Rangi Ruru Girls' School reigned supreme on Lake Karapiro last weekend, but two lesser-known Christchurch rowing schools also had some moments to savour during the Maadi Cup regatta.
Canterbury rugby legend and former All Blacks coach Grizz Wyllie is finally leaving his beloved province behind as he prepares to move north after selling the farm.
A Christchurch Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist has been on a slow and winding road to recovery in hospital after defying a series of heart attacks.
Christchurch Boys’ High School students have again been urged not to bully fellow pupils, culminating in a police warning being issued at assembly on Monday.
John Veale closed his optometry business in Shirley on Friday but the 74-year-old will not lose sight of a profession he has been devoted to since abandoning plans to be a tradesman at his father’s insistence.
Raemon Greenwood has a passion for opera that forms an unbreakable bond with her parents Earl and Beverley Stick, who were among the Christchurch earthquake fatalities a decade ago.
David Stuthridge acknowledged the symmetry when the heart attack survivor noted several of the pitches for the national over-60s cricket tournament were handily positioned at Hospital Corner.
ECQ’s On-sold programme offers salvation for many long-suffering Christchurch homeowners a decade after the quakes - but they could face yet another wait if builders shy away from undertaking the remedial work.
Black Caps coach Gary Stead opens up about his own cricket playing career, the infamous 2019 World Cup final, and whether he has ever fiddled with Kane Williamson’s set-up.