New home for Hoon Hay Foodbank
After operating out of their family home for three years, Nicole Sutherland and Corrin Webster are about to move the Hoon Hay Foodbank into new premises on McCarthy St.
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Young band flying high after big festival
Young band flying high after big festival
Young band Zephyr are on cloud nine after playing in front of thousands of people at Selwyn Sounds and securing a regular gig at a Christchurch bar.
Zephyr ready to blow the crowd away
Zephyr ready to blow the crowd away
Christchurch band Zephyr are preparing to rock out in front of the biggest crowd the band has ever played to during their short time together.
Promising young rock band to open Selwyn Sounds
Promising young rock band to open Selwyn Sounds
Christchurch band Zephyr - which includes members from Rockquest-winning band The Jehts - will open Selwyn Sounds on March 4.
Landlord pays $12k for bollards after ram-raids
Landlord pays $12k for bollards after ram-raids
Security bollards have been installed in front of the Robert St shops in Lincoln, which was the scene of a ram-raid in August.
Black Ferns fever hits Christchurch school
Black Ferns fever hits Christchurch school
Forget Covid... Christchurch's St Francis of Assisi School has Black Ferns fever.
Crowd comes out for Riccarton Street Party
Crowd comes out for Riccarton Street Party
All the fun of the fair came to Riccarton on Sunday as the suburb's community church hosted the 13th annual Riccarton Street Party.
CGHS pair raise money for Battered Women's Trust
Christchurch Girls' High students help raise money for Battered Women's Trust
Volunteers are banding together this month to help raise money for Christchurch's Battered Women's Trust.
More blood donors sought
More blood donors sought
Dunedin-based president of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science Terry Taylor is a regular blood donor.
Otago SPCA: Think of the animals this Guy Fawkes
Otago SPCA: Think of the animals this Guy Fawkes
The decision not to make fireworks for sale domestically is a big win for Dunedin's animals, says the Otago SPCA. But if you are letting crackers off this Guy Fawkes, think of our four-legged friends.
Christmas tree fundraiser serves many purposes
Christmas tree fundraiser serves many purposes
Dunedin rehabilitation facility Moana House is brightening up Christmas, one tree at a time.
Art students put talent on display
Art students put talent on display
Otago Polytechnic's School of Art has turned into a massive art gallery, as the institution holds its annual end of year exhibition.
Live from isolation: Former Dunedin musician's hotel room gig
Live from isolation: Former Dunedin musician's hotel room gig
The Covid-19 pandemic means award-winning singer/songwriter Matt Joe Gow won't be gracing the stage anytime soon, though he's found a way to still entertain his fans from managed isolation.
Wheelchair artist's first solo exhibition
Wheelchair artist's first solo exhibition
Dunedin artist Josh Kennedy is hosting his first solo exhibition of pictures he's captured over the past three or four years.
Volunteers collect for suicide awareness
Volunteers collect for suicide awareness
Watch: More than a hundred volunteers took up positions around Dunedin and Mosgiel today taking part in the annual Life Matters street appeal.
Clark ready to represent Dunedin after demotion
Clark ready to represent Dunedin after demotion
Dunedin North Member of Parliament David Clark is ready to move forward and is firmly focused on being the best electorate MP.
NZ First MP hopes to make his mark in new electorate
NZ First MP hopes to make his mark in new electorate
WATCH: NZ First list MP Mark Patterson is putting his hand up for the Taieri seat with the boundary changes meaning his farm is now within the electorate.
TOP Dunedin candidate: Genetic editing safer than 'organic'
TOP Dunedin candidate: Genetic editing safer than 'organic'
WATCH: The Opportunities Party's Dunedin candidate Dr Ben Peters wants to see more science in politics.
New recycling hub opens for business in student quarter
New recycling hub opens for business in student quarter
WATCH: The second of the city's three new recycling hubs was officially opened this morning, with a "ribbon-pulling" ceremony.
Time for Green policies in Taieri electorate, candidate says.
Time for Green policies in Taieri electorate, candidate says.
WATCH: Waitati man Scott Willis has been an advocate for green electricity generation for many years, and is now putting his hand up as the Green Party's candidate in the Taieri ward for the general election.