Canterbury principals meeting over confusion around level 2 rules
Principals across Canterbury are coming together to discuss alert level 2 confusion.
Schools
Shirley Intermediate buildings farewelled
Shirley Intermediate buildings farewelled
For almost nine decades, more than 13,000 children have passed through the doors of Shirley Intermediate School. Now the original school building is being demolished.
Bacon butties and burgers at Ara vaccine clinics
Bacon butties, burgers and prizes offered at Ara vaccine clinics
The Ara Institute of Canterbury will be offering free bacon butties, burgers and prizes at a series of vaccination clinics from Tuesday.
Low turnout at mobile vaccine clinic
Low turnout at east Christchurch vaccine clinic
Ruben Johnson and his sister India were among just 16 people who got their Covid jab at a walk-in mobile clinic in Aranui yesterday.
Children plant hundreds of native trees
Children plant hundreds of natives in farm restoration project
Southbridge School pupils escaped the classroom to hunt bugs and plant native trees.
School board chair resigns after vaccine decision
Christchurch school board chair resigns after Covid jab made mandatory for education workers
An unvaccinated school board chairman resigned just moments after the Government made Covid-19 immunisation mandatory for education workers.
Teacher-student sexual relationship exposed by classmates
Teacher-student sexual relationship exposed by classmates
A secondary school teacher's registration has been cancelled after he was found guilty of "serious misconduct" when his sexual relationship with a student was uncovered by her classmates.
Ruby's chance to jump on the world stage
'Focus, fluid and fast': Ruby's chance to jump on the world stage
Ruby Hewitt, 15, has been hitting the slopes since she was three-years-old - and now the Rangi Ruru student's hard work is paying off as she prepares to take on the world’s best young skiers.
Young artists find confidence to sell their work
Art Stars exhibition: Young people given confidence to launch art careers
All 19-year-old Ella Ward needed to launch her dream career as an artist was a bit of confidence - and a place to show her work.
Student parties cancelled
Student parties cancelled
Canterbury University's Tea Party and Lincoln University's Garden Party have both been cancelled this year due to Covid-19.
New park for kids to ride their bikes safely
New park for kids to ride their bikes safely
Christchurch children learning to ride bikes now have a new place to safely practice their skills.
Final report into UC student's death released
Coroner releases final report into death of Canterbury University student
A final Coroner's report has been released into the death of a Canterbury University student who was found weeks later in his dorm room.
Lincoln Uni students stepping out for health
Lincoln Uni students stepping out for health
Lincoln University students are walking more than ever as they take on other universities in New Zealand and Australia in a six-week 10,000-steps-per-day competition.
Pupils design new Parliament building
Christchurch pupils design new Parliament building
A Minecraft-inspired design for a new NZ Parliament building by a group of Christchurch school pupils has been sent to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Calls to vaccinate all teens against meningitis
Calls for blanket meningitis vaccine programme after death of Canterbury student
Health experts and the father of a Canterbury University student who died from meningitis say more needs to be done to vaccinate young people against the disease.
Family's sweet fundraiser for Starship
Family's sweet idea to help Starship while daughter on waiting list for heart surgery
A Banks Peninsula family with a seven-year-old on the waiting list for heart surgery have been selling honey to help increase capacity at Starship hospital.
Plan to fix ‘horrific’ school traffic congestion
Plan to fix ‘horrific’ school traffic congestion
New time-restricted car parks to deal with a “horrific” traffic situation mean some Christchurch parents will have just three minutes to complete their school run.
Bid to get bus fare discount for students
Campaign launched to get cheaper bus fares for Canterbury Uni students
The University of Canterbury Students’ Association has launched a petition to get support for a student bus fare discount.
Teens reject masks at school
Peer pressure trumps Bloomfield as Christchurch teens reject masks at school
Very few teenagers at Burnside High - one of NZ's biggest schools - say they're wearing masks in class.
Scientific breakthroughs at UC
Canterbury University scientists on verge of climate-friendly breakthroughs
Researchers at Canterbury University believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough in a project to substitute fossil fuels.