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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Christchurch articles  Christchurch
    A prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord is now allowed back into the Canterbury area - to live in a property he's purchased
     14 February 2026
    A prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord is now allowed back into the Canterbury area - to live in a property he's purchased
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    Peter Fulton will depart his role as head coach of Canterbury's men's cricket teams at the end of the domestic one-day season to take up an overseas opportunity
    14 Feb: Peter Fulton will depart his role as head coach of Canterbury's men's cricket teams at the end of the domestic one-day season to take up an overseas opportunity... more
    The Christchurch terrorist changed New Zealand, now he is testing its legal system
    13 Feb: It may be months before New Zealand finds out if the Christchurch terrorist will be granted an application to have his guilty pleas vacated.... more
    A collective ambition to make Canterbury one of the best regions to grow business and a great life
    13 Feb: A collective ambition to make Canterbury one of the best regions to grow business and a great life... more
    Arguments in favour of appealing the mosque terrorist's convictions have wrapped up - as an attempt to overturn his guilty pleas reaches the final day
    13 Feb: Arguments in favour of appealing the mosque terrorist's convictions have wrapped up - as an attempt to overturn his guilty pleas reaches the final day... more
    There's now more options for Christchurch residents, keen to visit Nelson
    13 Feb: There's now more options for Christchurch residents, keen to visit Nelson... more
    A Christchurch man's due in court - accused of dragging drivers from their cars in a string of attempted vehicle thefts
    12 Feb: A Christchurch man's due in court - accused of dragging drivers from their cars in a string of attempted vehicle thefts... more
    Confusion from Court of Appeal judges over the Christchurch terrorist's argument - as he fights to vacate his guilty pleas to murder and terrorism
    12 Feb: Confusion from Court of Appeal judges over the Christchurch terrorist's argument - as he fights to vacate his guilty pleas to murder and terrorism... more
    A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction
    12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction... more
    The Local Government Minister's flagged concerns over a sharp rates increase in Christchurch
    12 Feb: The Local Government Minister's flagged concerns over a sharp rates increase in Christchurch... more

     Most Popular Recent Christchurch News
     31 Jan: Environment Canterbury has put an exclusion zone in place around the site of a capsized tourist boat, from which more than 40 people were evacuated ++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A person's critically hurt after falling several floors at Christchurch's central city Turanga library building about 11am +++++++++++++
     02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads ++++++++++++
     24 Jan: A strong Police presence is expected in North Canterbury this weekend, as car enthusiasts converge on Rangiora for the Muscle Car Madness Car Show ++++++++++++
     25 Jan: Rain is disrupting the men's Super Smash T20 encounter in Christchurch...with the ladder-leading Northern Brave 51 for one in the 15th over against hosts Canterbury, scoring at just over eight and a half runs per over +++++++++++
     28 Jan: Police are maintaining a presence outside a rural Selwyn property after the death of an elderly woman +++++++++++
     10 Feb: A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student +++++++++++

     Christchurch NewsLinks
      16 Feb: Boil water notice lifted for christchurch’s water supply zone (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Boil water notice lifted in christchurch (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: ‘mummy, come back!’: family watch jetstar flight abort landing in wellington (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Mother's struggles with immunocompromised daughter amid christchurch's boil water notice (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: South island and christchurch to be hit as storm moves down country (Stuff.co.nz)
      15 Feb: Act leader david seymour delivers 'state of the nation' speech (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: Update on christchurch’s contaminated water expected at midday (Stuff.co.nz)
      15 Feb: Christchurch supermarket shelves stripped of bottled water after boil water notice issued (RadioNZ)
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    Environment:
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    Business:
    More evidence of an improving economy - from the amount of freight hitting our roads 14:07

    Politics:
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    Business:
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