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24 Feb: A young boy has serious injures after being hit by a car in Christchurch this morning

24 Feb: A child's been hit by a car on on Christchurch's Ferry Road, in Woolston, and is seriously injured

24 Feb: A North Canterbury woman's described watching a man shoot her friend to death in her living room

24 Feb: One person's died in a three vehicle crash at Waikuku, north of Christchurch and Kaiapoi

24 Feb: New details have emerged about the brutal dog attack in Christchurch's Bryndwr , which left three people injured

23 Feb: Long-standing safety concerns at a busy south-west Christchurch intersection, are set to be addressed

23 Feb: Scrutiny in the Crusaders after their 50-24 Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies in Christchurch

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Law and Order:
Crimes against humanity hearings against former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte open in The Hague 13:07

Entertainment:
Hilary Duff has confirmed her devastating rift with sister Haylie Duff 12:51

Rugby League:
Another Australian is leaving the Warriors on compassionate grounds 12:37

Law and Order:
A woman's been arrested after a string of retail thefts across Thames in the past month 12:27

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie just want to focus on "protecting their own children" following their father's arrest 12:21

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