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Emergency services are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash on Culverden Road (SH7). A police spokesperson said they were called to the scene at about 3.10pm. The road is closed, with ...
Airpark Canterbury has renewed its partnership with Chris Lynch Media, reinforcing its long-term support for independent local news in Christchurch. Airpark Canterbury Director Graeme Harris said ...
Local Christchurch runner Oska Baynes made history on Sunday, becoming the first athlete to win both the Christchurch Marathon and Half Marathon twice. Baynes crossed the finish line in 2:20:20, ...
A 15-year-old Christchurch girl says she was punched in the face, and left with a suspected broken nose, in a road rage incident in Upper Riccarton on Sunday. The altercation began around 12.15PM when ...
Three people have been rescued after their small boat suffered engine failure and was washed onto rocks near Little Akaloa Heads on Sunday afternoon. Coastguard Sumner said it was tasked by police ...
Oranga Tamariki has issued a formal apology to a teenager and his mother, acknowledging it failed in its duty of care before the young person was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The apology, sent to ...
The South Island’s first 110km/h speed limit will come into force on Sunday, 13 April, on a stretch of the Christchurch Southern Motorway (SH1/76), Transport Minister Chris Bishop has announced. The ...
A house fire in the Christchurch suburb of Redwood is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews were called to the blaze at a two-storey residential property on Ealing Street shortly after 2am on ...
A police spokeswoman told chrislynchmedia.com a person was reported to be acting disorderly and “smashing up the bathroom” at the petrol station. The individual was alone at the time, she said. Road ...
Last night’s New Zealand premiere of Come From Away by Showbiz Christchurch at the Isaac Theatre Royal was nothing short of outstanding. I’ll admit, I was sceptical about how this remarkable true ...
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and tasered following a police pursuit that stretched across several Christchurch suburbs on Friday night. A police spokesperson told chrislynchmedia.com the ...
Debbie Newman, a dedicated volunteer and long-time leader at Parklands United Sports Club, has been recognised with a Couplands Community Award for her outstanding commitment to community sport.