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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Christchurch articles  Christchurch
    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

     Most Popular Recent Christchurch News
     09 Dec: Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15  +++++++++++++++++
     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are open to early kickoff times and other initiatives to get fans through the gate ++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast +++++++++++
     10 Dec: An urgent recall's been issued for two Akaroa King Salmon products over a potential listeria contamination +++++++++++
     20 Dec: Four people have been injured, one seriously, following a three-vehicle crash in Dunsandel in Canterbury ++++++++++
     09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are happy to acknowledge their reasons for giving Eden Park half of the All Blacks' home tests in 2026 ++++++++++

     Christchurch NewsLinks
      7 Jan: More bad news for splore festival as headliner pulls out (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Jan: Nz house prices fell in 2025 but one city hit new peaks (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: Christchurch cordon lifted after bomb squad called in (RadioNZ)
      5 Jan: Christchurch properties cordoned off as bomb squad called in (RadioNZ)
      5 Jan: Cordons in place, bomb squad called to christchurch suburb (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: Police probe in canterbury after seriously injured man arrives at petrol station (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: Watch: helicopter plucks seriously injured person from cliff after fall (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Jan: Person falls off cliff at taylors mistake, near christchurch. (RadioNZ)
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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Jamie Lynn Spears says her beauty secrets are "good lighting, tons of make-up and pounds of fake hair" 9:53

    Business:
    Police are appealing for information, about a boat stolen from a commercial yard in Whangarei on Tuesday 9:26

    Entertainment:
    Paul Mescal is ready to start "rationing" his work 9:23

    Entertainment:
    George Clooney has hit out at Donald Trump after the president criticised the actor for obtaining French citizenship 8:53

    Environment:
    Parts of the South Island are in for a lashing today 8:47

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Osbourne is "devastated" following the death of her make-up artist pal Jasen Kaplan 8:23

    Business:
    Hopes new meth-contamination statistics will quell concerns 8:17

    Accident and Emergency:
    Formal identification is still under way for a body recovered on southern Mount Huxley 8:07

    Soccer:
    Darren Fletcher believes intense scrutiny of Manchester United is warranted, and welcomed 7:56

    Entertainment:
    Aaron Phypers' mother has reportedly pleaded for financial help for her son, in a new GoFundMe 7:53

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