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Blair Norton

Blair Norton is a former South Island Bureau Editor for 1News.
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'Very worried': Christchurch mum's plea for sightings of missing boy

'Very worried': Christchurch mum's plea for sightings of missing boy

Natasha Churcher said her son had been playing in the backyard of their Aorangi Road home when she noticed he was missing around 2.30pm on Monday.

New Zealand

Wed, Jan 15

Whale stranded on sandbar at Moncks Bay.

Hundreds gather as whale strands on Christchurch sandbar

Members of the coastguard and Project Jonah arrived just after 9pm and approached the whale via jet ski and a small inflatable craft.

New Zealand

January 28, 2024

David Benbow and Michael McGrath

New trial date set for man accused of murdering Michael McGrath

Christchurch prison guard David Benbow is accused of killing his friend six years ago.

New Zealand

May 22, 2023

Philip Arps.

White supremacist Philip Arps jailed over abusive messages

Arps had been previously jailed for spreading footage of the March 15 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques.

New Zealand

April 18, 2023

Christchurch Hospital.

Mixed reactions at Canterbury meeting over wait list concerns

The issue of elective surgical wait lists blew up last week when senior surgeons went on the record about their concerns.

New Zealand

March 22, 2023

'Very worried': Christchurch mum's plea for sightings of missing boy

'Very worried': Christchurch mum's plea for sightings of missing boy

Natasha Churcher said her son had been playing in the backyard of their Aorangi Road home when she noticed he was missing around 2.30pm on Monday.

New Zealand

Wed, Jan 15

Whale stranded on sandbar at Moncks Bay.

Hundreds gather as whale strands on Christchurch sandbar

Members of the coastguard and Project Jonah arrived just after 9pm and approached the whale via jet ski and a small inflatable craft.

New Zealand

January 28, 2024

David Benbow and Michael McGrath

New trial date set for man accused of murdering Michael McGrath

Christchurch prison guard David Benbow is accused of killing his friend six years ago.

New Zealand

May 22, 2023

Philip Arps.

White supremacist Philip Arps jailed over abusive messages

Arps had been previously jailed for spreading footage of the March 15 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques.

New Zealand

April 18, 2023

Christchurch Hospital.

Mixed reactions at Canterbury meeting over wait list concerns

The issue of elective surgical wait lists blew up last week when senior surgeons went on the record about their concerns.

New Zealand

March 22, 2023

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Rabbit hole blamed as plane flips on Otago runway, causing pilot's injury

Rabbit hole blamed as plane flips on Otago runway, causing pilot's injury

The plane came to rest upside down after a hard landing.

New Zealand

March 22, 2021

January 2021
Canterbury was the hottest region, with Ashburton nudging 40 degrees.

Canterbury towns hit record temperatures, sweltering in summer sun

Ashburton recorded temperatures as high as 39 degrees Celsius this afternoon.

New Zealand

January 26, 2021

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