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.
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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.
Volunteers scan the sand for butts and microplastics
Volunteers scan the sand for butts and microplastics
More than 150 cigarette butts and buckets full of microplastics were picked up in just one hour during a Christchurch beach clean up.
Volunteers sought for Chch researchers' eating disorder study
Volunteers sought for Chch researchers' eating disorder study
Researchers in Christchurch are looking for volunteers to take part in the world's largest ever eating disorder genetic study in a bid to save lives.
Cartoonists scooped up by fame whirlwind
Cartoonists scooped up by fame whirlwind
Using art as an outlet to make sense of tragedy is not a new concept.
Led Zeppelin win Stairway copyright case
Led Zeppelin win Stairway copyright case
Led Zeppelin has persuaded a US appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for Stairway to Heaven from an obscure song written four years earlier.
Exorcist star Max von Sydow dies
Exorcist star Max von Sydow dies
Max von Sydow, the Swedish actor who brought gravitas to arthouse dramas, horror movies and Hollywood blockbusters, has died in Franc. He was 90.
Library set to close this month for major upgrade
Library set to close this month for major upgrade
A Christchurch library will close this month for six-weeks while it is turned into an "integrated community hub" with extra services.
Rule change possible to allow bikes on footpaths
Rule change possible to allow bikes on footpaths
The Government wants feedback on whether to change the rules to allow people to ride bikes on the footpath.
A pandemic’s terrible toll: Thousands of Kiwis killed in weeks
A pandemic’s terrible toll: Thousands of Kiwis killed in weeks
Health reporter Mike Houlahan looks at how Otago and Southland coped with a disease which killed about 1000 people in just a few weeks.
The great cannabis debate: Do we legalise it or not?
The great cannabis debate: Do we legalise it or not?
Should cannabis be legalised for people aged 20 years and over? That's the referendum question all NZ voters will have a say on in September.
Kieran Read reveals mental toll of Chch quakes and Dan's heartfelt gesture
Kieran Read reveals mental toll of Chch quakes and Dan's heartfelt gesture
Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read has opened up on the mental toll the Christchurch earthquakes took on him in 2011 and how Dan Carter brought him back from tears.
Cast named for Bain family drama
Cast named for TVNZ's Bain family drama
TVNZ has announced who will play the Bain family in the TV adaption of Black Hands, with a newcomer in the leading role.
Waititi to make two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series
Waititi to make two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series
Taika Waititi will write, direct, and executive produce two animated series based on beloved children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
US actress to star in upcoming Showbiz Christchurch production
US actress to star in upcoming Showbiz Christchurch production
Kira Josephson could have chosen to move to anywhere in the world to accelerate her career as an actress - but she chose Christchurch.
Seaside hot pools blessed ahead of April 4 opening day
Seaside hot pools blessed ahead of April 4 opening day
The new hot pools facility in New Brighton has been blessed ahead of its official opening on April 4.
Straitjacket Fits frontman's memoir a book award finalist
Straitjacket Fits frontman's memoir a book award finalist
Legendary South Island musician Shayne Carter’s autobiography has been announced as a finalist in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
McDonald's releases rare Szechuan sauce to Kiwis for limited time
McDonald's releases rare Szechuan sauce to Kiwis for limited time
It sky-rocketed in popularity after featuring on Rick and Morty, now the famous Szechuan sauce is coming to New Zealand.
More Kiwis opting for e-scooters over e-bikes
More Kiwis opting for e-scooters over e-bikes
The popularity of electric scooters in New Zealand is riding high - or at least well above electric bikes, according to new research.