Home and Gardening

High house prices 'a threat to the middle class'

Housing affordability is getting worse around the country, not just in the major centres. Photo:...

High house prices 'a threat to the middle class'

Nurses, teachers and other middle class professionals - including those in Christchurch - are increasingly unable to buy homes in the cities where they work, with every housing market in the...

Saving Canterbury's wild birds

Saving Canterbury's wild birds

Three kea with lead poisoning, seven owls and just as many kererū are among the patients at a Christchurch wildlife hospital during the breeding season.

Gold stickers to be handed out during wheelie bin spot checks

A team will begin spot checking the contents of yellow wheelie bins in Christchurch next week in a bid to improve people’s understanding of what can be put out for recycling.

Festival to bring community gardens together

Linwood community garden volunteers Annette Walker (left) and Mary McNaughtan, Jazz Dunning and...

Festival to bring community gardens together

Christchurch's 32 community gardens will be on display during a garden festival in March.

Competitors and spectators enjoy Duvauchelle show

Georgia (11, left) and Will Vogan (9), of Duvauchelle, lead their pet lambs and dog during the...

Competitors and spectators enjoy Duvauchelle show

People flocked to New Zealand’s most scenic showgrounds for the Duvauchelle A&P Show on Saturday.

Bid to make 250 pouches to nurse burnt, orphaned animals

Georgia Greening is making wraps to help nurse animals injured or orphaned in Australia's...

Bid to make 250 pouches to nurse burnt, orphaned animals

Animal lover Georgia Greening was done feeling helpless over Australia’s bushfires.

Cantabrians called on to knit, sew and stitch for wildlife in bushfires

Southbridge resident Ben Wilson dropped in to Leeston Library to sew a joey pouch for the...

Cantabrians called on to knit, sew and stitch for wildlife in bushfires

A Canterbury library service is asking people to help wildlife caught up in the Australian bushfires.

Mowing lawns a dangerous job in Canterbury

Mowing the lawns in open shoes is not safe. Photo: Getty Images

Mowing lawns a dangerous job in Canterbury

Canterbury has the third highest number of Accident Compensation Corporation claims when it comes to injuries suffered while mowing the lawns.

Time is running out to enter the edible garden awards

Entries close soon for the Edible and Sustainable Garden Awards. Photo: Getty Images

Time is running out to enter the edible garden awards

There is just over a week left to enter the Christchurch Edible and Sustainable Garden Awards and show off you're finest homegrown veges.

Smelly corpse flower bloomed for '24 to 48 hours'

Smelly corpse flower bloomed for '24 to 48 hours'

A rare ‘corpse flower’ at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens has finished blooming and emitting its distinctive rancid odour.

'Corpse flower' to cause a stink at Botanic Gardens

The 'corpse flower' at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Photo: RNZ/Maree Mahony

'Corpse flower' to cause a stink at Botanic Gardens

A rare and 'stinky' corpse flower is expected to bloom soon in Christchurch.

Hayfever season nothing to sneeze about in Chch

Hayfever season in Christchurch is in ‘full force.’ Louis Day reports on the allergy that strikes many.

Kiwiana kitsch of yesteryear

The lounge sports period carpet and curtains, and opens to a classic Kiwi view.

Kiwiana kitsch of yesteryear

Philanthropist Christine Fernyhough’s new book celebrates a golden era in our history, the 1950s and 60s.

Pollinator-friendly perennials

Pollinator-friendly perennials

Want to attract bees and other pollinators to your garden? These easy-to-grow perennials are proven to benefit everyone, writes Rebecca Lees.

Canterbury gardeners warned over risk of Legionnaires' disease

Canterbury gardeners warned over risk of Legionnaires' disease

Cantabrians heading into their gardens this Labour weekend and as spring warms up are being warned about Legionnaires' disease.

Unique fundraiser planned

A part of the stunning garden at Ohinetahi in Governors Bay, where North Canterbury Riding for...

Unique fundraiser planned

A longstanding friendship with Christchurch architect Sir Miles Warren has resulted in a unique fundraising opportunity for North Canterbury Riding for the Disabled (NCRD).