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Police investigate cruise ship death
Police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old Indonesian man during a lifeboat exercise aboard a cruise ship in Lyttelton Harbour yesterday.
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Chch retailers plan alternate Boxing Day bargains
Christchurch residents who missed out on the Boxing Day sales because of the earthquake will have another chance to bag some bargains.
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Top performers honoured at BikeNZ cycling awards
Professional cyclist Julian Dean has been named male road rider of the year at the BikeNZ cycling awards in Christchurch.
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Attempted murder charges after campervan attack
The man arrested for allegedly trying to set fire to a campervan with two people in it has been charged with the attempted murder of the pair.
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Man tries to burn campervan pair
The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...
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Almost 3500 claims from Boxing Day quake
There have been almost 3500 claims so far from the Boxing Day earthquake that struck Canterbury, the Earthquake Commission said today.
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Catching up with... Xavier Trousselot-Rhodes
Catching up with Xavier Trousselot-Rhodes - the lad who fell out of his house as the earth heaved.
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Overseas help bumps up quake costs
More than $7 million has been spent on overseas workers brought in to help cope with the workload after the Canterbury earthquake.