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Fewer punters than usual dancing away St Patrick's Day
Fewer punters than usual dancing away St Patrick's Day
The coronavirus outbreak hasn't stopped some Christchurch residents from heading to their local Irish pub to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
Another Hollywood actor tests positive for coronavirus
Another Hollywood actor tests positive for coronavirus
Idris Elba has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Chch band release song to commemorate mosque attacks
Chch band release song to commemorate mosque attacks
Christchurch musician Monique Aiken wrote ‘Words’ in the days following the mosque shootings.
British comedian cancels Chch show
British comedian cancels Chch show
British comedian Russell Brand has cancelled his tour of NZ due to coronavirus concerns. He was to appear in Christchurch on Tuesday.
Discounted entry into new hot pools if you live in Chch
Discounted entry into new hot pools if you live in Chch
Christchurch residents won't have to pay full price to have a relaxing soak in the New Brighton hot pools when they open in April.
Cabaret returns with a disco twist for Christchurch Pride
Cabaret returns with a disco twist for Christchurch Pride
Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community's pride is not something Christchurch performer Tim Maguire thinks about all the time.
Canterbury Museum to care for mosques attack tributes
Canterbury Museum to care for mosques attack tributes
About 100 tributes out of the thousands laid throughout Christchurch after the mosque attacks will be cared for at Canterbury Museum.
Cartoonists scooped up by fame whirlwind
Cartoonists scooped up by fame whirlwind
Using art as an outlet to make sense of tragedy is not a new concept.
Led Zeppelin win Stairway copyright case
Led Zeppelin win Stairway copyright case
Led Zeppelin has persuaded a US appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for Stairway to Heaven from an obscure song written four years earlier.
Exorcist star Max von Sydow dies
Exorcist star Max von Sydow dies
Max von Sydow, the Swedish actor who brought gravitas to arthouse dramas, horror movies and Hollywood blockbusters, has died in Franc. He was 90.
Full capacity Selwyn Sounds 'best yet'
Full capacity Selwyn Sounds 'best yet'
Selwyn Sounds on Saturday is being hailed as the best ever in the Canterbury music festival's four-year history.
Six60 back to where it all began
Six60 back to where it all began
Six60 returned to their home town for the last concert of the band’s national tour over the weekend.
Waititi to make two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series
Waititi to make two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series
Taika Waititi will write, direct, and executive produce two animated series based on beloved children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
US actress to star in upcoming Showbiz Christchurch production
US actress to star in upcoming Showbiz Christchurch production
Kira Josephson could have chosen to move to anywhere in the world to accelerate her career as an actress - but she chose Christchurch.
Tickets snapped up to Selwyn Sounds on Saturday
Tickets snapped up to Selwyn Sounds on Saturday
Canterbury is gearing up for one of the biggest music events of the year - Selwyn Sounds.
Straitjacket Fits frontman's memoir a book award finalist
Straitjacket Fits frontman's memoir a book award finalist
Legendary South Island musician Shayne Carter’s autobiography has been announced as a finalist in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
Forked tongue lizards with a nasty bite arrive at Orana
Forked tongue lizards with a nasty bite arrive at Orana
They hatch in a termite mound, have long forked tongues and a nasty bite – and now a pair of Lace Monitors (aka goannas) have found their way to Christchurch.
Dogs invited to spend a splashing day in the pool
Dogs invited to spend a splashing day in the pool
Pooches of all shapes and sizes are being invited to a pool party in Christchurch next month.
Meaning and purpose
Meaning and purpose
Rising star Nadia Reid talks to the ODT's Bruce Munro about defying the folk-music label, childhood visions in Dunedin's Port Chalmers and her driving sense of purpose.