Sharpest property price growth in 17 years
Christchurch records sharpest property price growth in 17 years
Property values in Christchurch recorded the strongest rate of monthly growth in 17 years over January.
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Gas barbecues could be snuffed out
End of the sausage sizzle? Gas barbecues could be snuffed out
Is the humble Kiwi sausage sizzle soon to farewell the flame?
100-year-old mansion hits the market
100-year-old mansion hits the market
A 100-year-old Nelson mansion is up for sale.
Plans released for St Albans housing complex
Plans released for St Albans housing complex
A new housing complex is planned for St Albans, replacing 20 old and cold units that were demolished to make way for the development in December.
Looking up: An expert's guide to Christchurch's best buildings
Looking up: An expert's guide to Christchurch's best buildings
Architectural writer and editor John Walsh gives his guide to the best buildings to look out for on a walk around Christchurch.
First housing complex units ready for occupants on Brougham St
First housing complex units ready for occupants on Brougham St
Stage one of a rebuilt Christchurch community housing complex, demolished after the February 22, 2011, earthquake, will open tomorrow.
New community housing strategy adopted
New community housing strategy for Christchurch to get more people into homes
A new strategy for community housing has been adopted in Christchurch.
Warning for buyers of multi-unit properties
Insurance warning about multi-unit properties: 'They could actually cause more expense in the future'
People buying into high-density housing are being told by the insurance industry to do due diligence before signing a contract.
'Ghost house' sells for $1.8 million at auction
'Ghost house' sells for $1.8 million at auction
A century-old villa known as a "ghost house" for its tumbledown appearance has sold for almost $2 million at auction.
Tenant painters 'make my blood boil'
Tenant painters 'make my blood boil' - multimillionaire landlord
A multimillionaire landlord says he will ban tenants from painting homes once a new law giving renters more rights to alter places if they get the owners' consent comes into effect next month.
More water restrictions on Banks Peninsula due to hot weather
More water restrictions on Banks Peninsula due to hot weather
More water restrictions have been introduced on parts of Banks Peninsula as the hot weather puts pressure on the supply.
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
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.
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.
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