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ChristchurchAugust 27

‘It’s a f***ing health hazard because of the rats’

A woman has spent years watching rats multiply, rubbish pile up and her fence collapse at a vacant property next door — but Christchurch City Council says it may not have the power to make the owner clean it up.
‘It’s a f***ing health hazard because of the rats’
‘It’s a f***ing health hazard because of the rats’
ChristchurchAugust 27

Homeless Christchurch woman was ‘badly let down’

The Angry Woman. That is what people in Christchurch called Hayley, the 54-year-old who died eight days after being left overnight on New Brighton Beach by emergency services.
Homeless Christchurch woman was ‘badly let down’
Homeless Christchurch woman was ‘badly let down’
ChristchurchAugust 21

Punk to pub legend: Al Park celebrates 50 years of music and memories

From playing a menacing pimp in the Dance Exponents’ Victoria music video to dating filmmaker Jane Campion and fronting one of the city’s best-loved pub bands, Christchurch musician Al Park has lived a colourful life.
Punk to pub legend: Al Park celebrates 50 years of music and memories
Punk to pub legend: Al Park celebrates 50 years of music and memories
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ChristchurchAugust 21

Remarkable journey from Canterbury to a world beauty crown

A Canterbury woman has turned her childhood dream of becoming a beauty queen into reality, winning a world title and proving it is never too late to step into the spotlight.
Remarkable journey from Canterbury to a world beauty crown
Remarkable journey from Canterbury to a world beauty crown
ChristchurchAugust 21

Questions over police response after rough sleeper dies on beach

Police are refusing to say why they did not use legal powers to remove a vulnerable 54-year-old woman sleeping rough on a freezing Christchurch beach who later died.
Questions over police response after rough sleeper dies on beach
Questions over police response after rough sleeper dies on beach
ChristchurchAugust 13

Calls for help went unanswered in lead-up to homeless woman’s death

She was known as Hayley — and for weeks she slept rough on New Brighton Beach before she eventually died in Christchurch Hospital.
Calls for help went unanswered in lead-up to homeless woman’s death
Calls for help went unanswered in lead-up to homeless woman’s death
ChristchurchAugust 7

‘She was someone’s daughter, friend’: Homeless woman found sleeping under pier dies in hospital

A homeless woman who was found sleeping and “possibly hypothermic” on a Christchurch beach in freezing conditions has died in hospital.
‘She was someone’s daughter, friend’: Homeless woman found sleeping under pier dies in hospital
‘She was someone’s daughter, friend’: Homeless woman found sleeping under pier dies in hospital
ChristchurchAugust 4

Family swaps printing presses for pickleball paddles

A 132-year-old Christchurch family business has turned the final page on its printing past and is serving up a new future — pickleball.
Family swaps printing presses for pickleball paddles
Family swaps printing presses for pickleball paddles
ChristchurchAugust 3

‘Every street has a story’: Heritage walks reveal hidden history

More than a century ago, aviation pioneer Richard Pearse was dreaming up the future from his humble Aranui home. Now his old house is one of dozens of forgotten places being rediscovered.
‘Every street has a story’: Heritage walks reveal hidden history
‘Every street has a story’: Heritage walks reveal hidden history
ChristchurchJuly 27

High-flying circus artists receive standing ovation

Two Christchurch circus artists have turned an 11-year friendship into a gravity-defying debut production.
High-flying circus artists receive standing ovation
High-flying circus artists receive standing ovation