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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Canterbury, New Zealand, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 952 stories have been published about Canterbury, New Zealand which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Christchurch, New Zealand · Christchurch

'Someone’s junk is another man’s treasure': Bidding war over junk-filled Chch home

The three-bedroom South New Brighton home fetched $368,000 at auction. The house was sold “as is, where is” and billed as “not for the faint-hearted”. Photo: Supplied A South New Brighton house overflowing with junk became a magnet for developers and bargain hunters when it was auctioned off in Christchurch.See the Story

Christchurch, New Zealand · Christchurch

Lawyer grills Christchurch rape complainant

A woman who claims she was raped by a man she did not know after a night of heavy drinking in Christchurch has been accused of acting out of...See the Story

Canterbury, New Zealand · Canterbury

'We could hear her crying but didn’t know where': Firefighters dig deep to rescue Myrtle

Canterbury fox terrier Myrtle literally went ‘down the rabbit hole’, resulting in a mammoth effort by firefighters to rescue her.See the Story

Kirwee · Kirwee

High turnout, sale at field days in Kirwee

Farmers had their chequebooks out again with several $1 million-plus sales of combine harvesters heading to new homes at the South Island Agricultural Field Days in Canterbury’s Kirwee last week.See the Story

Christchurch, New Zealand · Christchurch

E tū wastewater workers to strike as Christchurch City Council digs in over fair treatment

E tū wastewater workers employed by Christchurch City Council have announced a five-day strike from 8 April to 12 April, following a breakdown in negotiations over a key clause in their collective agreement. At the heart of the dispute is a longstanding provision that ensures lab technicians and maintenance workers at the wastewater treatment plant receive the same terms and conditions as other Council workers. The Council is now seeking to remo…See the Story

Oceania · Christchurch

Derelict ex-Christchurch gun shop goes on sale for $250,000

The former Talon Arms gun repair shop in Linwood. Photo: Supplied A derelict "eyesore" former gun shop in Linwwod is on the market after Christchurch City Council issued the owners with a clean-up notice.See the Story

Christchurch, New Zealand · Christchurch

TV review: The Rise and fall of Terrorgram

On March 15, 2019, a man walked into two mosques in Christchurch, New. Zealand during Friday prayers and killed 51 people and injured 89 others. He live-streamed the first attack. The. following month on April 27, another man walked into a synagogue in San Diego during Passover and started shooting, killing one woman and injuring three others. On October 12, 2022, yet another man shot and killed two people and injured another outside a gay bar i…See the Story

Canterbury, New Zealand · Canterbury

Another falls ill from Canterbury lake's toxic algae

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood. Photo: Supplied/LDR By Jonathon Leask of LDRSee the Story