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CLOSED FOR A REASON: City council have received reports of Margaret Mahy Family Playground and...

Council warns of playground usage

The city council has received reports of people using playgrounds across Christchurch and have warned police will take enforcement action if necessary.

Cars broken into across Christchurch as people stay indoors

Tyres were stolen from the rear of a car in Wigram on Wednesday night.

Cars broken into across Christchurch as people stay indoors

Several vehicles have been broken into and damaged since people were asked to stay inside as the country went into lockdown on Wednesday.

Enable to keep Christchurch connected through lockdown

CONNECTED: Enable's fibre broadband services will help Christchurch stay online during the...

Enable to keep Christchurch connected through lockdown

Christchurch fibre broadband network provider Enable is prepared to continue delivering fibre broadband services to the community during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Pen pals help elderly stave off loneliness

A new pen pal initiative has been set up in Christchurch for rest home residents in a bid to combat loneliness during the lockdown.

City council exercise classes available online

WORKOUT: People can stay active during the lockdown by doing fitness classes on the city council...

City council exercise classes available online

City council gyms may be shut but you can still take an exercise class with its instructors online.

Reports of car fire turns out to be a homeless man cooking

Reports of car fire turns out to be a homeless man cooking

Police have been notified of a homeless man who was cooking in the streets of New Brighton on Friday.

'Surprising' guilty pleas bring closure for gunshot victim

'Surprising' guilty pleas bring closure for gunshot victim

Guilty pleas from the man responsible for the Christchurch terror attack have brought some relief, and plenty of surprise, for one of his victims.

'Fairly large' water main blowout closes street

There is no entry from Innes Rd onto Nancy Ave in Mairehau. Photo: Geoff Sloan

'Fairly large' water main blowout closes street

Part of a Christchurch street has been blocked off this morning due to a water main blowout.

Wet weather arrives for first weekend in lockdown

Wet weather arrives for first weekend in lockdown

Unsettled weather has been forecast for much of Canterbury over the first weekend in lockdown.

Surge in the number of new Covid-19 cases in Canterbury

Canterbury's total number of Covid-19 cases has surged to 30 after the Ministry of Health reported 12 new cases in the region today.

No leads on whereabouts of missing Japanese tourist - police

Police are no closer to locating a Japanese tourist who has now been missing in the Canterbury area for a month.

Saudi billionaire's jet touches down in Christchurch

This Gulfstream G650, owned by Saudi Billionaire Nasser al-Rashid, last night landed in...

Saudi billionaire's jet touches down in Christchurch

As travel bans see virtually all global air traffic grounded, a high-end private jet owned by a Saudi billionaire last night landed in Christchurch.

Watch: Peace at last after guilty plea - Farid Ahmed

A Muslim leader whose wife was killed in the Christchurch massacre says the gunman's guilty plea will give his community peace at last.

Firefighters dampen down mulch blaze in Harewood

Fire crews have been fighting a blaze in the Christchurch suburb of Harewood this morning.

Two arrested after alleged kidnapping mistake

Two men have been arrested after they allegedly kidnapped a man in a case of mistaken identity in Christchurch, Stuff has reported.

Another suspicious fire at historic mansion site

Firefighters spent the early hours of Friday morning battling a suspicious blaze in a derelict building behind Christchurch’s historic McLean’s Mansion.

Mosque shooting victim wanted to see trial go ahead

Mosque shooting victim wanted to see trial go ahead

The man hailed as a hero for saving lives by chasing the Christchurch gunman away from the Linwood mosque is left with unanswered questions now there will not be a trial.