Councillor caught pants-less video

A Dunedin City Council Zoom meeting included an entertaining cameo by Cr David Benson Pope.

A Dunedin City councillor was caught pants-less and wielding a feather duster on a Zoom meeting.

NZ's biggest A&P show cancelled

The New Zealand Agricultural Show has been cancelled.

NZ Agricultural Show and Christchurch Marathon axed as organisers say no major events feasible before Christmas.

Thunder, lightning: Winter coming

Lightning over South Canterbury (File photo)

140 lighting strikes in two hours. Heavy rain, hail, and snow coming.

Crime unit to target SI gang members video

The Mongols MC - the self-proclaimed baddest bikie gang in the world -  has established a chapter in the South Island.

The team will be based in Christchurch, considered a gateway into the country for drug traffickers

Fire-damaged vessel to be blown up video

Fishing vessel Dong Won 701 at the port of Timaru

The ship will be sunk off Otago's coast more than two years after it was gutted by fire.

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DOC report critical of exploding rare rock

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West Coast tourism.
SH6 and coastline near Punakaiki.

DOC shouldn't have blown up a spectacular natural feature and registered archaeological site, a report has found.

Council's debt staggeringly high

Councillor Mike Davidson's weekend Facebook post has stirred the Christchurch rates pot.

OPINION: The Christchurch City Council must cut rates, not raise them in Covid-19 crisis.

Coast DHBs still on hunt for Covid

Community coronavirus testing will continue on the West Coast, one month after its last positive case. (file photo) 

Random testing will continue on the Coast for some time, despite a month having passed since its last positive case.

Covid funding would create 200+ jobs video

Buller mayor Jamie Cleine says the Government's economic stimulus package could be a game changer for the district.

The Government's Covid-19 stimulus package could deliver more than 200 jobs and secure Buller's economic future, the district's mayor says.

Man wanted after serious assault

Police are seeking to identify the man in relation to an attack on Christchurch city centre.

Police want to speak to this man following a vicious assault in Christchurch city centre.

Stranded Chilean student heads home video

Camila Galleguillos, 18, of Chile, was repatriated home on Friday after the Chilean Embassy notified her on Thursday ...

Her classmates all made it home before lockdown in NZ, but Camila was left behind.

$2m worth of methamphetamine seized

The methamphetamine has a street value of more than $2 million.

Two men have been arrested after police found $2 million worth methamphetamine.

Trans-Tasman bubble 'very helpful' video

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in February, her last ...

Aussie travellers would be a "massive" boon for southern skifields, say Canterbury leaders.

Youth workers stay connected with remote basketball, language and cooking lessons video

Youth Pathways youth worker Matt Tuiloma developed Samoan and Māori language programmes for his young clients, who he ...

Youth workers go the extra mile to keep vulnerable youth connected and supported during Covid-19 response.

New mums moved back to hospital video

The Southern District Health Board provided an outside shower for new mothers to use at a temporary birthing unit at the ...

Queenstown's expectant mothers are able to come in out of the cold.

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Fresh arrest in cold case killing

Laurie Anderson and Angela Blackmoore had recently learned she was pregnant when she was killed in 1995.

Police allege a 47-year-old man arranged the 1995 murder of pregnant mother Angela Blackmoore.

At least 500 jobs to go at Skyline video

Major NZ tourism operator Skyline Enterprises has made at least 500 staff redundant as it struggles to survive through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lockdown breakers kept behind bars video

DOC report critical of exploding rare rock

The Rebuild

Christchurch Arts Centre feels Covid-19 crunch video

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Christchurch Arts Centre

With revenue dropping to basically nothing, its calling on the public to help.

Christchurch stadium build chair chosen

An artist's impression of inside the new Christchurch stadium. The investment case has been finalised and the plans are ...

The role is seen as the key to the $473m project's success.

Homeowner feels cheated by quake tribunal

Government company Southern Response is settling claims for AMI customers.

A homeowner who used the Earthquake Tribunal at government ministers' suggestion now regrets it.

Convention centre opening delayed

Christchurch's$475m Convention Centre Te Pae was supposed to be completed in October, but construction delays have ...

Conferences planned for Christchurch's $475m convention centre are being pushed back, with construction issues likely delaying the opening until 2021.

