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.
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High-end apartment development set for mortgagee sale
High-end apartment development set for mortgagee sale
A bid to transform one of Christchurch's last great industrial buildings into a high-end apartment block has collapsed, leading to a mortgagee sale.
All aboard for Christchurch
All aboard for Christchurch
The tourism division of KiwiRail has brought back the passenger rail experience between Dunedin and Christchurch for four days.
Antarctic VR experience tours the UK
Antarctic VR experience tours the UK
The virtual doors to Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s historic Antarctic hut have been opened to the UK public thanks to NZ-made technology.
Brand new home to be auctioned off for St John
Brand new Halswell home to be auctioned off for St John
A brand-new home in Christchurch is set to be auctioned to raise money for Hato Hone St John.
Well-loved cat immortalised in stone
Well-loved cat immortalised in stone on cycleway
A beloved cat has been immortalised after a community effort got a small memorial installed on a cycle track.
Firefighters dig deep to rescue Myrtle
'We could hear her crying but didn’t know where': Firefighters dig deep to rescue Myrtle
It took a mammoth effort from Canterbury firefighters to rescue fox terrier Myrtle after she literally went ‘down the rabbit hole’ under her owners' home.
Get ready to paw-ty in the pool
Get ready to paw-ty in the pool this weekend
Christchurch's eagerly anticipated pooch pool parties will return to the city this weekend.
Greenpark Huts owners protest looming eviction
Greenpark Huts owners protest looming eviction
The remaining Greenpark Huts residents say they have been warned by Ngāi Tahu to leave by June 30 - or be trespassed.
Battle to be the first female excavator champion
Battle to be the first female excavator champion
Christchurch construction worker Georgia Lyford is competing to become the first woman to win the NZ excavator operator competition.
How street art is redefining the city
How street art is redefining Christchurch
The FLARE Ōtautahi Street Art Festival showed how much Christchurch has changed since the February 2011 quake.
Hercules arrives at Air Force Museum in Wigram
Hercules arrives at Air Force Museum in Wigram
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has safely delivered the first C-130H Hercules to the Air Force Museum of NZ.
Flash flooding 'unlike anything we have seen before'
Flash flooding 'unlike anything we have seen before'
Motorists have been warned to take care after torrential rain, lightning, "huge hailstones" and flash flooding closed roads in Otago overnight.
Fold out bike saves the day for race veteran
Fold out bike saves the day for Canterbury race veteran
Ian Walsh has competed in 22 Coast to Coasts. But this year’s race was his most “exciting” yet, despite crashing into a traffic light.
Look inside the new stadium lounge
Take a look inside the function lounge at Christchurch’s new stadium
The premium hospitality spaces are swiftly coming together at Christchurch’s new $683 million central city stadium.
New shopping centre gets green light
New shopping centre gets green light in Marshland
A new shopping with a Mitre 10 Mega and up to 28 other stores has been given the go-ahead in a north Christchurch suburb.
Year 14 rowers banned from Maadi Regatta
Year 14 rowers banned from Maadi Regatta after 'tortuous' process
Rowing officials have banned the controversial practice of allowing year 14 students to compete at the Maadi Regatta.
Tram turned into a mobile dance floor
Tram turned into a mobile dance floor
Christchurch's famous old tram became a mobile dance floor in the lead-up to Electric Avenue.
Stabbing incident inspires ground-breaking initiative
Stabbing incident inspires ground-breaking initiative
Instead of "just sitting on the fence" after a teen was stabbed at the bus hub, Pacific Trust Otago planned a ground-breaking three-year initiative to stop anything like it happening again.
Outcry over location of new vape retailer
Outcry over location of new Chch vape retailer
South New Brighton nurse Kirsten Carey is calling for tighter regulations to control vape shops after one opened within 400m of a school and kindergarten.