Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Work is being done in NZ to save the rare but smelly corpse plant by trying to produce its seeds in cultivation.
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Record price for Queenstown Hill home
Record price for Queenstown Hill home
A record price has been fetched for a Queenstown Hill holiday home.
Potting mix risks still underrated
Potting mix risks still underrated
Community awareness about legionnaire’s disease is growing, but some gardeners still underestimate the risks posed by potting mix, a Christchurch researcher warns.
Woodwork teacher nails job satisfaction tutoring night classes
Woodwork teacher nails job satisfaction tutoring night classes
Ever fancied making your own chest of drawers or coffee table? This retired college woodwork teacher will help you "build it from scratch".
Demand for properties increasing in Canterbury
Demand for Canterbury properties rising as house prices double in some parts of NZ
New data shows the number of people searching for properties in Canterbury increased substantially in 2020, while house prices in some parts of NZ doubled over the last decade.
Elephants in the Avon part of city's rich past
Elephants in the Avon part of Christchurch’s rich past
The quakes may have claimed many of Christchurch's heritage buildings but, if you know where to look, there are still plenty of landmarks around that connect us to the past. And if you don't know, here's where to find them.
10m-high waves possible amid wild weather
10m waves possible along South Island coast as wild weather hits
Giant swells and waves reaching up to 10m high along the South Island's West Coast are on the cards as a bout of wild mid-week weather kicks in.
Community housing trust gifted defibrillators
'It means lives saved': Christchurch community housing trust gifted defibrillators
Two community housing complexes in Christchurch have been gifted automated external defibrillators (AED) in a bid to reduce the number of deaths from cardiac arrest.
Corpse plant begins to bloom at Botanic Garden
Corpse plant begins to bloom at Botanic Garden
The Dunedin Botanic Garden is now the smelliest place to be in NZ, as the corpse plant reveals its rare and pungent bloom.
Sleepout trashed before tenant vanishes
Tenant from hell: Man vanishes after trashing Christchurch woman's sleepout
When Nicky McKenzie saw the state of her rented sleepout, she was greeted with every landlord’s worst nightmare.
Peninsula project 'fantastic for conservation'
Banks Peninsula Haley fence project 'fantastic for conservation'
Two forested stream gullies on a sheep and beef farm on Banks Peninsula will be fenced off to protect water quality and biodiversity.
South Island housing stock hits record low
South Island housing stock hits record low
Housing stock across Canterbury and a number of other parts of the South Island has hit a record 13-year low.
More cases of legionnaires' disease in Canterbury
More cases of legionnaires’ disease spring up in Canterbury
Health authorities are repeating their warnings about staying safe while gardening as cases of legionnaires’ disease continue into summer.
Lighting up Shands Rd for Christmas
Lighting up Shands Rd for Christmas
The Shands Rd Christmas Lightshow is proving popular with Christchurch residents.
Holiday house prices skyrocket in Akaroa
Holiday house prices skyrocket in Akaroa
House prices in the Banks Peninsula township have jumped by a whopping 58 per cent year-on-year to $830,000.
Property market showing no signs of slowing down
$16.5 million in a week: Christchurch property market showing no signs of slowing down
Christchurch’s real estate boom shows no signs of diminishing with one agency shifting 24 properties worth a combined value of more than $16.5 million last week.
Canterbury tennis club aces it with $1.3m sale
Canterbury tennis club aces it with $1.3m sale
A large plot of land occupied by a Canterbury tennis club has sold for $1.3 million at auction.
Housing market hits record high
Housing market hits record high
The property market continues to run hot, with the median house price in Canterbury hitting a record-breaking $526,000.
Party’s over but the memories live on
Party’s over but the memories live on
When Maerushia Scorgie - who grew up in a big, old Christchurch home - and her husband bought this grand Dunedin property, they were well aware of its colourful student history.
Group pleads for rethink of Akaroa wastewater plan
Environmental group pleads for rethink of Akaroa wastewater plans
Banks Peninsula residents do not want a new wastewater scheme in their backyard.