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[ad_1] Hints of summer are showing, however MetService is forecasting a mix of wet, warm and windy weather to dominate this week. MetService meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree explains, “High pressure northeast of the country is steering warm, tropical air in a stream across the North Island, which will drive significant rainfall to lower western and central…
[ad_1] Canterbury Museum has submitted a resource consent application to Christchurch City Council for its proposed redevelopment. The final concept designs have been informed by extensive public engagement. The proposed redevelopment requires a resource consent under the Christchurch District Plan. The Museum is asking for the resource consent to be publicly notified to ensure that…
[ad_1] Today, Police including members of the Armed Offenders Squad and Police Dog Section, carried out a search warrants at a Mongols MC address on Main Road South, Burnham in Canterbury. A second search warrant targeting the group was executed by the Christchurch District Organised Crime Group on Rolleston Drive, Rolleston. The search warrants targeted…
[ad_1] The Human Rights Commission welcomes the Government’s apology to Muslim communities following today’s release of Ko tÅ tÄtou kÄinga tÄnei: Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019. “Given the report’s detailed account of major institutional failings over successive years and the inappropriate focus…
[ad_1] Police today released a review of its response to the Christchurch mosque attacks in an effort to address the concerns raised by the families of those killed and injured on March 15, 2019. ‘Operation Deans’ – Police’s response to the terrorist attack on March 15 – was Police’s largest, most complex response operation to…
[ad_1] Thirteen new Police and Customs dog teams are scenting success, ready to graduate tomorrow, Thursday 10 December, in a ceremony at the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre. Five of the seven Police patrol handlers are graduating with their first operational canine partners – and three of these are siblings Frankie, Fi and Faze…
[ad_1] Lime is making a return to Upper and Lower Hutt today with 100 scooters, and will increase the fleet to 250 over the coming weeks. The micromobility company is bringing scooters back to the Hutt Valley streets after it paused services in the area over the 2019 winter period. Following Lime’s relaunch of JUMP…
[ad_1] Sporting Shooters Association President Neville Dodd says “The release of the Royal Commission report on the Christchurch Mosque atrocity proves very clearly that the government’s impulsive response of firearm confiscation was an unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars and a gross injustice to the 248,764 properly vetted firearms licence holders who have been vilified and…
[ad_1] Rare chicks from a remote island are hatching in Christchurch after a successful multi-day mission to increase the mainland gene pool of tÅ«turuatu/shore plover. Twenty-one eggs from these critically threatened shorebirds were collected by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust (ICWT) from Rangatira, an offshore predator-free island in…
[ad_1] Police investigating four vegetation fires in Christchurch’s Port Hills in the early hours of Wednesday 9 December are asking for anyone with information to come forward. Emergency services were alerted to fires in the area about midnight. The fires are being treated as suspicious. Specifically, there were reports that a flare was seen. Police…
[ad_1] Nine new Police dog teams are ready for action after graduating from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham today. They along with four teams from NZ Customs took part in the combined ceremony, the largest to be held this year. Five of the seven patrol dog handlers graduated with their first…
[ad_1] “The highly anticipated Royal Commission Report has failed to answer the questions that the Muslim community has been searching for since March 15th, 2019,”, said FAIR spokesperson Azad Khan. “The report doesn’t go far enough to hold people and agencies accountable who blatantly ignored white supremacist violence time and time again. Adding insult to…
[ad_1] A new study has found that arming police does not keep the community safer and, in fact, increases the risk of fatal shootings of civilians. Researchers from Deakin’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences compared four international jurisdictions: Canada and Australia (where police are routinely armed) and England/Wales and New Zealand (where police are…
[ad_1] Thousands of University of Canterbury (UC) students will fill central Christchurch for graduation processions, ceremonies and celebrations next week. The upcoming graduations will be the largest in the university’s 147-year history, with six end-of-year graduation ceremonies and two separate celebration events to be held at the Christchurch Town Hall between Monday 14 December and…
[ad_1] NPDC is closing the Downtown Car Park indefinitely from 19 December after it was found to be earthquake prone. A detailed seismic assessment report last month classed the building as “high risk” because it met 20 to 34 per cent of the new building standards (NBS) brought in since the Christchurch earthquakes. “We’re sorry…
