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Drummond Wharf in Akaroa is cordoned off after a drowning

10 January 2026

The Harbourmaster pulled a person from the water about 1.15 this afternoon, but they weren't able to be revived.

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14 Jan: A Christchurch man has tested his endurance by cycling for 24 hours around a McDonald's drive through

13 Jan: Christchurch Police are searching for a missing 32-year-old woman

13 Jan: A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system

12 Jan: Three people are seriously injured and another has moderate injuries after two vehicles collided on Canterbury's Rakaia Highway, just before six this evening

12 Jan: Christchurch Police are seeking a man believed to be linked to a Sydenham arson before Christmas

11 Jan: One person's in a serious condition and another's in a moderate condition in Christchurch Hospital after facing difficulties in the water near Herbeden Avenue this evening

11 Jan: Christchurch Police have arrested a man, after a vehicle crashed into a house and power pole in Somerfield

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