Kees Chalmers

A multisport athlete who survived a harrowing fall on Mt Cook several years ago has died this week after a cycling collision in Christchurch last month.

A Christchurch city councillor is calling for safety improvements on Evans Pass Rd after a well-known multisport cyclist died in hospital following a crash.

The Sumner Ferrymead Foundation will close after 32 years of supporting Christchurch community organisations.

Eighteen months ago, Christchurch dad Henri Kerr went to the doctor. He was tired and getting headaches, which he put down to stress, and his doctor agreed. A month later, a CT scan revealed a large tumour on his left parietal lobe.

Down but not out staff and community members rallied to clean up the devastating flood damage at the Little River Café.

The legacy of four schools were remembered by more than 200 former teachers, pupils and families at the Lyttelton schools reunion.

Bill Jamieson was the Sumner Post Office postmaster during the 1950s. Now another Jamieson is in residence at the Nayland St post office building - his great-grandson William.

A hapū's century-long battle to get a Canterbury reserve officially recognised as a burial site has finally come to an end.

Mother nature’s farewell to John Rochford was not a kind one. His final crossing as a skipper on the Diamond Harbour-Lyttelton ferry was marked with 40 knot north easterly winds, blustery rain and choppy waters.

Modern and expensive homes line the streets of a Christchurch subdivision, but this one sticks out like a sore thumb.

Lyttelton resident Emma Newborn and comedy partner Amelia Dunbar’s quirky 10-minute sketch about a pair of rural canines has since been turned into a national touring hit show with a feature film on the way.

A new luxury apartment and commercial building in the heart of Lyttelton’s shopping area is set to be completed by the end of the month.

An inheritance from a late Redcliffs Tennis Club member is set to transform its ageing clubrooms.

A plan to turn an abandoned historic Lyttelton building into a haven for artists is taking shape.

Evans Pass Rd in Christchurch is a race track for some, particularly cyclists and motorcyclists. Now three Sumner residents are trying to do something about it.