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Raphael Frank

Reporter · NZ

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  1. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Raphael Frank

    Sir Hamish’s former Merivale home heading to auction (opens the original)

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    Former Christchurch mayor Sir Hamish Hay’s Heaton St home has failed to sell by deadline. The deadline sale closed on July 8, but the vendors decided to change the method of sale, said Bayleys agent Richard Green. "He’s looking for an unconditional cash sale on the day. He wants a result that’s not subject to a sale of a house or finance or that sort of thing,” Green said. The heritage-listed house will go up for auction on August 13, he said. The owners of 70 Heaton St, Merivale, are selling th

  2. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Raphael Frank

    Brave Benji’s cancer battle ends after five years of defying the odds (opens the original)

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    Benji Read was diagnosed with cancer a day before his first birthday and was expected to live for only three months — instead the young Christchurch boy enjoyed another five years. “It’s surreal, really. It just feels surreal.” So says Benji’s father, Sam Read. He told The Star he has been suffering sleepless nights since his youngest son died on July 12. “I definitely don’t feel I’ve been all right. Sleep is one thing that’s hard to come by at the moment. I’m waking up early and feeling extreme

  3. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Raphael Frank

    ‘Ōtautahi’s greatest urban explorer’: Thousands following Chase’s antics (opens the original)

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    Chase the wandering - but not lost - cat has become a celebrity in central Christchurch. The black feline has garnered thousands of followers on social media, with members of the public sending in their sightings to the ‘Has anybody seen Chase?’ Facebook page. The page is filled with photos of the two-and-a-half-year-old cat taken around the central business district. He mostly pops up around Victoria Square, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, the Bridge of Remembrance, and the Avon River. C

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Raphael Frank

    Tenant leaves Christchurch townhouse in ‘state of disarray’ (opens the original)

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    A tenant of a central city Christchurch townhouse, who left behind piles of beer bottles, rotten food, rubbish, and his immigration papers, has been ordered to pay more than $11,000 to the landlords after abandoning the property. A Tenancy Tribunal ruling stated the Nova Pl home was in a “state of disarray” when the landlords inspected it in March. During another inspection in May, they found most of the tenant’s belongings had been taken. Enshuo Jiang, also known as Chris, began renting the hou

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