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Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

28 December 2025

Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

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History for Sparks batter Laura Harris during her side's six-wicket victory over the Canterbury Magicians in their women's T20 Super Smash match in Alexandra
	28 Dec 2025: History for Sparks batter Laura Harris during her side's six-wicket victory over the Canterbury Magicians in their women's T20 Super Smash match in Alexandra... more

A fiery crash on Canterbury's State Highway 1 has shut lanes this morning
	27 Dec 2025: A fiery crash on Canterbury's State Highway 1 has shut lanes this morning... more

A man has appeared in court today - after a suspected firearms incident in Christchurch last night
	26 Dec 2025: A man has appeared in court today - after a suspected firearms incident in Christchurch last night... more

A person's been seriously injured after an assault outside Christchurch's Racecourse Hotel in Sockburn
	24 Dec 2025: A person's been seriously injured after an assault outside Christchurch's Racecourse Hotel in Sockburn... more

Four people have been injured, one seriously, following a three-vehicle crash in Dunsandel in Canterbury
	20 Dec 2025: Four people have been injured, one seriously, following a three-vehicle crash in Dunsandel in Canterbury... more

A Christchurch man's been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of David Bridgwater, with a minimum non-parole period of almost 12 years
	18 Dec 2025: A Christchurch man's been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of David Bridgwater, with a minimum non-parole period of almost 12 years... more

A crash involving a power pole's closed some southbound lanes on the Christchurch Southern Motorway
	17 Dec 2025: A crash involving a power pole's closed some southbound lanes on the Christchurch Southern Motorway... more

The Government's making moves to acquire properties for North Canterbury's Woodend Bypass
	16 Dec 2025: The Government's making moves to acquire properties for North Canterbury's Woodend Bypass... more

Worksafe's taken early enforcement action against a Christchurch daycare, where five children and two staff suffered chemical burns
	16 Dec 2025: Worksafe's taken early enforcement action against a Christchurch daycare, where five children and two staff suffered chemical burns... more

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Most Popular Recent Christchurch News

10 Feb: A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student ++++++++++++++++++

10 Feb: A person's critically hurt after falling several floors at Christchurch's central city Turanga library building about 11am ++++++++++++++++

12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction ++++++++++++++++

20 Feb: Christchurch residents can expect an increased Police presence in Northcote, after a gang-related firearm incident on Hoani Street ++++++++++++++++

31 Jan: Environment Canterbury has put an exclusion zone in place around the site of a capsized tourist boat, from which more than 40 people were evacuated +++++++++++++++

18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain ++++++++++++++

02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads +++++++++++++

Christchurch NewsLinks

26 Feb: Trailer detaches, van crashes down bank in botched burglary (Stuff.co.nz)

25 Feb: Christchurch hospital reaching capacity, nurses' organisation says (RadioNZ)

25 Feb: Then and now: how christchurch has changed in 15 years (Stuff.co.nz)

25 Feb: Motorists urged to expect delays after two incidents on christchurch motorway (Stuff.co.nz)

24 Feb: Child struck by car in christchurch, seriously injured (Stuff.co.nz)

24 Feb: Child seriously hurt after being hit by car in christchurch driveway (RadioNZ)

24 Feb: Person dies in three-vehicle canterbury crash (RadioNZ)

23 Feb: Christchurch father and son in hospital after 'bloodbath' dog attack (RadioNZ)

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