About 21,000 secondary school teachers are taking industrial action after stalled collective agreement talks.

The Secretary for Education has told Gloriavale Christian School she is considering cancelling its registration as a private school.

Jamal Cherry marked his graduation from the Ara Institute of Canterbury with his first major solo project - building a new kitchen for his mum.

A group of year 13 students from Shirley Boys' High School have graduated from the police cultural leadership and recruitment programme.

A Christchurch high school student has been admitted to hospital with meningococcal meningitis.

Up to 11 schools in Christchurch have been alerted to a man who has been approaching female pupils and offering cash for inappropriate favours.

A Christchurch school's almost 70-year-old repurposed buildings are doing their best to keep the bitter cold out. But signs of water damage are visible in one classroom, while parts of a wall are rotting away and the ceiling paint is peeling.

Out-of-town buyers pushed up the price of a five-bedroom home near Canterbury University to $1.263m to find somewhere for their university-attending children to live.