Insurance class action delayed

A class action alleges Southern Response misled customers by withholding the true cost of rebuilding their quake-damaged ...

A lawsuit on behalf of 300 customers claims quake rebuild costs worth millions were concealed.

Opinion

Council's debt staggeringly high

Councillor Mike Davidson's weekend Facebook post has stirred the Christchurch rates pot.

OPINION: The Christchurch City Council must cut rates, not raise them in Covid-19 crisis.

Swift spadework for shovel-ready projects

Environment Minister David Parker says job-rich projects that help alleviate housing pressure, encourage active ...

OPINION: Sluggish RMA shouldered aside by urgent Government.

Why police allowed iwi checkpoints video

28042020 news photo Denise Piper/Stuff. At the checkpoint on State Highway 1, south of Kawakawa, volunteer John Tautari ...

OPINION: Māori had genuine safety fears, and we applied discretion, says police chief Andrew Coster.

Moore has a green point

Michael Moore and his collaborators have dissected the green movement in the film 
Planet of the Humans.

Greenwashing is rife, more honesty needed

The world needs a new vision

If our species is to survive and thrive we must change our world view or mother nature will intervene even more ...

OPINION: If our species is to survive and thrive we must change our world view or mother nature will intervene even more forcefully than with Covid-19.

business

NZ's biggest A&P show cancelled

The New Zealand Agricultural Show has been cancelled.

NZ Agricultural Show and Christchurch Marathon axed as organisers say no major events feasible before Christmas.

House consents tipped to plummet

Isles Construction builders get back to work erecting a new wall in accordance with new social distancing rules for ...

Housing consents tumble 21 per cent in March.

Kathmandu cuts 34 jobs

Last year Kathmandu launched a "Buy NZ Made" line of t-shirts made out of merino wool.

Cutbacks include staff but online sales surge.

Checkout plans for Dunedin hotel revealed video

A Dunedin hotel may be mothballed as Covid-19 continues to bite the tourism sector. (File photo)

Only two staff may be left at a Dunedin hotel earmarked for mothballing, leaving dozens out of work

Christchurch Arts Centre feels Covid-19 crunch video

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Christchurch Arts Centre

With revenue dropping to basically nothing, its calling on the public to help.

sport

Construction resumes on new stadium

An artist's impression of the completed Stadium Waimakariri.

A virtual fly-through of Stadium Waimakariri has been released as construction on the $28 million sporting facility resumes.

Press sports scribe 'well-respected'

Respected sports journalist Kevin Tutty, pictured at his retirement in 2012, worked for The Press for 44 years.

OBITUARY: From Commonwealth Games swimming pools, Indian hockey tournaments, and a Scottish boxing hall, Kevin Tutty covered it all in a colourful sports journalism career.

Golfers back on the green

Keen golfer Lisa Rogers drains a put on the 16th green at Hagley Golf Club.

Though coronavirus restrictions meant it was "not really golf", players were just happy to be out hitting a ball.

Amateurs take on pros in Tour de Canterbury

Hollie Woodhouse says she will be running for the majority of the Tour de Canterbury.

Cantabrians can compete against professional athletes by cycling, walking or running within their bubbles.

League club supports its community

Cole Askew business owner and Easter Eagles club president Zion Tauamiti delivering Easter hampers to 30 families that ...

An indebted league club in Christchurch is dedicated to supporting players and whānau through the covid-19 crisis.

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NZ's biggest A&P show cancelled

The New Zealand Agricultural Show has been cancelled.

NZ Agricultural Show and Christchurch Marathon axed as organisers say no major events feasible before Christmas.

Bring it Home: Melissa Merrin

Jeff and Melissa Merrin, directors of Lume Design, in their Christchurch home.

Melissa Merrin says feeling good in your space is just as important as how it looks.

Giving businesses a boost during lockdown

Alyssa O'Connor and Nate Ball of Catnap Cafe in Christchurch love their Sydenham community spirit.

Stuff's Neighbourly social platform understands how important small business are to every community.

Queenstown Fergburger reopens today video

One of Fergburger's infamous burgers

The Queenstown burger joint has been watching other fast food restaurants' reopenings.

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