Cake for breakfast: Friendship club marks 30 years
Members of a Christchurch friendship club tucked into cake for breakfast to celebrate 30 years since the group formed.
Jess Gibson
Plan to restrict car parking near wharf
Plan to restrict car parking near wharf
Parking problems near a busy Banks Peninsula wharf have sparked a proposal for restrictions in two main parking areas.
Mosque, quake paramedic develops app
Mosque, quake paramedic develops app
A paramedic who was on the frontline for two of Christchurch’s biggest tragedies is using his experience to help first responders during mass casualty incidents.
Maori names added to Banks Peninsula sites
Maori names added to Banks Peninsula sites
A popular route used to travel between Lyttelton Harbour and central Christchurch has had its traditional Maori name restored.
Pot holes ‘downright depressing’
Pot holes ‘downright depressing’
Residents of a Christchurch suburb will have to wait until the weather gets warmer before a road badly damaged by a contentious pipeline project can be fixed.
New Redcliffs School in breach of District Plan - report
New Redcliffs School in breach of District Plan - report
Part of the new $16 million Redcliffs School has been built in breach of a condition set out in the District Plan.
Covid scuppers plans for Lyttelton building
Covid scuppers plans for Lyttelton building
A major development planned for Lyttelton has been derailed due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
E-scooter fire inside Chch motel unit
E-scooter fire inside Chch motel unit
A person has been treated for smoke inhalation after an e-scooter caught fire inside a motel unit in Christchurch last night.
Two taken to hospital after crash
Two taken to hospital after crash
Two people have been transported to Christchurch Hospital after a crash at a busy intersection.
Kind gesture to replace stolen memorial seat
Kind gesture to replace stolen memorial seat
A memorial seat that was stolen just before it was to be unveiled will be replaced using money donated by a disbanding Christchurch community group.
'Disappointment' as Chch skate park plan put on hold
'Disappointment' as Chch skate park plan put on hold
The wheels have fallen off a Christchurch skate park plan that took decades to get off the ground – and the people who planned to use it are far from happy.
‘Behaviour like this is idiotic’: Boaties flout rules
‘Behaviour like this is idiotic’: Boaties flout rules
Concerns are mounting over boaties who have been flouting rules in Sumner Bay.
Iconic Bully Hayes moving forward in Wayne's world
Iconic Bully Hayes moving forward in Wayne's world
Akaroa’s iconic restaurant Bully Hayes will be renamed after almost 25 years, following controversy over claims the name honours slavery. Jess Gibson talks to owner Wayne Jones about his business and the changes ahead.
Educators support arrival of international students
Educators support arrival of international students
Canterbury’s tertiary education providers have signalled their support for a proposal to allow international students back into the country as soon as it is safe to do so.
Canterbury’s high elder abuse stats the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Canterbury’s high elder abuse stats the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Almost 600 cases of elderly abuse dealt with by Age Concern Canterbury represents only a small number of incidents which actually occur.
Two vehicle crash in Hornby
Two vehicle crash in Hornby
Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle car crash at a Hornby intersection this morning.
Switchboard sparks property fire in Leeston
Switchboard sparks property fire in Leeston
A fire broke out at a property in Leeston this morning after the switchboard caught alight.
New Four Square gets the thumbs up from customers
New Four Square gets the thumbs up from customers
Easy access, open space and “great service” are some of the things customers said they liked about the new Four Square in Redcliffs.
Daughter’s death sparks calls for track safety improvements
Daughter’s death sparks calls for track safety improvements
The mother of a woman who slipped and fell to her death on a steep coastal Christchurch walkway wants it made safer to prevent any more fatalities.
Trapped feline set free in early morning rescue
Trapped feline set free in early morning rescue
Firefighters responded to an early call out this morning after a cat got stuck in a fence at a Canterbury property.