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![Death of Christchurch baby 'unexplained', police say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Death of Christchurch baby 'unexplained', police say
Police have given more information about a sudden death in Christchurch.
![Comancheros gang pad stripped of branding days after whole chapter arrested](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Comancheros gang pad stripped of branding days after whole chapter arrested
Police crackdown on gang, alleging Auckland-Christchurch drugs supply link.
![Cash in the ceiling: Finders keepers not always the case, lawyer says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Cash in the ceiling: Finders keepers not always the case, lawyer says
A couple want to lay claim to $232k cash they found tucked away in their home.
![Death at Christchurch property being investigated by police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Death at Christchurch property being investigated by police
Police and emergency services responded to an incident about 3pm.
![Opinion: Spinning its wheels- new transport plan steers NZ back to a car-dependent past](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Opinion: Spinning its wheels- new transport plan steers NZ back to a car-dependent past
OPINION: Kiwis will likely find themselves stuck in worsening traffic.
![Christchurch City Council told to scrap the idea of hosting the Commonwealth Games](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Christchurch City Council told to scrap the idea of hosting the Commonwealth Games
The mayor's dream of bidding for the 2030 event has hit a hurdle.
![Electric Avenue announces star-studded 2025 line-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Electric Avenue announces star-studded 2025 line-up
The festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a two-day gig and huge headliners.
![‘I'll never get the time back’: Ex-rugby player lost everything to gambling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘I'll never get the time back’: Ex-rugby player lost everything to gambling
He took loans out, pawned precious items – and his family had no idea.
![Finders keepers: Couple fight to retain $232k of suspected drug money found in roof space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Finders keepers: Couple fight to retain $232k of suspected drug money found in roof space
Police say the money is probably 'tainted' and should be handed to the Crown.
![Waipara wildfire: Fears forecasted wind changes will cause further spread](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Waipara wildfire: Fears forecasted wind changes will cause further spread
All outdoor fires are now banned in Canterbury until next Monday.
![Investigators seeking witnesses in Wellington plane fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Investigators seeking witnesses in Wellington plane fire
Dramatic video on social media showed the plane arriving with smoke billowing behind it.
!['Extreme fire behaviour' threat: Waipara blaze doubles in size overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Extreme fire behaviour' threat: Waipara blaze doubles in size overnight
The blaze grew from 40ha to 85ha over 24 hours.
!['A national shame': Lax enforcement over child support arrears slammed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'A national shame': Lax enforcement over child support arrears slammed
A Christchurch mother has slammed a lack of enforcement over child support arrears.
![JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth
Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.
![Jarrod Gilbert: Comanchero bust shows drawback of banning patches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Jarrod Gilbert: Comanchero bust shows drawback of banning patches
OPINION: Since arriving in NZ, the Comancheros have become public enemy number one.
![Crayfish, heated cutlery, and Tourism New Zealand's $1.4m campaign bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Crayfish, heated cutlery, and Tourism New Zealand's $1.4m campaign bill
Fifty influencers flown to outdoor high country pop-up in the middle of winter. Why?
![Memorial plaque honours Korean ski champs killed in Geraldine crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Memorial plaque honours Korean ski champs killed in Geraldine crash
Athletes and coaches travelling in convoy after training when tragedy struck.
![Canterbury man charged after police car rammed twice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Canterbury man charged after police car rammed twice
The man reversed his vehicle into the police car twice.
![Canterbury wildfire spreading at pine forest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Canterbury wildfire spreading at pine forest
Five helicopters have been working to control the blaze.
!['Outstanding': Police Commissioner celebrates mass gang arrests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Outstanding': Police Commissioner celebrates mass gang arrests
Every patched member of the Christchurch Comancheros chapter has been arrested.
![Five teens arrested in Canterbury after vehicle theft spree, tunnel collision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Five teens arrested in Canterbury after vehicle theft spree, tunnel collision
Police say the driving could easily have resulted in someone being killed.