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ChristchurchSeptember 28

100 groups looked through beach home before it sold for $1.6m

A beachfront property in Southshore, Christchurch, has sold for $1.6 million, a record price for the coastal neighbourhood.
100 groups looked through beach home before it sold for $1.6m
100 groups looked through beach home before it sold for $1.6m
ChristchurchSeptember 28

Tsunami sirens being taken down across Christchurch

Christchurch’s 45 tsunami sirens will be removed from next week after the city council opted to use Emergency Mobile Alerts as the primary warning method.
Tsunami sirens being taken down across Christchurch
Tsunami sirens being taken down across Christchurch
SelwynSeptember 28

Liquor store’s licence suspended after cider sold to intoxicated woman

After stumbling into the store drunk, a woman who was sold a six-pack of cider at a Liquorland in Canterbury then collided with a ram-raid bollard outside.
Brianna McIlraith, Open Justice Reporter
Liquor store’s licence suspended after cider sold to intoxicated woman
Liquor store’s licence suspended after cider sold to intoxicated woman
ChristchurchSeptember 28

Secondhand style, first-class fundraiser: Op Shop Ball nets $8k for new school van

The inaugural Op Shop Ball in Lyttelton attracted up to 200 people and raised about $8000 for a local primary school.
Secondhand style, first-class fundraiser: Op Shop Ball nets $8k for new school van
Secondhand style, first-class fundraiser: Op Shop Ball nets $8k for new school van
ChristchurchSeptember 28

‘Serious concerns’ for missing 21-year-old last seen at Linwood service station

Another urgent appeal has been made asking anyone who has seen a missing Christchurch man to report it to police.
‘Serious concerns’ for missing 21-year-old last seen at Linwood service station
‘Serious concerns’ for missing 21-year-old last seen at Linwood service station
Mid CanterburySeptember 28

Should dogs be allowed in cemeteries?

Ashburton councillors were fighting like cats and dogs during a heated debate over cemetery access, with a final vote of 5-4 vote to keep canines out.
Should dogs be allowed in cemeteries?
Should dogs be allowed in cemeteries?
ChristchurchSeptember 27

Reality TV star failed to maintain rental properties

Renters TV star and Christchurch property manager, Prudence Morrall, is in hot water after failing to maintain multiple rental properties.
Al Williams, Open Justice reporter
Reality TV star failed to maintain rental properties
Reality TV star failed to maintain rental properties
ChristchurchSeptember 27

NRL team bids on the agenda for competition bosses

Explainer: Ambitious plans to add a 20th team to the NRL are about to be formally presented to the game's powerbrokers. But is the Christchurch-based bid emerging as one of the frontrunners?
NRL team bids on the agenda for competition bosses
NRL team bids on the agenda for competition bosses
ChristchurchSeptember 27

Community gutted by vandalism of book library

A call has gone out for a new caretaker of a Christchurch book fridge after its doors were pulled off and the books were stolen and scattered around the neighbourhood.
Honour Mitchell
Community gutted by vandalism of book library
Community gutted by vandalism of book library
ChristchurchSeptember 27

‘Stupid f******’ idiot’: Delivery driver gets $32k for unjustified dismissal

While delivering furniture to a woman’s home, a Christchurch truck driver allegedly asked if she worked from home before telling her he would see her soon.
Brianna McIlraith, Open Justice Reporter
‘Stupid f******’ idiot’: Delivery driver gets $32k for unjustified dismissal
‘Stupid f******’ idiot’: Delivery driver gets $32k for unjustified dismissal
ChristchurchSeptember 27

Person critically injured after falling from moving vehicle

A person is in critical condition after falling from a moving vehicle in Christchurch late on Saturday night.
Person critically injured after falling from moving vehicle
Person critically injured after falling from moving vehicle
South CanterburySeptember 27

NZTA knew about hazards before woman killed in SH1 crash — coroner

A motorist lost her life on a notorious stretch of Canterbury highway which authorities knew was dangerous but had not done enough to make safe.
Al Williams, Open Justice reporter
NZTA knew about hazards before woman killed in SH1 crash — coroner
NZTA knew about hazards before woman killed in SH1 crash — coroner
ChristchurchSeptember 27

‘They knew what to look for and what to target’: Truck arsonists still at large

The arsonists who set fire to a Christchurch arborist company’s trucks in Invercargill late last year are still on the loose.
‘They knew what to look for and what to target’: Truck arsonists still at large
‘They knew what to look for and what to target’: Truck arsonists still at large