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ChristchurchSeptember 16

SuperGold card-holders’ free afternoon bus trips coming to an end

Afternoon public bus trips for SuperGold card-holders will no longer be free in Canterbury from later this year.
    SuperGold card-holders’ free afternoon bus trips coming to an end
    SuperGold card-holders’ free afternoon bus trips coming to an end
    ChristchurchSeptember 16

    Truck fire closes Lyttelton Tunnel

    Lyttelton Tunnel has been closed in both directions due to a truck fire.
    Truck fire closes Lyttelton Tunnel
    Truck fire closes Lyttelton Tunnel
    ChristchurchSeptember 16

    Rescue dog dies after illness believed to be linked to vaccine

    Nala the rescue dog was destined to become a film star but instead became the lead character in her own story, which ended with her death.
    Tracy Neal, Open Justice multimedia journalist
    Rescue dog dies after illness believed to be linked to vaccine
    Rescue dog dies after illness believed to be linked to vaccine
    ChristchurchSeptember 15

    Misspelt signs being corrected at parks across the city

    Christchurch's council is saying "haere rā" to incorrectly spelled te reo Māori signs at about 30 parks across the city.
    Misspelt signs being corrected at parks across the city
    Misspelt signs being corrected at parks across the city
    ChristchurchSeptember 15

    Tom Walsh to play T20 cricket match in Christchurch

    Two top New Zealand sporting identities will take to the field when the Black Clash T20 cricket match returns to Christchurch in January.
    Tom Walsh to play T20 cricket match in Christchurch
    Tom Walsh to play T20 cricket match in Christchurch
    ChristchurchSeptember 15

    Police had planned to arrest psychiatric patient before he stabbed woman to death

    Christchurch police were close to arresting a psychiatric patient for attacking a nurse shortly before he murdered a woman while on community leave from Hillmorton Hospital, an inquest has heard.
    Police had planned to arrest psychiatric patient before he stabbed woman to death
    Police had planned to arrest psychiatric patient before he stabbed woman to death
    ChristchurchSeptember 15

    Police actions were appropriate in Christchurch siege death — coroner

    Police behaved reasonably and appropriately in dealing with a Christchurch man who showed support for the mosque shootings and later took his own life, a coroner has found.
    Police actions were appropriate in Christchurch siege death — coroner
    Police actions were appropriate in Christchurch siege death — coroner
    ChristchurchSeptember 15

    Person injured in crash dies in hospital

    A person has died in hospital following a serious crash in Canterbury last week.
    Person injured in crash dies in hospital
    Person injured in crash dies in hospital
    ChristchurchSeptember 15

    Woman who failed to return from daily walk found safe and well

    A woman who failed to return from a daily walk in Christchurch, sparking concerns for her wellbeing, has been found safe and well.
    Woman who failed to return from daily walk found safe and well
    Woman who failed to return from daily walk found safe and well
    ChristchurchSeptember 14

    Pedestrian critically injured in crash

    Two people have been taken to Christchurch Hospital, one with critical injuries, after a pedestrian was hit by a car in Woolston on Tuesday morning.
    Pedestrian critically injured in crash
    Pedestrian critically injured in crash
    ChristchurchSeptember 14

    'We have suffered so much': Family demands answers after psychiatric patient murders mum

    The family of a Christchurch woman who was murdered by a patient who absconded from a psychiatric hospital has asked why it took their mother's death for changes to be made at Hillmorton.
    'We have suffered so much': Family demands answers after psychiatric patient murders mum
    'We have suffered so much': Family demands answers after psychiatric patient murders mum
    ChristchurchSeptember 14

    New classrooms, roads and bridges among MPs’ triumphs

    With just two months to the election, most incumbent MPs in Christchurch are in the swing of campaigning. But what have they achieved for their voters this term?
    Raphael Franks
    New classrooms, roads and bridges among MPs’ triumphs
    New classrooms, roads and bridges among MPs’ triumphs
    ChristchurchSeptember 14

    Bourne name back in Canterbury rally

    Another Bourne will be racing through a Canterbury forest in a rally car on Saturday.
    Bourne name back in Canterbury rally
    Bourne name back in Canterbury rally