Hundreds of people will ride scooters from Christchurch to Hokitika to raise funds for the Cancer Society at the weekend, but one Rolleston local's getting an early start by making and selling cheese rolls.
Angry nurses rallied nationwide to call on the government to invest more money into the health system from the Budget later this month, to attract more nurses and improve "unsafe" working conditions.
A Christchurch predator-free group has been offering traps at the New Brighton Market to help people catch pests and protect native birds in their backyard.
The board of the Canterbury A&P Association has announced almost all of its members will step down later this year because it can no longer work with the association's general committee.
More than 1000 students donned their caps and gowns for a parade through central Christchurch on Friday to mark their graduation from Lincoln University.