Two-month-old Kevin Chen died at a home in Oxford.

Police have charged a 37-year-old woman with ill-treatment of a child under 18, and possessing methamphetamine utensils.

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13 Jan: Police are investigating why a man allegedly tried to pull a person in to his vehicle, in Christchurch

11 Jan: Two people have died in a crash north of Christchurch overnight

11 Jan: A Canterbury road will remain closed for much of today, while repairs to a power pole are completed following a crash

11 Jan: Canterbury's thumped Auckland by 41 runs in their men's T20 Super Smash match in Christchurch

08 Jan: Otago have beaten Canterbury by 15 runs in their women's T20 Super Smash cricket match at Christchurch's Hagley Oval

06 Jan: A suspected bird strike has forced an Air New Zealand flight to abort its take off in Christchurch

05 Jan: A North Canterbury family has had twin burglaries

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Cricket:
A third-wicket partnership of 138 between Katene Clarke and Robbie O'Donnell has helped Northern Districts chase 188 to beat Auckland by five wickets with five balls to spare in their T20 Super Smash cricket match at Hamilton 11:57

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National:
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International:
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Environment:
Whakaari White Island's aviation code has been raised, due to small amounts of volcanic ash from the Bay of Plenty Island 11:07

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Britney Spears has evacuated her $7.4 million Thousand Oaks mansion amid the California wildfires 11:05

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