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ChristchurchSeptember 10

Club rugby stalwart’s life membership in limbo

Confusion surrounds a Sumner life membership award for Christchurch rugby identity Gareth D'Almeida.
Kees Chalmers
    Club rugby stalwart’s life membership in limbo
    Club rugby stalwart’s life membership in limbo
    FootballSeptember 10

    Southern League structure not yet sorted

    Issues with funding and the competition structure mean the format for next year’s Southern League is yet to be finalised as this year’s competition comes to an end.
    Sam Coughlan
    Southern League structure not yet sorted
    Southern League structure not yet sorted
    ChristchurchSeptember 10

    Demand for UHT milk products drives dairy factory expansion

    A major new dairy factory expansion in Christchurch - driven by surging global demand for high-protein dairy foods like cottage cheese - was officially opened by the prime minister on Thursday.
    Demand for UHT milk products drives dairy factory expansion
    Demand for UHT milk products drives dairy factory expansion
    ChristchurchSeptember 10

    Stolen sculpture to be replicated in honour of renowned artist

    A famous Llew Summers sculpture is set to be reinstated at a Christchurch community centre after it was stolen last year.
    Kees Chalmers
    Stolen sculpture to be replicated in honour of renowned artist
    Stolen sculpture to be replicated in honour of renowned artist
    CanterburySeptember 10

    Police turn out in force for 100-year-old’s birthday party

    Former Christchurch police officer Robert ‘Bob’ Wouldes marked his 100th birthday in Rangiora with stories about The Beatles tour of NZ and the time he was assigned to protect Queen Elizabeth II.
    Police turn out in force for 100-year-old’s birthday party
    Police turn out in force for 100-year-old’s birthday party
    ChristchurchSeptember 10

    Strictly successful: Stars hit the dance floor to raise $150k

    Christchurch’s community spirit was on full display at Strictly Sumner, where 10 unlikely dancing duos helped raise $150,000 for a much-needed new sports pavilion.
    Kees Chalmers
    Strictly successful: Stars hit the dance floor to raise $150k
    Strictly successful: Stars hit the dance floor to raise $150k
    ChristchurchSeptember 10

    Two injured after incident at Lyttelton Port

    Two people have been taken to Christchurch Hospital after being injured on a ship at Lyttelton Port.
    Two injured after incident at Lyttelton Port
    Two injured after incident at Lyttelton Port
    ChristchurchSeptember 9

    ‘His disappearance is unusual’: Concerns for missing man’s safety

    People in Christchurch are being urged to look out for a missing 43-year-old man whose disappearance has been described by police as “unusual”.
    ‘His disappearance is unusual’: Concerns for missing man’s safety
    ‘His disappearance is unusual’: Concerns for missing man’s safety
    ChristchurchSeptember 9

    Healthcare worker hit by e-scooter joins calls to revamp road rules

    Eight years after he was hit by a person riding an e-scooter in Christchurch, Mark Smith still suffers daily pain that limits his ability to work.
    Healthcare worker hit by e-scooter joins calls to revamp road rules
    Healthcare worker hit by e-scooter joins calls to revamp road rules
    ChristchurchSeptember 9

    Petrol thief jailed for the second time in 12 months

    A fuel thief who targeted dozens of Christchurch petrol stations with his "persistent, premeditated and unsophisticated" offending is back behind bars for the second time in a year.
    Al Williams, Open Justice reporter
    Petrol thief jailed for the second time in 12 months
    Petrol thief jailed for the second time in 12 months
    NationalSeptember 9

    Former ODT reporter to lead TVNZ newsroom

    Former Otago Daily Times reporter and Christchurch business leader Joanna Norris has been appointed to lead TVNZ’s newsroom.
    Former ODT reporter to lead TVNZ newsroom
    Former ODT reporter to lead TVNZ newsroom
    ChristchurchSeptember 9

    ‘Like a tornado came through’: Student flat ransacked

    A student flat in Christchurch looked like it had been hit by a tornado after two cars and thousands of dollars in personal items were taken in a burglary.
    Raphael Franks
    ‘Like a tornado came through’: Student flat ransacked
    ‘Like a tornado came through’: Student flat ransacked
    CanterburySeptember 8

    Pilot killed in helicopter crash named

    Police have named the 47-year-old pilot who died when a home-built helicopter crashed in Canterbury on Tuesday.
    Pilot killed in helicopter crash named
    Pilot killed in helicopter crash named