Canterbury Deaths

Ashburton — Federated Farmers members and staff are devastated and deeply saddened by the news that former national board member Chris Allen died on his farm in a tragic accident on Monday.

By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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Kaikoura — A missing snorkeler has been found deceased by rescue crews at Kaikōura.

By New Zealand Police
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Ashburton — Police are now able to release the name of the man who died after being recovered from an avalanche on the Arrowsmith Range on Wednesday 25 September.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — Christchurch Police are investigating a suspicious death following the discovery of a body inside a burnt-out vehicle in North Canterbury yesterday.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — The man injured in an incident at the Crown Hotel in Temuka on Saturday night [3 November] has died.

By New Zealand Police
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Kaikoura — Police have today released the name of the man they believe died in a fire in a vehicle parked near Kaikoura.

By New Zealand Police
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Kaikoura — Police now believe they know who the victim of a fire in a vehicle near Kaikoura may be and have informed the next of kin.

By New Zealand Police
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Kaikoura — Police have today confirmed that a badly burned vehicle located near Kaikoura on Monday contained the remains of a person's body.

By New Zealand Police
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Rangiora — t about 2.20pm on 30/9/12 Police have attended a crash in Coldstream Rd, Rangiora involving a single car which has hit a tree.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — Christchurch Police have released the name of the man killed in a collision between the moped he was riding and a 4WD vehicle on the on Christchurch Southern Motorway (SH73) last night [Thursday 27 September].

By New Zealand Police
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Ashburton — Police have today confirmed the identity of a woman who died suddenly on railway tracks at Tinwald, near Ashburton on Wednesday.

By New Zealand Police
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Twizel — Police have today confirmed that a girl who died in a farm vehicle accident near Twizel about midday on Sunday (16 September) was seven-year-old Katie Jane Lamb.

By New Zealand Police
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Ashburton — Police investigating the sudden death of a woman on railway lines at Tinwald, south of Ashburton, advise that reports of a vehicle colliding with a train just prior to the incident are incorrect.

By New Zealand Police
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Ashburton — Police are investigating the sudden death of a woman on railway lines south of Ashburton about 10am today.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — Christchurch Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-year old Christchurch girl yesterday [Saturday].

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Timaru — At about 6.50pm on Saturday the 28th of July 2012 Police were called to a residential address in the Marchwiel area of Timaru.

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Christchurch — At 3.30pm today police were notified of a incident in Sullivan Avenue, Christchurch.

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Christchurch — Christchurch Police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman in Burwood this morning.

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Waimate — The investigation in relation to the two bodies located in a remote forestry block behind Waimate, continues to build today.

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Rangiora — One man has died and another suffered serious injuries following a crash near Rangiora early this morning [Friday 25 May].

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Ashburton — Police have released the name of a woman who died after her electric scooter was involved in a crash with a small truck at Tinwald, near Ashburton, yesterday [22 May].

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Ashburton — A 50-year old Ashburton woman has died following a crash involving a scooter and a small truck, at Tinwald, near Ashburton, early this afternoon.

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