'Almighty bang': Occupant injured in Chch house explosion
A contractor was working inside a house across the street when the explosion went off.
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Influenza dead to be remembered
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Bay Steamers face 2017 champs Canterbury at home
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Kiwi jailed for part in $11m European drug smuggling
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Major NZ disaster response shake-up
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'Actions of an idiot': Speeding driver who killed his partner jailed
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Canterbury 'meteor': Was it a plane?
Cantabrians reported a loud boom and a blazing light on Monday night.
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Death in Bermuda: Boatie cleared of manslaughter over NZ woman's death
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