Christchurch has emerged as a potential location for the National Erebus Memorial, with three sites now under consideration by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The move follows a formal ...

Christchurch City councillors have approved a notice of motion from Mayor Phil Mauger to investigate free overnight parking for hospital workers at the Parakiore. The decision, made at a council ...

The Taxpayers’ Union has criticised Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) after its members voted to campaign against proposed Government legislation to cap council rates. At LGNZ’s annual general ...

The Government has announced that all new classrooms will no longer be built using open-plan designs. Education Minister Erica Stanford said feedback from schools suggested open-plan layouts were not ...

Construction has officially begun on a major upgrade to State Highway 76 (Brougham Street) in Christchurch, a project aimed at easing congestion, improving safety, and supporting economic growth.

Mary Devine, ONZM, is the Chief Executive Officer of Foodstuffs South Island, the co‑operative that owns and operates New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square, Trents, and Raeward Fresh across the South ...

Christchurch filmmaker Vanessa Wells has brought the icy expanse of Antarctica to the big screen in her new documentary Mighty Indeed, which follows the journeys of three female scientists working in ...

A visiting American academic has warned that Western institutions, including those in New Zealand, are becoming obsessed with performative virtue-signalling that ultimately alienates the very people ...

A well-known Christchurch shopping centre has been listed for sale as investor interest in large-scale retail property continues despite wider economic challenges. Dress Smart Hornby, located on Main ...

The Government has introduced new legislation aimed at refocusing local councils on essential services, responding to growing public frustration over rising rates, bureaucratic expansion, and ...

A world-first genomic study underway in Canterbury could dramatically reduce chemical use in New Zealand’s wine industry and save growers millions. Scientists at Lincoln University are using a ...

A power outage has affected 1,324 properties across several eastern Christchurch suburbs including Aranui, Avondale, Avonside, Burwood, Travis Country, Wainoni and Westhaven. According to Orion’s ...