The "helplessness" of watching his 2-week-old son struggling to breathe and having nowhere to turn for help is part of the inspiration behind Mike Saegers seeking fast-track approval to build a new $300m hospital in Wānaka.
Having a barbecue lunch as part of the annual University Mental Health Day Festival yesterday are University of Otago students Hanna Hogg (left), of Christchurch, and Wingke Chen, of Auckland.
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.
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.
Christchurch city councillors say they are listening to the public and have every intention of funding the cash-strapped Arts Centre, despite it being left out of the draft Long Term Plan.