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  2. Killing of Kirsty Bentley - Wikipedia

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    Kirsty Marianne Bentley was born on 18 January 1983 at the Christchurch Women's Hospital. She was the second child of her parents, Jill and Sidney Bentley; she had an older brother, John (born 1979). Bentley was by all accounts a normal teenager. Her mother has described her as vibrant, honest and compassionate.

  3. Marise Chamberlain - Wikipedia

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    Marise Ann Millicent Chamberlain, MNZM (5 December 1935 – 5 November 2024) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. At the time of her death in 2024, she was the only New Zealand woman to have won an Olympic medal in track athletics (Lorraine Moller won a medal in the marathon).

  4. Olivia Podmore - Wikipedia

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    Her death is a suspected suicide and was referred to the coroner. [8] [21] Hours before her death, she posted on Instagram about the pressures of high-performance sport. [15] [21] Podmore's funeral was held in Christchurch on 13 August 2021. [22] She was buried in Christchurch's Yaldhurst cemetery. [23]

  5. Leon Phillips (chemist) - Wikipedia

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    Born in Thames on 14 July 1935, Phillips was educated at Westport Technical College and Christchurch Boys' High School. [1] He studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with an MSc with first-class honours in 1958. [2]

  6. List of New Zealand firefighters killed in the line of duty

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    Christchurch 10 July 1957 Collapsed on the road outside a burning timber factory [6] Deputy Chief Fire Officer Lenorad Goodman New Plymouth 18 May 1957 Became trapped in a burning basement and an attempted rescue was unsuccessful [6] Senior Foreman William Griffen Gisborne 12 October 1955 Collapsed while en route to a fire call [6] Fireman

  7. Terry Heffernan - Wikipedia

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    Heffernan died in Christchurch on 13 March 2010, and his funeral was celebrated in St Joseph's Catholic Church in Papanui, Christchurch. A notice of motion in remembrance was lodged by Ruth Dyson in parliament on 18 March 2010. [4]

  8. Edmund Bohan - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Bohan MNZM, also known as Ned Bohan (5 October 1935 – 23 March 2024), was a New Zealand historian, biographer, novelist, singer, and author. [1]In the 2019 New Year Honours, Bohan was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music, historical research and literature.

  9. Murder of Yanfei Bao - Wikipedia

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    On 19 July 2023, Harcourts real estate agent Yanfei Bao went missing in Christchurch's Hornby suburb. [1] The New Zealand Police mounted a missing person's search in the Christchurch area. [2] On the 24th of July 2023, Tingjun Cao was charged with her kidnapping after attempting to flee to China on the 22nd of July 2023.

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