Publication

Thursday - 18th June, 2026
Cover of The Star (Christchurch)

Pupils access porn at school using AI

Primary school security systems appear unable to stop pupils searching for inappropriate images through artificial intelligence. The mother of a 9-year-old said her son and a classmate at a Christchurch school were able to bypass computer security and...

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Thursday - 11th June, 2026
Cover of The Star (Christchurch)

‘Drinking spot’ scrutiny after huge hedge blaze

Police are investigating whether a group of partying university students may have started a large hedge fire. The 100m blaze adjacent to Lincoln University broke out at 12.47am on King’s Birthday and required nine fire trucks to bring it under...

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Thursday - 4th June, 2026
Cover of The Star (Christchurch)

Skullet man’s rise to fame

Does this rugby player have the greatest hairstyle in New Zealand? Charlie James and his mother Suzanne were honed in by Sky Sports cameras while they were watching the Crusaders match against the Chiefs at a packed out One New Zealand...

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Thursday - 28th May, 2026
Cover of The Star (Christchurch)

The Games, the Queen and that tiny lunch

Sally and Mene Mene have returned to QEII Park, reliving their Commonwealth Games memories as they explored a new $1.2 million sports-themed playground that now occupies the site. On page 3, they talk to reporter Geoff Sloan about the iconic 1974 event...

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Thursday - 21st May, 2026
Cover of The Star (Christchurch)

Treatment may save life after failed transplants

After an 18-year battle with kidney disease, a miracle treatment may provide Maddie Collins with a normal life. Collins’ body has rejected two donated kidneys. She has been receiving haemodialysis, which filters waste and excess fluid from her blood,...

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Thursday - 14th May, 2026
Cover of The Star (Christchurch)

A story of real INSPIRATION

Paralysed from the chest down after a summer beach accident, Noah Berkeley is confronting the realities of a life forever changed. But the determined 16-year-old says his focus remains firmly on recovery, resilience and what comes next

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