Six unvaccinated puppies put down due to parvovirus outbreak
The SPCA has reported an increase in parvovirus cases across Christchurch, including an outbreak that resulted in six unvaccinated puppies being euthanised.
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State-of-the-art Merivale hospice opens
State-of-the-art Merivale hospice opens
Patients are moving into the new Nurse Maude Hospice in Christchurch which was built using funds from donors and supporters.
Avon River flooding will be costly if no action taken - study
Avon River flooding will be costly if no action taken - study
Flooding in the lower Ōtākaro Avon River could cause about $630 million in damage over time if no action is taken, a new study shows.
Canterbury Students' Assn admits food poisoning charge
Canterbury Students' Assn admits food poisoning charge
The University of Canterbury Students' Association has admitted responsibility for a food poisoning outbreak that made more than 100 students sick.
Holiday home for journalists on the market
Holiday home for journalists on the market
A historic home in Akaroa is heading to auction after falling into disrepair.
Partner of missing woman urged to speak up
Partner of missing Christchurch woman urged to speak up
Police are renewing an urgent appeal for information on the whereabouts of missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker.
Veteran activist compensated
Veteran activist compensated after being unlawfully pepper-sprayed, arrested
Well-known Christchurch activist John Minto says he has been paid $10,000 in compensation after officers pepper sprayed and arrested him at a protest in Lyttelton.
Christchurch woman Rowena Walker 'victim of foul play': police
Christchurch woman Rowena Walker 'victim of foul play': police
Police are renewing an appeal for information on the whereabouts of a missing Canterbury woman on what would have been her 40th birthday.
Heroic bus driver wins election
Heroic Banks Peninsula school bus driver wins election
The driver who reversed a school bus to safety after a slip in 2022 has been elected to the Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board.
Push Push plan 'rip snorting show' at Go Live
Push Push plan 'rip snorting show' at Go Live
New Zealand rock band Push Push are looking forward to playing at the Go Live Festival in Christchurch, almost 40 years since the group first formed.
Wave of car break-ins in Sumner
Wave of car break-ins in Sumner
Sumner residents have experienced a spate of break-ins, with about half a dozen reports of vehicles being rifled through and items stolen in just one night.
Community steps in to preserve school’s history
Community steps in to preserve history of Canterbury school
Residents are proposing to preserve the heritage of a historic, abandoned schoolhouse in Pigeon Bay.
New water supply reservoirs open in Akaroa
New water supply reservoirs open in Akaroa
Two new water reservoirs, which cost $7.4 million and will be able to hold a million litres each, have been opened in Akaroa.
Way forward sought for dark sky reserve
Way forward sought for dark sky reserve
Christchurch City Council is seeking advice about how it can help turn Banks Peninsula into a dark sky reserve.
Crash closes part of Port Hills Rd
Crash closes part of Port Hills Rd
A section of State Highway 76 in Christchurch had to be closed on Monday night after a two-car crash brought the power lines down.
Canterbury no longer NZ's top regional economy
Canterbury no longer NZ's top regional economy
Canterbury has been knocked off the top spot as the country's best performing region, an ASB report shows.
Deli meals recalled
Canterbury supermarket included in recall of meals due to possible glass contamination
A recall of store-made deli meals has been issued for three South Island supermarkets because of the possible presence of glass.
Man lived in motel for years to get dialysis
Man lived in Christchurch motel for years to get dialysis
Finding your kidneys are failing and you need dialysis is confronting enough, but for Waimate man John Jensen, his burden was added to by having to live in a Christchurch motel for two and a half years to receive treatment.
Thieves causing wheely big problems
Thieves causing wheely big problems on Memorial Ave
Wheels and other removable parts from cars are currently hot property for thieves in Christchurch.
Developer buys more land for townhouses
Christchurch-based developer planning more townhouses in tourist resort
Having sold down two central Queenstown townhouse complexes, Christchurch-based Wolfbrook Residential has launched another one.