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[ad_1] In a normal season, New Zealand’s Antarctic scientists would either be at Scott Base or just returning from Antarctica. Instead they are gathering in Christchurch for the Antarctic Science Conference and the Snow and Ice Research Group workshop. Over the course of the week dozens of researchers will present their latest findings from the…
[ad_1] Two years on from the Christchurch mosques’ attacks, people will come together at a National Remembrance Service to remember and honour those who died and build on the spirit of unity that came out of the tragedy. Fifty-one people died as a result of the shootings at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques on…
[ad_1] Two sporting events this weekend, one linking the West Coast and Canterbury, the other in Buller District, will cause some traffic delays and require road users to plan ahead, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Coast to Coast multi-sport traverse of the South Island The Coast to Coast multi-sport race affects the area from…
[ad_1] Ten years on from the devastating demise of the CTV building in Christchurch, a new podcast – Collapse – examines the tragedy through the eyes of those directly affected, in their own words. While the collapse of CTV has been reported on extensively, the podcast is the first to examine the minutes, hours, days…
[ad_1] Clean water from Christchurch is being tankered into Akaroa today. The tankers are being made available so that residents and local businesses can fill their own containers with clean, safe water while the boil water notice is in effect. People can also boil the water from their tap to make it safe, or used…
[ad_1] On February 22, 2011, a magnitude 6.3 shallow earthquake ruptured with devastating results, right under Christchurch. Next Monday is the 10th anniversary of the human devastation when 185 people died and 6659 people suffered major injuries – just in the first 24 hours after 12.51pm shake. For most, life has moved on; others still…
[ad_1] Christchurch residents can once again recycle their soft plastic packaging at participating stores across the City. The distinctive recycling bins have returned to Countdown stores at Church Corner, Colombo Street, Hornby and Moorhouse and The Warehouse stores in Belfast, Barrington Mall, Eastgate, Hornby, Northlands Shopping Centre, Riccarton, and South City. More locations including New…
[ad_1] The Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) Alliance and Te NgÄi TÅ«Ähuriri RÅ«nanga have completed work on a project which will see 11 storyboards which depict the history of the area and the importance of the environment along the new Christchurch Northern Corridor. The steel interpretation panels have been installed along the new shared path at…
[ad_1] A lucky Lotto player from Christchurch will be celebrating in style after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Hornby Mall Lotto in Christchurch. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $18…
[ad_1] A lowering of COVID-19 alert levels has allowed the Canterbury Mayoral Forum and Regional Transport Committee to undertake its planned a two-day freight tour of Canterbury today and tomorrow. The Forum and Committee will visit Christchurch International Airport, Lyttelton Port, Move Logistics, and PrimePort Timaru on 18 and 19 February 2021. While in Timaru,…
[ad_1] GNS Science experts have embarked on a research project to determine the earthquake risk of a recently discovered fault in the Waikato. This is part of an effort to better understand quake risk in parts of New Zealand that are traditionally seen as safe from quakes. Thanks to improved aerial mapping tools, scientists recently…
[ad_1] Entries are now open for the Box 112 Canterbury Heritage Awards 2021. Organisers are encouraging all Canterbury individuals, organisations, and companies involved in heritage restoration, retention, promotion or tourism to submit an entry. The Awards are free to enter. Chair of the Heritage Awards Trust Dame Anna Crighton said that “the aftermath of the…
[ad_1] New Pacific research from AUT puts the sacred concept of the vÄ at the heart of its study. For pan-Pacific peoples, the vÄ is generally acknowledged as the relational spaces that bind and unify all people and things. Nationwide, more than 500,000 Kiwi adults live with low literacy and numeracy (L/N) skills. MÄori and…
[ad_1] ShadowTech Teachers, a game-changing programme for teachers run by NZTech and supported by the Ministry of Education, is taking teachers, the key influencers of students, into tech firms to see first hand exciting tech careers. It is an opportunity to showcase the tech world and for teachers to return to the classroom and lay…
[ad_1] People are advised to arrive early for Monday’s national memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service is being held at the Oi Manawa Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial and will be attended by the Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy, and the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. With a…
