Christchurch's last MIQ hotel to close early due to 'virtually no demand'
19 min ago The last community case of Covid-19 at the Commodore Hotel is leaving next week, and the facility won't be taking on any others.
Public reveal of stadium budget issues pushed back due to 'outstanding issues'
6:08 PM Christchurch residents will have to wait a bit longer to find out the scale of budget problems with the planned central city stadium.
New Canterbury birthing unit ticks boxes for modernity, colour therapy and tikanga
6:04 PM A new birthing unit in Rolleston includes two birthing suites with birth pools and an ensuite, 10 post-natal rooms and a whānau room with a kitchen and dining area.
'People are suffering': Plea to close stinky compost plant ignored
5:49 PM Closure of the Christchurch plant would cost ratepayers millions and lead to thousands of tonnes of organic waste being dumped at the Kate Valley landfill.
Arthur's Pass highway faces second closure to recover truck down a bank
5:29 PM State Highway 73 linking Canterbury and the West Coast has reopened after a truck, believed to have slid off the road in icy conditions, needed to be removed.
Hand sliced off by bench saw not WorkSafe's fault, court rules
The worker was clearing debris when he activated a foot pedal that brought the saw up and cut off his right hand at the wrist.
Households dealing with rotten stench from fire-damaged wastewater plant to get $200
About 3300 Christchurch households affected by the stink will be eligible for a one-off payment “to help deal with the impacts of the fire”.
Covid-19: 7591 community cases on Thursday, 16 deaths
There are also 355 people in hospital with Covid, including 12 in intensive care, on Thursday.
Could you pull an 80-kilogram sled 1000 kilometres across Antarctica?
Have you ever dreamed of following in the frozen footsteps of Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton? This could be your chance.
'We don’t have any hope': String of ramraids continue in greater Christchurch
A dairy in Prebbleton, near Christchurch, has been hit by burglars three times in just four weeks.
Couple whose quake repairs were botched won't get interest on damages
The retirees were finally awarded money for their bungled quake repairs following a drawn-out court process. Their insurer will not have to pay interest on the damages.
'This is huge': Human Rights Commission creates new uniform guidelines for schools
A former student who had to change schools because of his traditional tattoo hopes new uniform guidelines will stop others from being expelled for expressing their culture.
The 'ghost' builder: Tradie buys then flies, suppliers say
Like the invisible man, builder John Adair knows how to go to ground when there's an invoice to be paid.
Ashburton mayor eyes second term
Neil Brown will run for a second term as Ashburton mayor because there’s “more work to do”.
Public planting day at new Kaiapoi mahinga kai park
The Waimakariri District Council is inviting locals to take part in one of the first community planting days for a different type of nature reserve.
Man punctured police officer's neck with his own handcuffs
Allen Horton was pepper sprayed then tasered, but that didn't stop him using a handcuff to pierce a hole in a police officer's neck.
Books at auction reveal family connection and mystery over lost Tolkien work
When Sharon O'Loughlin succesfully bid on a box of "really beautiful books", she didn't expect to find a message from her great, great aunt.
No escaping hard economic calls on climate
OPINION: Like climate activists with fossil fuels, our politicians are quite happy to keep buried the sacrifices necessary to achieve zero net emissions.
NZ's big-stick option for Ukraine
OPINION: The latest deployment will be welcomed by NZ troops tired of being MIQ guards.
Monkeypox - a word perfectly suited to its time
OPINION: “The word monkeypox is perfectly pitched to tap into our dim apprehension that nature is catching up with an upstart species.”
Why should any young Kiwi stay here?
OPINION: It feels like everyone's leaving. And really, who can blame them?
Questioning the accepted Western narrative on Palestine
OPINION: Many Palestinians are brought up with an ideology of Jew hatred pushed from childhood
Hand sliced off by bench saw not WorkSafe's fault, court rules
The worker was clearing debris when he activated a foot pedal that brought the saw up and cut off his right hand at the wrist.
Couple whose quake repairs were botched won't get interest on damages
The retirees were finally awarded money for their bungled quake repairs following a drawn-out court process. Their insurer will not have to pay interest on the damages.
Roofing company ordered to give ex-worker holiday pay after 18 months on sick leave
He was off work on ACC for almost 18 months but the roofer was still entitled to $8325 for unused annual leave.
20-year-old Cantabrian launches new chocolate oat milk business
Daniel Williams started his first business when he was just 12. The keen entrepreneur is now working on an alternative to dairy-based chocolate milk.
Sylvia Park to host NZ's largest rooftop solar array
The Sylvia Park solar panels will cover an area the size of a rugby pitch, and will produce enough electricity annually to power the average household for more than 200 years.
Retiring White Ferns star blindsided by contract snub
Amy Satterthwaite called time on her international career after not receiving a contract and a team-mate said it wasn't the way things should have ended.
Running with a pram to Commonwealth Games for Andrea Hansen
Two-time Commonwealth Games triathlon medallist wanted to get fit after giving birth to daughter 15 months ago. Now, she's heading to her fourth Games.
Kaiapoi rugby family celebrate 100 senior games treble
North Canterbury rep Ryan Clark has achieved his goal of joining his dad and sister on the magic 100-game milestone.
Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott return home as Olympic heroes
The Winter Olympians have finally returned home to Wānaka after an incredible season overseas, but their hard work and passion is far from over.
Rams send Saints to 0-4 start in NBL
Twelve-time NBL champions drop to 0-4 to start the season after losing to Canterbury Rams in the capital.
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