[ad_1] Police is assisting Fire and Emergency New Zealand with the response to a large scrub fire in Port Hills above Hillsborough, Christchurch. Emergency services were called to the area shortly after 11pm Friday night. A number of properties on Avoca Valley Road and Port Hills Road have been evacuated. Further evacuations are likely and…
[ad_1] A new plan to improve public transport in the greater Christchurch area, and lay the foundations for future improvements, has been supported by the Council. The Council endorsed the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Futures Business Case, which lays out a proposal for improvements to the existing bus network in Greater Christchurch over the next…
[ad_1] During the last week of November, a miniature city was created in the Kahukura Building at Ara – a truly diverse collection of buildings that could fill a metropolis that are actually alternate concepts for inner-city spaces in Christchurch. EXIT is the year-end showcase for work completed by Ara’s 2020 graduating class of Bachelor…
[ad_1] Two vocational learning institutes have moved into a new dual-campus education facility in the centre of Christchurch. The state of the art education hub will offer skills-based tertiary education opportunities for learners in the Canterbury region. New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) and the New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS) have moved into the facility…
[ad_1] Making skincare lotions and cosmetic creations for local and international markets is a way for Erin Chisnall to combine her skills as a chemist with her flair for design. The 21-year-old is one of the first students to graduate with a new Bachelor of Product Design degree from the University of Canterbury (UC). Her…
[ad_1] Fire and Emergency is banning the use of fireworks in a number of locations around Christchurch. The ban will include Akaroa, Bottle Lake and the Port Hills. The ban is effective from 6pm this evening (16 December). Overnight on Friday there was a significant fire above Hillsborough which burnt through 25 hectares and caused…
[ad_1] Inaugural Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) class graduating The first four graduates from the University’s highly innovative Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme will graduate this week. Two students from each of the Programme’s streams – Dunedin, which has both domestic and international students, and the Shanghai stream taught in China – are graduating….
[ad_1] UC graduate Rebecca Mcleod has landed one of the few full-time art teaching roles in Ōtautahi Christchurch in a highly competitive employment market. UC graduate Rebecca Mcleod has landed one of the few full-time art teaching roles in Ōtautahi Christchurch in a highly competitive employment market. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts…
[ad_1] The Serious Fraud Office has closed its investigation into Christchurch City Council election donations. The investigation focused on campaign donations made to Lianne Dalziel, who is currently the mayor of Christchurch, in 2013, 2016 and 2019. The SFO found no evidence of any criminal conduct during its investigation. The Director of the SFO, Julie…
[ad_1] Police are investigating an incident last night where a woman was hit by a vehicle at a residential address on Eureka Street, Aranui, Christchurch. Police were alerted to the incident at around 8pm. The woman was transported to Christchurch Hospital where she remains. Police located a vehicle of interest a short time later. Police…
[ad_1] The Chief Ombudsman is calling on the Department of Corrections to urgently introduce more rehabilitation opportunities for people held under Public Protection Orders (PPOs) to avoid the risk of breaching international human rights obligations. Peter Boshier today released his first report on New Zealand’s only civil detention facility for PPOs – MatawhÄiti – located…
[ad_1] The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index lifted 5 points in December. It remains well short of 2017-19 levels, unlike business sentiment. Consumer confidence lifted 5 points to 112 in December, with the current and future conditions indexes lifting by similar amounts. Consumer confidence is edging closer to its historical average of around 120. “In…
[ad_1] An unchanged Central Hinds squad has headed to Dunedin with the prospect of reclaiming the national one-day lead this weekend in the last two Hallyburton Johnstone Shield matches before the competition takes a break for Dream11 Super Smash. With three wins from the first four rounds, the consistent Hinds are well placed on the…
[ad_1] Nutritious and basic meals will be served to approximately 8,550 people in prison on 25 December. The lunch will consist of roast chicken and vegetables, while corned beef and salad sandwiches will be served for dinner. “Our Christmas lunch is the same at all of the 17 prisons we manage nationwide and is a…
[ad_1] MetService are forecasting a cloudy run in to Christmas, with some significant rain and strong winds especially around Christmas Eve. For Christmas Day however a southerly change ushers in clearer skies and cooler temperatures, although areas in the south and east will continue to see showers. “The main player in our weather is a…