55 h. ago Christchurch Hospital staff 'let down' after toxic fume exposure

Christchurch Hospital. Photo: ODT files Christchurch Hospital staff who have been left with life-long health effects after being exposed to toxic fumes at work have been let down by their employer, their union said.

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59 h. ago New memorial to mark Canterbury settlement’s first Anzac service

Kirwee’s war memorial has been installed just in time for what is believed to be the settlement’s first Anzac Day service.

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61 h. ago 'My life may be short but I've squeezed every bit out of it'

Dominique McShain. Photo: Facebook A brave Christchurch woman who documented her battle with incurable cancer on social media over the past year has died aged just 21.

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64 h. ago Selwyn ratepayers won’t have to fork out to keep Christchurch stadium running

HAVE YOUR SAY - What is your view on paying a ticket levy to go to events at Christchurch’s new stadium? Email your responses in 200 words or less to daniel.alvey@starmedia.kiwi. Photo: Christchurch City Council Selwyn ratepayers will not have to contribute to the running costs of Christchurch’s new stadium.

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69 h. ago Apprentice mechanic paid $17k after being unjustifiably dismissed

Photo: Getty Images An Owaka apprentice mechanic has been paid $17,000 after he was illegally sacked for losing his driver’s licence.

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3 d. ago Guns, firearms seized after 'distressing' hunting incident: police

Six rifles and 163 rounds of ammunition were seized. Photo: Police Canterbury police have arrested and charged two people following an illegal hunting incident which saw a firearm discharged within 40m of a house.

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3 d. ago Driver coasting in wrong lane 'caused serious Dunedin crash'

Emergency services at the scene of the Warrender St crash which left a person critically hurt. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A Dunedin crash which left a person critically hurt was caused by a possibly impaired driver "coasting" his car down a steep Dunedin street in the wrong lane, police say.

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4 d. ago Raise the Woof: How Finnegan 'changed our lives for the better'

Nina Romain and her dog Finnegan are taking part in the Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust’s Raise the Woof fundraiser during May. Photo: Supplied Before Nina Romain adopted her american staffordshire, Finnegan, she was into cats.

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9 d. ago Christchurch restaurant owner who served up unsafe food has sentence reduced

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9 d. ago Letters to the Editor: arts policy, vaccine history, river review

The Waitaki. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including  DCC's arts policy, taking note of history and time for a Waitaki River review?

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1 week ago Poll: Minister backs facial recognition tech to stop shoplifting

Facial recognition technology has become a valuable tool to prevent retail crime, despite fears it is an invasion of privacy and can be used to track people without their consent.

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1 week ago Prowash employee treated at Burwood Hospital after 6m fall off roof

Joshua Bowles fell 6m from a roof. Photo: Open Justice/NZME By Catherine Hutton, Open Justice reporter Prowash employee Joshua Bowles had only been on the job for two months and was yet to receive safety training on harness use when he fell six metres from a roof he was cleaning with his boss.

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1 week ago Rural children at high risk of gastrointestinal tract infection

Photo: File image / Getty By Monique Steele A new study co-written by authors from Canterbury University has found rates of bacterial infection campylobacteriosis are twice as likely for people living in rural areas on private water supplies than for their urban counterparts on treated water supplies.

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1 week ago 'Like a washing machine': Man drowned after slipping in gumboots while rock fishing

Police formally identified the body found near Waiinu Beach on June 7, 2022 as that of the young fisherman who went missing after being washed off Snapper Rock. Photo: Bevan Conley A fisherman who slipped into rough seas while jumping between rocks in his gumboots has prompted a coroner to remind people of the dangers of rock fishing in rugged and unpredictable conditions.

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1 week ago Classical music, opera scares off miscreants at Christchurch bus hub

The Christchurch Bus Interchange. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon By Jean Edwards Dramatic orchestral symphonies, soaring operatic solos and piano sonatas have been blasting from speakers at Christchurch's bus interchange in a council trial aimed at driving trouble away.

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1 week ago Emotional send off for 'special' couple who died after crash

Jack and Anne Clark. Photo: Supplied More than 300 people attended a service for a couple who both died in hospital after a car crash on Banks Peninsula earlier this month.

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1 week ago Family concerned for welfare of missing Christchurch teenager

Have you seen Jodi? Photo: Police Police and family members are asking for the public's help to find a missing Christchurch teenager.

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1 week ago 'The police told me to run away': Chch abuse survivor speaks out

  By Tim Brown An abuse survivor says his experience shows a serial paedophile, who taught at Catholic schools, was abusing children for decades.

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1 week ago Bystanders rescue lone police officer in 'dangerous situation'

Photo: RNZ/Nate McKinnon Bystanders came to the rescue of a police officer "in a potentially dangerous situation" in Fielding after breaking up a fight Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Speed bumps wanted as Christchurch golfers run 'race track' gauntlet

Golfers cross Lake Terrace Rd during a break in traffic. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN It is only a matter of time before a golfer is seriously hurt or injured crossing Lake Terrace Rd in Christchurch.

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