Police use surf cameras to check for lockdown rule breakers
Police are using surf cameras to check for Covid-19 lockdown rule breakers as a dramatic injury demonstrates the danger of practising outdoor sports.
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Lifting rest home residents’ spirits
Lifting rest home residents’ spirits
Christchurch retirement villages and rest homes are doing their bit to keep residents positive through the lockdown.
Cantabrians warned not to break lockdown for 'casual sex'
Cantabrians warned not to break lockdown for 'casual sex'
People in Christchurch are being told not to break the rules of lockdown to engage in "casual or anonymous sex".
Crusaders star gets married on Waiheke Island
Crusaders star gets married on Waiheke Island
All Blacks and Crusaders star Jack Goodhue has married girlfriend Sophia Eblett on Waiheke Island.
Animal lovers empty out SPCA ahead of lockdown
Animal lovers empty out SPCA ahead of lockdown
Ghost, Wolf and Fang were among more than 100 lucky animals to find their forever homes in Christchurch - just before the nationwide lockdown kicks in.
Couple say 'I do' as honeymoon in lockdown looms
Couple say 'I do' as honeymoon in lockdown looms
Lily and James Balderston weren't planning to marry in a live-streamed service on a backyard deck.
What happens to your household rubbish during the lockdown?
What happens to your household rubbish during the lockdown?
There will be no changes to Christchurch City Council's kerbside collection service during the upcoming level four lockdown which begins at 11.59pm on Wednesday.
Chch woman joins calls to change 'outdated' adoption law in NZ
Chch woman joins calls to change 'outdated' adoption law in NZ
A Christchurch woman who gave her son up for adoption after she fell pregnant at 14 is calling for change to New Zealand's "outdated" adoption law.
Free entertainment for when you can't leave the house
Free entertainment for when you can't leave the house
If you are confined to your home and looking for things to do, Christchurch City Libraries has online content that can help you keep boredom at bay.
Coronavirus: Lessons learned from the 1918 influenza pandemic
Coronavirus: Lessons learned from the 1918 influenza pandemic
Canterbury University Emeritus professor Geoffrey Rice discusses the 1918 influenza pandemic in NZ and going into self-isolation after his son who has returned from Japan.
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.
'Tracking down birth parents right thing to do' - Chch community leader
'Tracking down birth parents right thing to do' - Chch community leader
Christchurch community leader Andrei Moore could have been one of tens of thousands of babies to grow up in a Romanian orphanage.
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.
Clarke Gayford on life in love with the prime minister
Clarke Gayford on life in love with the prime minister
You may have jested the following line to your partner when they've come home purporting exhaustion from a big day at work: "Who do you think you are? The Prime Minister?"
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.
Retirees fill up handbags to help Women’s Refuge
Retirees fill up handbags to help Women’s Refuge
A retirement village in Christchurch has taken part in a charitable campaign to honour murdered British backpacker Grace Millane.
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.
Business is blooming
Business is blooming
Turley Farms Chertsey, in the heart of Canterbury, is among a growing number of farms turning to sunflowers as a rotation crop to use between plantings.