Plans revealed for new Kmart and retail area
Plans revealed for new Kmart and retail area
Plans for a new Kmart, along with a large retail, food and beverage complex, have been revealed for a Canterbury town.
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Workers 'absolutely devastated' about The Warehouse restructure
Workers 'absolutely devastated' about The Warehouse restructure
First Union says The Warehouse has made a wrong decision to go ahead with a proposed restructure under which hundreds of jobs and thousands of weekly work-hours could be cut.
Not many surprises in parties’ tax policies
Not many surprises in parties’ tax policies
NZers have waited with a degree of anticipation for political parties to release their tax policies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, writes tax specialist Scott Mason.
Zombie towns or paradise? Regional centres defy predictions
Zombie towns or paradise? Regional centres defy predictions
Famously labelled zombie towns, regional centres are bearing up well through the Covid-19 crisis off the back of the rural economy and extremely low case numbers.
Canterbury's Student Volunteer Army gets to work in resort
Canterbury's Student Volunteer Army gets to work in resort
Almost 90 Canterbury University students spent Saturday doing back-breaking work in Queenstown with the Student Volunteer Army.
Labour pledges to double sick leave, raise minimum wage
Labour pledges to double sick leave, raise minimum wage
The Labour Party is promising to double minimum sick leave entitlements for workers to 10 days a year and raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour.
Businessman told to get rid of rental vehicles on his property
Businessman told to get rid of rental vehicles on his property
"I have survived a lot - I have come through a couple of divorces, I have come through a stroke, I have come through all the earthquakes, but there is no way I could survive the city council."
Golf course goes for $6.6m after owner's death
Canterbury golf course sells for $6.6m after owner dies from Covid
One of Canterbury's top golf courses has sold under the hammer for $6.6 million following the death of its former owner from Covid-19.
View from the top of the city's biggest tower crane
View from the top of the city's biggest tower crane
Ever wondered what Christchurch looks like from the cab of the biggest tower crane ever used in the city?
'Bit of a dunga': Options sought to revitalise ageing Chch mall
'Bit of a dunga': Options sought to revitalise ageing Chch mall
Would-be investors will be sounded out and businesses might grow as the city council works out how to break the cycle of decline at the ageing Bishopdale Village Mall.
Where has STA Travel customers' money gone?
Where has STA Travel customers' money gone?
The amount owed to creditors of the failed travel group STA has soared to more than $10 million, with customers told there's little chance of getting their hard earned cash back.
Latest property values ranked suburb by suburb
Latest property values ranked suburb by suburb
Median property values in all but four Christchurch and Banks Peninsula suburbs have increased in the last year.
PM predicts NZ economy to 'rebound' away from recession
PM predicts NZ economy to 'rebound' away from recession
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is backing New Zealand's economy to "rebound" amid the country's first recession in 11 years.
Outing ‘shoplifters, thieves’ could backfire for businesses
Outing ‘shoplifters, thieves’ could backfire for businesses
The 'walls of shame' being used by some Christchurch businesses to show images of 'shoplifters and thieves' they believe have been stealing from their premises may have legal consequences.
NZ officially in recession
Covid's wrath: NZ officially in recession for first time in 11 years
New Zealand is officially in its first recession for 11 years, a casualty of the Covid fallout hammering economies around the world.
Fears elderly will pay the price for CDHB cuts
Fears elderly will pay the price for CDHB cuts
The elderly are set to be hit hard by a Canterbury District Health Board cost-cutting drive designed to save $56.9 million.
Experts, home buyers not convinced house prices will fall
Experts, home buyers not convinced house prices will fall
Michael Franks recently signed the dotted line on a house in Christchurch with his partner - and says a short term drop in prices wasn't likely to stir up any buyers regret.
Community gets behind Canty A&P Association, raises $100k
Community gets behind Canty A&P Association, raises $100k
Nearly $100,000 has been raised by the Canterbury A&P Association’s Show Saviour campaign.
Rush expected as Wof amnesty ends
Rush expected as Wof amnesty ends
Mechanics and workshops are preparing for a wave of vehicles with overdue warrants of fitness to come in over the next few weeks.
South Island businesses: 'There are no cases down here'
South Island businesses: 'There are no cases down here'
It's decision day and South Island businesses are pleading for a return to Covid alert level 1.