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The evacuated residents of the Woodend Beach Holiday Park will be allowed to return home as aerial reconnaissance of the vast Canterbury beach blaze shows fire investigators focusing attention on its origins at a car park area. Video / TVNZ / George Heard

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Massive strike on Ukraine, wet weather, slips continue | NZ Herald News Update: July 5, 2025

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Russia conducts massive strike on Ukraine. Wet weather, slips to continue over weekend. Death in Canterbury after car collides with pedestrians. Video / NZ Herald

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