[ad_1] Marlborough’s roading and public transport priorities for the next six years are now open for public comment. The ‘Connecting Te Tauihu (Top of the South)’ Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2027 (RLTP) and Marlborough Regional Public Transport Plan 2021-2027 (MRPTP) have just been released. These are the guiding documents that will shape road and public…
[ad_1] In a new report released today, the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has called for a reset of government forestry policy to support indigenous forest regeneration on Banks Peninsula and dis-incentivise exotic forestry expansion. The report is the final in a series of case studies EDS has undertaken as part of a broader investigation into…
[ad_1] Emergency services received a report of a serious assault at an Armagh Street property about 7.35pm Sunday. A body was located at the address and as a result a homicide investigation has begun. Soon after police located a person who is assisting with the investigation. Police believe this to be an isolated incident with…
[ad_1] On the 10th anniversary of New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, an event which will be forever etched into the minds of a generation of Christchurch people, St John Ambulance joins with New Zealanders to mark the tragedy and reflect on the catastrophic events that changed a nation. In the hours that followed the fatal…
[ad_1] Christchurch Police have charged a 38-year-old man with Murder following the discovery of a man’s body at an Armagh Street property yesterday. The man appeared in the Christchurch District Court this morning. [ad_2]
[ad_1] The message reads: On the tenth Anniversary of the Canterbury earthquakes, as you gather to remember those lost and reflect on the devastating effects these earthquakes had on Christchurch, my thoughts are with you all. The loss of life was both sudden and tragic, profoundly affecting many people in New Zealand and around the…
[ad_1] A blocking high over New Zealand is beginning to move away, but MetService says there’s still a few more days of warm and dry weather for most. MetService meteorologist Alwyn Bakker explains, “A low pressure system approaching Aotearoa from the Tasman Sea slows to a crawl, as our resident ridge of high pressure holds…
[ad_1] The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists wants to pay tribute to the hundreds of health workers who worked tirelessly to provide immediate and long-term care to the victims of the Christchurch earthquake, as the region marks the tenth anniversary. ASMS President and Christchurch gastroenterologist Professor Murray Barclay says the health response on the day,…
[ad_1] Even if gaining a Trades qualification from Ara Institute of Canterbury may take a few years, graduate prospects seem brighter than ever. According to an article published in The Christchurch Press this month, low mortgage rates, an overall shortage of housing stock and a lift in infrastructure spending have all contributing to a rampant…
[ad_1] Police continue to appeal for help from the public to locate Christchurch woman Marni Sheppeard. The 53-year-old female was reported missing in January 2021. She was last heard from in Christchurch around 5.20am on Thursday 19 November 2020 when she posted on her Twitter account, a photo of herself with the title “off to…
[ad_1] The new QV Quartile Index shows a growing gap between New Zealand’s most- and least-expensive houses across the main centres – with few exceptions. While the mean average house price that we report in the monthly QV House Price Index is a useful gauge of what’s happening in the residential property market, breaking the…
[ad_1] Within the last few months we have seen and heard of multiple cases, for example in Greymouth, Christchurch and Auckland, where tenants have had anti-social incidents that have resulted in either full-time security guards being placed outside houses or trespass notices being given to tenants to prevent them from disturbing their neighbours in Kainga…
[ad_1] Police are seeking sightings of 61-year-old Christchurch man David Jensen who is overdue from a tramp. Police believe David left the Lake Coleridge area on Saturday 20th February with the intent to tramp through the Mungo Pass and come out near Hokitika. David was due out around Tuesday/Wednesday. Search and Rescue teams are searching…
[ad_1] It will be celebrations all round for a lucky Powerball player from Christchurch after taking home $22.5 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto and is made up of $22 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division. Tonight’s winner is…
[ad_1] Work will begin this week on construction of two new roundabouts near Prebbleton. Isaac Construction Ltd has been appointed as the contractor to build the two-lane roundabouts and other road works needed at the Springs Road/Marshs Road and Shands Road/Blakes Road intersections. The intersections are planned to be substantially completed by mid-2021. Both intersections…