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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Christchurch articles  Christchurch
    A North Canterbury man accused of spraying around 500 graffiti tags across the South Island, is due in court today
     5 December 2025
    A North Canterbury man accused of spraying around 500 graffiti tags across the South Island, is due in court today
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    Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city
    4 Dec 2025: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city... more
    A push for stronger protections for dairy workers, amid a rise in violent youth crime in Christchurch
    4 Dec 2025: A push for stronger protections for dairy workers, amid a rise in violent youth crime in Christchurch... more
    State Highway 1 near Waimate in South Canterbury has reopened after a crash this afternoon
    3 Dec 2025: State Highway 1 near Waimate in South Canterbury has reopened after a crash this afternoon... more
    A Coroner has decided against opening an inquiry into the death of Christchurch school girl who fell and hit her head on a school ice skating trip
    3 Dec 2025: A Coroner has decided against opening an inquiry into the death of Christchurch school girl who fell and hit her head on a school ice skating trip... more
    A Christchurch teen's due in court today, accused of stabbing a dairy owner during an aggravated robbery in Opawa
    3 Dec 2025: A Christchurch teen's due in court today, accused of stabbing a dairy owner during an aggravated robbery in Opawa... more
    A Christchurch dairy's closed for the day, after its owner was seriously assaulted during a burglary this morning
    2 Dec 2025: A Christchurch dairy's closed for the day, after its owner was seriously assaulted during a burglary this morning... more
    A Christchurch man jailed for running an 800-thousand dollar stolen car chop-shop, is set to lose millions of dollars of property as a result
    2 Dec 2025: A Christchurch man jailed for running an 800-thousand dollar stolen car chop-shop, is set to lose millions of dollars of property as a result... more
    Power line tampering has left dozens of properties in Christchurch's Avonside disconnected
    2 Dec 2025: Power line tampering has left dozens of properties in Christchurch's Avonside disconnected... more
    A Swiss man will spend Christmas in New Zealand - ahead of sentencing in January for careless driving causing death in Canterbury's Sheffield last month
    1 Dec 2025: A Swiss man will spend Christmas in New Zealand - ahead of sentencing in January for careless driving causing death in Canterbury's Sheffield last month... more

     Most Popular Recent Christchurch News
     03 Jan: The Central Hinds have claimed a second win over the Canterbury Magicians in three days to move into third on the women's Super Smash ladder +++++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch +++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: Former Environment Canterbury Chair Craig Pauling has been selected as the Green Party candidate for the Canterbury Banks Peninsula electorate ++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: A man has been arrested at the scene of a fire in central Christchurch this morning. Police were called to the scene on Worcester Street about 5:10am +++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast ++++++++++++
     05 Jan: The army's bomb squad called to a Christchurch suburb after an item of concern was found this morning ++++++++++
     10 Jan: The Canterbury Kings are determined to bounce back after suffering a heavy 87-run defeat to Northern Districts in the Super Smash +++++++++

     Christchurch NewsLinks
      25 Jan: ‘hope you get your money back’: fraudster’s $1.4m home at risk as long-running crime spree catches up (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Jan: Person hit by vehicle outside christchurch hospital (RadioNZ)
      23 Jan: Riccarton avenue eastbound closed after serious crash in christchurch central (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Jan: Former high school teacher in long-running employment dispute awarded $25k (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Jan: Firefighters get callouts as severe weather hits canterbury (RadioNZ)
      23 Jan: Ex-christchurch boys' high school teacher in long-running employment dispute awarded $25,000 (RadioNZ)
      23 Jan: Icib brokerweb picks up chch-based advice firm (Good Returns)
      23 Jan: Christchurch faces risk of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and large hail (Stuff.co.nz)
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     Today's News

    Golf:
    A three-under par third round has helped golfer Ryan Fox climb further up the leaderboard at the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic 7:37

    Hockey:
    A 1-nil win over Japan has seen the Black Sticks women book a final against the United States at their three-nations hockey tournament in Dunedin 7:27

    Skiing:
    Olympic champion snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has laid down a marker ahead of the looming Winter Games in Italy 7:17

    Athletics:
    Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record 7:07

    Motoring:
    Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui 6:27

    Environment:
    MetService has issued watches for rain and wind 21:56

    Law and Order:
    An 18 year-old has been arrested and charged in relation to a spate of burglaries last night in Cambridge 21:16

    Tennis:
    Despite battling cramp on a sweltering day seven of the Australian tennis Open, reigning back-to-back men's champion Jannik Sinner is in the box seat to progress to the fourth round 18:56

    Politics:
    Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends 18:36

    International:
    US looks to South Korea to take 'primary responsibility' in monitoring Kim Jong Un and North Korea 18:16

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