Ballantynes blaze: 73 years since NZ's deadliest fire
Each year a wreath is laid at the Ballantyne's fire memorial in Bromley.
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Southern Response loses Supreme Court battle
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Canterbury researchers invent life-saving device for Covid-19 patients
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Record numbers treated at Christchurch ED
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Review leads police to revisit investigation of death of Gore toddler
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Club 'disappointed' with member speeding during charity ride
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Band rotunda dome back in its rightful place
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North Canterbury town's police station condemned; now based 12km away
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Safe space opens for young cyclists learning to ride
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Man killed in West Coast parachute crash named
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Thunderstorms possible in Canterbury; wild weather on the way in South Island
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Christchurch company recognised for steel construction of rebuilt Redcliffs School
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Hokitika baby death: trial of murder accused begins today
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Christchurch mayor says renewal of damaged water mains has been 'less than ideal'
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Historic unmarked graves to be exhumed
Drybread, near Omakau, was established in the early 1860s.
Trophy fixed after Crusaders' boisterous championship-winning celebrations
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Businesses hurting with financial loss from Canterbury A & P Show cancellation
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Community board 'bickering' deters potential members - professor
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Man accused of attacking women in Christchurch to reappear in court
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Canterbury Regional Council plans to breathe new life into heritage-listed buildings
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