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Iconic mansion up for sale

A 53-room Christchurch mansion is back on the market.
Apprentice baker rises to the top

Canterbury's Delmari Janse Van Rensburg has been living and breathing baking for the past six months.

KiwiRail may cut 70 jobs as ferry retirement looms

KiwiRail may cut 70 jobs as ferry retirement looms

The Maritime Union said KiwiRail is proposing to cut 70 of its members' jobs as it pulls the Aratere ferry out of service.
Schools pitch plan for breakaway first XV comp

Schools pitch plan for breakaway first XV comp

The schoolboy rugby scene in Canterbury could be in for a major shake-up.
Pair arrested after alleged assault

Pair arrested after alleged assault involving firearms

Two men have been arrested after an alleged assault involving firearms in Christchurch on Friday morning.

Christchurch

Parakiore indoor sport centre to cost $500m

Once finished, Christchurch’s new Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre is expected to cost $500 million, the Crown Infrastructure Delivery agency says.

Christchurch to host Supercars round

Christchurch to host Supercars in three-year NZ double-header

New Zealand will stage two Supercar rounds for the next three years after Christchurch was confirmed as the first-ever South Island venue.
Electric surfboard catches fire

Electric surfboard catches fire at Christchurch beach

Fire and Emergency NZ believes a fault may have caused an electric surfboard to catch fire at a popular Christchurch beach.
Large-scale search and rescue exercise planned

Large-scale search and rescue exercise planned

Emergency services personnel will undertake a large-scale search and rescue exercise on Banks Peninsula on Saturday.

National

The Aratere ferry. Photo: L C Mortensen CCBY-SA 4

KiwiRail may cut 70 jobs as ferry retirement looms

The Maritime Union said KiwiRail is proposing to cut 70 of its members' jobs as it pulls the Aratere ferry out of service.

Problems envisaged with prescriptions

Pharmacist highlights problems with one year medicine prescriptions

A surprise Budget announcement about prescriptions has left a pharmacist perplexed.
Labour Party: 'The budget that left women out'

Labour Party: 'The budget that left women out'

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says this year's Budget tells women they are "worth less than tax breaks for landlords, tobacco companies, Google and Facebook".
Budget 2025: $5.3b a year in government spending cut

Budget 2025: $5.3b a year in government spending cut

The coalition has shaved off an average of $5.3 billion in government spending for each of the next four years in the 2025 Budget.

Districts

Loburn School principal Stuart Priddy (left), Amberley Pre-School centre manager Kelly Scanlan...

Schools risk losing teaching talent

North Canterbury’s "best and brightest" teachers could be lost following cuts in Thursday’s Budget, a North Canterbury principal says.

Impassioned plea for future of settlement

Residents make impassioned plea for future of Canterbury settlement

Selwyn District Council heard more impassioned pleas for the future of the Selwyn Huts settlement as residents presented their case at yet another meeting on Wednesday.
Large fire likely caused by combustion of 'unfit' hay bale

Large fire likely caused by combustion of 'unfit' hay bale

Internal combustion in a hay bale is suspected to have caused a large fire in Canterbury last week.
Oxford school's 'heartfelt support' with student after assault

Oxford school's 'heartfelt support' with student after assault

A rural Canterbury school principal is supporting a student who was taken to hospital after being assaulted by another student.

Sport

Parakiore indoor sport centre to cost $500m

Once finished, Christchurch’s new Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre is expected to cost $500 million, the Crown Infrastructure Delivery agency says.

Schools pitch plan for breakaway first XV comp

Schools pitch plan for breakaway first XV comp

The schoolboy rugby scene in Canterbury could be in for a major shake-up.
Christchurch to host Supercars round

Christchurch to host Supercars in three-year NZ double-header

New Zealand will stage two Supercar rounds for the next three years after Christchurch was confirmed as the first-ever South Island venue.
Filimone in for Nareki against Crusaders

Filimone in for Nareki against Crusaders

The Highlanders are mostly sticking with the same crew for tomorrow night’s game against the Crusaders.

Life & Style

Orson Welles during the filming of Citizen Kane. Photo: RKO

The search for Orson Welles' missing masterpiece

Josh Grossberg, a New York-based documentarian and journalist, has been on an exhaustive search to find the “Holy Grail of cinema.”

Buyer believes painting listed for $200 is $31K McCahon

Buyer believes painting listed for $200 is $31K McCahon

A painting thought to be worth about $200 has instead sold for over $31,000 in the United Kingdom, after it was identified as a work by famed Canterbury artist Colin McCahon.
Woman runs 10 marathons dressed as a chicken

Christchurch woman runs 10 marathons in 10 days dressed as a chicken

A Christchurch woman has run a marathon a day for 10 days straight around Hagley Park to raise money for a mental health and addiction recovery charity.
Average wedding $87,000, wedding planner says

Average wedding $87,000, wedding planner says

When Nichole Croasdale married her husband, David, at the end of last year, she had to increase the budget from what she initially planned to spend.

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