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The prime minister says it's a "no brainer" for New Zealand families to have as much time with their young children as possible, as she marks today's extension to paid parental leave.

North Canterbury Fish & Game will be releasing salmon into a group of Christchurch lakes on Friday for children to catch over the upcoming school holidays.

The wheels have fallen off a Christchurch skate park plan that took decades to get off the ground – and the people who planned to use it are far from happy.

An animation competition is being run for budding young Christchurch filmmakers inspired by the TVNZ stop-motion series Kiri and Lou.

The outcome of an investigation at an elite private Christchurch college, where posters promoting the Black Lives Matter movement were torn down, is to remain confidential.

After an abrupt end to term one, students across Canterbury are gearing up to start the next school term - but this time in their bubbles.