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25 Feb: Police say the community is safer without the pathetic gutless coward who murdered a Christchurch mother in front of her children

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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

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Entertainment:
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Law and Order:
Police say the community is safer without the pathetic gutless coward who murdered a Christchurch mother in front of her children 13:47

Business:
Meridian's strong bounce-back in the second half of last year has renewed talk of hydro expansion 13:27

Entertainment:
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National:
Pauline Hanson’s no ‘good’ Muslims comment shows how normalised Islamophobia has become in Australia 13:07

Law and Order:
A 41-year-old Auckland man has received the maximum sentence for possessing child sex material 13:07

Entertainment:
Ryan Coogler "didn't expect" Sinners to win Best Original Screenplay at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards 12:51

Business:
Critical support's rolling out to at-risk regional airlines - with Golden Bay Air announced as a first loan recipient 12:47

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A sharp drop in alcohol production last year - although spirits had a small lift 12:27

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Akinola Davies Jr. dedicated his EE BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut to immigrant parents who sacrificed everything to give their children a better future 12:21

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