Canterbury wedding helicopter crash: Chopper suffered ‘total power loss’
The helicopter involved in an accident that seriously injured four people, including a bride and groom on their wedding day, suffered a total [...]
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Canterbury floods: ‘S**t mate, I think I’m in trouble’ – Driver plucked from raging river
Johnny Miller was stuck up a tree with raging floodwaters beneath him. The 54-year-old Hororata plasterer had phoned his friend after abandoning his [...]
Canterbury flooding: Historic Grigg family farm wiped out by worst rain theyve ever seen
Canterbury farmers bordering rivers have been devastated by the hundred-year flood, with lost animals, thousands of kilometres of smashed fencing, and green fields [...]
Weather: Canterbury floods – Tributes for truck driver killed by falling tree during storm
A man killed when a tree fell on his truck as he drove through Canterbury’s Greta Valley on Monday has been named as [...]
Rough few days for Canterbury: Shallow 3.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Christchurch
A shallow earthquake has left thousands of Christchurch residents feeling rattled minutes after the shaking faded. Geonet reports the magnitude 3.9 quake hit [...]
Canterbury floods: Ashburton Bridge to close between 10am and 2pm
The weathered Ashburton Bridge will close for several hours this morning to allow more investigations. The bridge reopened to light vehicles travelling in [...]
Canterbury flooding: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gets aerial tour of soaked region
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been given an aerial tour of the Canterbury floods this morning. Ardern jetted into a soaked Christchurch last [...]
Archbishop of Canterbury says vaccine is 'answer to prayer' as he receives jab
The Archbishop of Canterbury has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as he urged others to do the same. The Most [...]