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A popular crossing point for mountain bike riders travelling through Victoria Park and down into the Christchurch Adventure Park has been made safer. A new section of guard rail has been installed on Dyers Pass Road opposite the Victoria Park entrance providing Christchurch Adventure Park (CAP) users a safer alternative to biking up the road. …
Strong connections and an uplifting learning environment at UC Recent graduate Amiria Reid’s (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Kai) love for her whakapapa, community and environment motivated her to do a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Canterbury and led her to a fulfilling job. Amiria Reid (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Kai) “The story of tangata whenua…
Matatū squad with UC connections revealed The South Island team for New Zealand’s new women’s rugby competition has been named with several University of Canterbury (UC) students and alumni making the cut. UC student and Matatū player Grace Brooker (left) with UC Kaihautū Taunaki Tangata Director – Equity and Business Management, Rīpeka Tamanui-Hurunui. The University…
Plans to turn the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor into a legacy project that will benefit Cantabrians for generations to come have been given a significant boost by Long Term Plan funding that was approved today. As part of the Council’s goals to improve water quality, ecological restoration and support climate change, a total of $316…
Moves are under way to deliver free internet access to Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (ŌCHT) tenants. Christchurch fibre company Enable has formed a 10-year partnership with the housing provider to “eliminate digital inequity”. More than 60 per cent of the ŌCHT tenants are not connected to the internet at home, missing out on many benefits and…
Anyone can “Walk a Mile in a Refugee’s Shoes” during the upcoming Walking Festival. One of the new walks on the opening day – Saturday, 17 April – illustrates the festival’s fresh focus on walks that help people to “Explore/ Hōpara, Learn/Ako and Connect/Hono”. It is among the 50-plus walks on offer between Saturday, 17…
Ōtautahi Christchurch’s links to the icy continent are celebrated in a new interactive audio tour through the city centre. The Antarctic Gateway City Trail has been put together by ChristchurchNZ and The Christchurch Antarctic Office and starts on Colombo Street, near Victoria Square. The trail takes listeners on a comprehensive tour of the city and…
High-speed wireless broadband and 4G mobile phone coverage are on the horizon for Banks Peninsula as the 100th rural connection cell site goes “live” in Gebbies Valley today. The new site marks the first stage of a vital communications boost for the region, along with a second site in Birdlings Flat. Under the Government plan…