ASB to permanently close Christchurch branch
ASB is to permanently close nine branches - including one in Christchurch - and reduce the hours of 25 others to three days a week.
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Jetstar returns to NZ skies, 2000 Kiwis boarding flights today
Jetstar returns to NZ skies, 2000 Kiwis boarding flights today
Budget airline Jetstar returns today with 24 weekly flights scheduled between Christchurch and Auckland.
'Absolutely livid': Mayor leading group angers councillor
'Absolutely livid': Mayor leading group angers councillor
Plans for changes to Dunedin’s main shopping thoroughfare will move ahead, but will now involve more affected groups.
New tenants, restoration on the cards
New tenants, restoration on the cards
An empty Dunedin building could soon become the home of a new retail store, a food outlet and a specialist doctors’ office.
Briscoes customer waits five hours on hold to cancel order
Briscoes customer waits five hours on hold to cancel order
Bruce McAulay simply wanted to cancel an online order.
Flying school chief staying positive amid uncertainty
Flying school chief staying positive amid uncertainty
There has possibly not been a worse time to become a pilot.
Lancaster Park demolition: New uses for old stadium materials
Lancaster Park demolition: New uses for old stadium materials
Deconstructing the old Lancaster Park stadium has cost $2.9 million less than expected, with most of the materials getting a second life.
$340k in prizes on offer in Chch innovation challenge
$340k in prizes on offer in Chch innovation challenge
Christchurch is aiming to become the home of health tech innovation in New Zealand with the HealthTech Supernode Challenge which opens today.
Covid scuppers plans for Lyttelton building
Covid scuppers plans for Lyttelton building
A major development planned for Lyttelton has been derailed due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Project to revitalise Woolston starts next month
Project to revitalise Woolston starts next month
A multi-million dollar upgrade will get under way next month to breathe new life into a historic but tired east Christchurch shopping village.
'Pads, tampons and menstrual cups': Countdown to call them what they are
'Pads, tampons and menstrual cups': Countdown to call them what they are
Supermarket chain Countdown says it is 'calling it what it is'.
Otago's outlook gloomiest by far
Otago's outlook gloomiest by far
Otago households have had a dramatic slump in confidence in their region’s economy.
Tuapeka Gold Print: From Otago success story to job cuts
Tuapeka Gold Print: From Otago success story to job cuts
Up to 110 redundancies are expected at Tuapeka Gold Print as the impact of Covid-19 abruptly changes the Dunedin company’s outlook for the immediate future.
Ticketing company told to front up
Ticketing company told to front up
Consumer NZ is urging disgruntled ticket holders to seek help from their bank over delays in refunds from Dunedin-based company Ticket Rocket.
Chch car dealership expands business
Chch car dealership expands business
Christchurch vehicle dealership Team Hutchinson Ford is set to buy a well known West Coast business that has been operating since 1922.
'World-famous tourism asset': $10m-plus for bungy business
'World-famous tourism asset': $10m-plus for bungy business
Trailblazing AJ Hackett Bungy has been granted more than $10 million of funding by the Government to protect it as "a world-famous tourism asset".
Kiwi culture making us easy victims for online fraudsters
Kiwi culture making us easy victims for online fraudsters
International fraudsters are increasingly turning their attention towards this part of the world where they believe they can find complacent and trusting victims.
NZ Post set to upgrade southern operations centre
NZ Post set to upgrade southern operations centre
Loss-making New Zealand Post, which got $280 million from the Government last month, plans to upgrade its Christchurch operations centre.
Gold miner hopeful mining will be allowed on conservation land
Gold miner hopeful mining will be allowed on conservation land
A West Coast gold miner says he's hopeful mining could be allowed on conservation land.
Emirates returning to NZ, Qantas announces further delays
Emirates returning to NZ, Qantas announces further delays
Emirates says it will return to Auckland with scheduled passenger services from July 1.