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How a Chch fried chicken food truck ran afoul of KFC's trademark lawyers

Explainer: An entrepreneurial Christchurch teen ran into trouble when his fried chicken business was called out by KFC. But why does a giant global corporation care so much about the similarity to their logo?

Young Edison lights up Carnegie Hall

Edison performing Mazurka in A minor in front of hundreds at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall...

Young Edison lights up New York's famous Carnegie Hall

New York’s Carnegie Hall has hosted musical giants like Tchaikovsky, George Gershwin and The Beatles. Now Canterbury pianist Edison Li has joined the illustrious list.

How good have the school lunches been in term 2?

David Seymour tries out one of the new lunches yesterday. Photo: RNZ

How good have the school lunches been in term 2?

David Seymour is giving term two an eight out of 10, but a principal says complaints are only down because people have given up.

Golden Guitar glory for rising star

Cleo Fitzgerald won the junior vocal solo and junior gospel categories. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

Golden Guitar glory for rising star

New Zealand’s next country music sensation may have been unearthed in Christchurch.

Principal reflects on a lifetime of learning

Sandra Dentice will retire at the end of term 3 after a 50-year career in education, with the...

'I’m leaving the school in great heart': Retiring Chch principal reflects on a lifetime of learning

Sandra Dentice will leave Whītau School (formerly Linwood North), where she has been principal since 2003, at the end of term 3.

High school brings back single-cell rooms

Christchurch school brings back traditional single-cell rooms

Shirley Boys' High is spending $800,000 to transform its open plan classrooms, built in 2019, into single-cell rooms.

Lyndsey calls for back-up to help pupils

Lyndsey Ebert on call with Te Raekura Redcliffs School year 8 pupils, Grace Moorcroft-Proudfoot,...

Lyndsey calls for back-up to help pupils

Lyndsey Ebert was stuck in traffic one morning, waiting for pupils from Te Raekura Redcliffs School to cross the road, when he had an idea on how it could be improved.

'I can still take a person down'

Meet the 86yo sensei who can 'take someone’s knee out'

For almost 40 years, mum of seven Mary Patu, 86, has been teaching martial arts for $2 a class from her backyard in one of Christchurch's poorest areas.

Parents could be prosecuted in truancy crackdown

The department is overseen by ACT leader David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

Parents could be prosecuted in truancy crackdown

Parents who repeatedly refuse to send their children to school are more likely to be prosecuted as the government cracks down on truancy.

$161m investment in Canterbury schools

Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg with Education Minister Erica Stanford and Lincoln Primary principal Chris...

$161m investment in Canterbury schools

The Government will put another $161 million into Canterbury schools, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced today.

Student taken to hospital after assault at school

Student taken to hospital after assault at Oxford school

A student was injured in an assault at a rural Canterbury school on Wednesday afternoon.

Teacher pulled finger and swore at students

Wendy Hopwood. Photo: Facebook via Open Justice

Canterbury teacher pulled finger, swore at students, made fun of kids with learning disabilities

A primary teacher who made fun of pupils with learning disabilities, pulled a finger at other children and told some to “p*** off” will no longer be allowed to teach.

New maths test fails to make the grade - principals

New maths test fails to make the grade - principals

The Government is "testing children to death" with the announcement of a new maths test for the youngest children, says the head of the Principals Federation.

Thieves as young as 10 stealing motorised scooters

Thieves as young as 10 stealing motorised scooters

There has been a big rise in the number of nifty-fifties and moped scooters being stolen by young thieves in Christchurch.

Teen robot builder to take on world's best

Rhys Lewis is heading to Dallas for the VEX V5 Robotics World Championship in May with Quasar the...

Teen robot builder to take on world's best

Christchurch student Rhys Lewis is set to fly to the United States on Saturday to take on the world’s top young robotics experts.

New classrooms for Canterbury school

Six new classrooms to open at Canterbury school

Pupils at a fast-growing Canterbury co-educational school will move into their new classrooms next week.

Student buzzing after breaking own world record

Ryan Yoon broke his own world record for running a half-marathon in a beekeeping suit. He...

Student buzzing after breaking own world record

A Burnside High School student now holds the Guinness World Record for fastest man to run a half marathon wearing a beekeeping suit.

Should kids be banned from social media?

Former CEO of Facebook Australia and New Zealand, Stephen Scheeler sits down with Guyon Espiner...

Poll: Former Facebook executive says kids should be banned from social media

A former Facebook executive who was once the company's figurehead in Australia and NZ argues children under 16 should be banned from social media. Do you agree with him?