Sold! Old air traffic control tower off the residential market
An old New Zealand air traffic control tower, affectionately known as "Arnold" and now turned into a residential home, has sold.
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‘Lyttleton’ sign blunder - and not for the first time
‘Lyttleton’ sign blunder - and not for the first time
Lyttelton has been spelt incorrectly on a road sign once again.
Melbourne Cup work sweepstake: No 'firearms or sexual services' as prizes
Melbourne Cup work sweepstake: No 'firearms or sexual services' as prizes
If you are organising the Melbourne Cup work place sweepstake don't offer firearms or sexual services as prizes.
City council updates its wheelie bin app
City council updates its wheelie bin app
Christchurch City Council has released a new version of its free wheelie bin app to help residents put the correct items in their red, yellow and green bins.
Guy Fawkes: Keep your animals safe during fireworks - council
Guy Fawkes: Keep your animals safe during fireworks - council
Christchurch City Council has warned pet and livestock owners to take extra care of their animals during Guy Fawkes next Thursday.
New Hōhepa homes responding to growing demand in Canterbury
New Hōhepa homes responding to growing demand in Canterbury
Hōhepa Canterbury is facing growing demand for their services and they have a waiting list of people with an intellectual disability looking for a place to call home.
Christchurch date for Crowded House on NZ tour
Christchurch date for Crowded House on NZ tour
Crowded House will play in Christchurch next year as part of a New Zealand tour announced today.
Canterbury Uni students fighting period poverty
Fighting period poverty: Christchurch charities benefit from UC students' fundraiser
A group of Canterbury University students are behind the donation of more than 1000 sanitary product packs to two Christchurch charities supporting victims of violence and sexual harm.
Garden weed wreaking havoc on native vegetation
Common garden weed wreaking havoc on native vegetation around Lyttelton Harbour
A common garden plant is wreaking havoc on rare natives around Lyttelton Harbour.
Whitebaiters worried about possible river closures
Whitebaiters worried about potential river closures on West Coast
A number of rivers may be closed to whitebaiting on the West Coast as part of a proposal about to go to the incoming Conservation Minister.
Top 10 real estate suburbs in the city revealed
Hottest 10 real estate suburbs across Christchurch revealed
A suburb at the base of the Port Hills tops the list of Christchurch's most sought after locations where property values have gone through the roof.
NZ's best view snapped in Canterbury
Christchurch man captures NZ's best view to highlight macular degeneration
Where can the best view in NZ be found? In Canterbury of course, according to a photo competition run to highlight macular degeneration.
Spirited cemetery tours
Christchurch Heritage Festival: Spirited cemetery tours bring the dead to life with stories
Christchurch historian Richard Greenaway knows a thing or two about the dead - and those corners of the city in which they now dwell.
Church buys back social units it sold decades ago
Christchurch church buys back social units it sold decades ago
Concerns over a lack of social housing has inspired a Christchurch church to buy back homes it sold to the city council decades ago.
$150k grant to help keep doors open at Arts Centre
$150k grant to help keep doors open at Arts Centre
Christchurch City Council will give the Arts Centre a $150,000 grant to help keep its doors open.
Controversial party gets some city votes
How many Chch voters gave their tick to the controversial Advance New Zealand party?
Advance New Zealand gained notoriety in the lead-up to the election for pedalling misinformation and conspiracies - but it didn't stop some Christchurch voters giving them a tick.
Best sausage roll in Canterbury revealed
Best sausage roll in Canterbury revealed
Canterbury's top sausage roll has been chosen in the inaugural Bakels Sausage Roll Competition.
Cocaine from the chemist: Former PM endorses book
Cocaine from the chemist: Former PM endorses book recommending sale of cocaine in pharmacies
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has written the foreword for a new book that advocates the sale of cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines from pharmacies.
Clarke Gayford grills Rose Matafeo on her parenting skills
Clarke Gayford grills Rose Matafeo on her parenting skills
The nation's 'First father' Clarke Gayford has tested Baby Done stars Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis on their parenting knowledge (or lack of).
New ambulances able to transport six patients
Big new ambulances added to Christchurch fleet for patient transfers
Three very spacious new ambulances will make moving patients between Christchurch hospitals and care homes much easier.