supply of drugs into Christchurch,...

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