Police have released the name of the man killed in a motor vehicle fatality at Mt Hutt yesterday morning [Wednesday 5 March].
He was Barry Thomas Whitcombe, aged 55, of Ashburton.
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Police have seized a large amount of stolen property, cannabis plants and a methamphetamine lab during search warrants held this week.
On Tuesday March 4, more than 20 police staff searched ... More
The search for a German tourist in the Travers Saddle area of Nelson Lakes National Park has resumed this morning.
A backpack belonging to Christian Ulf Erik PREHN was located last Saturday ... More
At 6.50pm tonight Police received a call from a member of the public at an Oriental Bay apartment concerned at what he thought was a swimmer in the water off Oriental Bay beach.
The member ... More
Police have evacuated 19 households from three streets in Lyttelton after a land slip above a fuel storage area at the port.
Homes in parts of Cressy Terrace, Park Terrace and Brittan ... More
Police are urging motorists to exercise extreme caution in the current weather conditions.
Acting Canterbury road policing manager, Acting Inspector Glenn Nalder, advises that if people do ... More
