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NZ Food Safety has found no food safety risks with the government's school lunch provider after an investigation into mouldy meals at a Christchurch school.

A series of events at the Ara Institute of Canterbury campuses aim to make it easier for future students to get ready to study in the new year.

Schools in Canterbury and health authorities have been scrambling after the revelation that popular children's play sand products have been contaminated with asbestos. So what kind of asbestos is it, and how dangerous can it be?

Some Canterbury schools have closed for asbestos testing because a brand of play sand they had been using has been found to contain asbestos.

Two 18-year-old Christchurch students have come up with a plan to help keep Sumner’s streets clean in instances of flooding - but it may not be implemented.

Being named the most valued female member of a team at the Zonta Secondary Schools Sports Awards was “surreal” for Rolleston College’s Hannah Jack.

“It’s not about what the teachers want, it’s about what the students are asking for.” That is the guiding philosophy behind a one-of-a-kind football institute in Christchurch.