Bashed inmate's kin call for calm
Date: 2015
Benton Marni Parata, 44, of Rangiora, died in hospital after being assaulted by three inmates at the high security Rawhiti Unit on Wednesday morning. Comment...
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Henry pinches himself after dream cup callup
Date: 2015
Matt Henry, 23, called up to play for the Black Caps in the semi-final against South Africa. He will play in the Cricket World Cup final against Australia.
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Plane hits birds
Date: 2015
An Auckland-bound Air New Zealand flight returns to Christchurch after a bird strike.
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Food addicts need help
Date: 2015
North Canterbury woman Laura Saywood talks about her battle with food. Comments by Doug Sellman, director of the National Addiction Centre and bariatric surg...
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Art car sold
Date: 2015
Halswell Learning Tree early childhood centre buys the KidsFest Charitable Trust art car. Director Leo de Schot is a former mechanic and will work on the car...
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Arts centre wants city handout for gallery
Date: 2015
CoCA wants the Christchurch City Council to meet some of the costs of reopening the Gloucester Street gallery, via its creative industries support fund. Coun...
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Car ramming adds to burglary charges
Date: 2015
Joseph Luke Tindall, 35, is charged over an alleged violent getaway after burgling a house on Thornycroft Street in Fendalton.
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Reckless driving
Date: 2015
Ben James Te Wera Kingi, 25, admits a reckless driving charge, among others, following an 18-minute chase through Waltham, Opawa and Beckenham in January. He...
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Water targets prove too ambitious
Date: 2015
Commissioner David Caygill says some of ECan's water management targets for 2015 will not be met. Murray Rodgers of the Water Rights Trust comments.
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Restaurateur turns to Facebook after thief grabs chef's bag
Date: 2015
Cafe Valentino owner Michael Turner posted CCTV footage on Facebook showing a man leaving with a bag belonging to chef Andrew Lorimer. Turner said police wer...
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Name suppression lifted in sex case
Date: 2015
Former bus driver Robert Selwyn Burrett, 63, is facing allegations of sexual offending.
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Tears at cut in non-profit group grants
Date: 2015
Proposed 2% cut in grant funding for the community sector is in the draft LTP. Sharon Torstonson from the Council of Social Services, Ardas Trebus from the W...
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City may lose direct Japan flights[newspaper article]
Date: 2015
Seasonal flights direct from Tokyo cut by Air New Zealand. Comments by Transport Minister Simon Bridges, Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Environment Canterbury chairwo...
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Family to benefit from cricket windfall
Date: 2015
Black Caps beat Sri Lanka. Christchurch Canterbury Hockey Association development manager Sunjay Ganda, caught with one hand the ball off Black Cap Kane Will...
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Snapchat video gunman jailed for harassment
Date: 2015
Craig Maurice Jarden, 23, uses the mobile app Snapchat to send his former partner a video of him holding a shotgun after making threats to kill. Sentenced to...
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Wedding could be family farewell for sick boy[newspaper article]
Date: 2015
Byson Bennett, 3, has a failing liver and was born with fluid on the brain. Parents Jasmine and Rikki Bennett are fundraising for a trip to a relative's wedd...
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Q&A
Date: 2015
Brian Ford asks about the drilling being done by McMillan Well Drilling on the corner of Eastling Street and Farrington Avenue in Bishopdale.
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[Tattoo]
Date: 2015
Gabriel Watlerfang gets a tattoo at Otautahi Tattoo.
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Antarctic paper serves cold truth
Date: 2015
Editor of The Antarctic Sun, Peter Rejcek comments.
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Roundabout may get lights
Date: 2015
Riccarton Road roundabout may get traffic lights. Councillor Phil Clearwater and Jill Atkinson from Environment Canterbury comment.
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