5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (217+ words) Open Christchurch offers attendees the chance to explore and experience the city's architectural marvels first-hand, with special access to buildings not normally open to the public. This year's festival was a huge success with multiple tours selling out, including, Sugarloaf…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (574+ words) Residents can also expect disruption and change, as the low-lying area adapts to climate-related hazards, such as rising groundwater and more-intense rainfall. Seven adaptation options have been narrowed and adjusted to a shortlist of three, which have price tags ranging…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (424+ words) Two North Canterbury councils are offering rate rises below 4%, excluding water services. The Waimakariri District Council adopted its final 2026/27 annual plan on Tuesday, June 16, confirming an average rate rise of 4. 99%, or 2. 9% excluding water services. Meanwhile, the Hurunui District Council's audit…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1027+ words) Residents at a house at the centre of a police investigation into Shulai Wang's death were asked about how to deal with her body, recordings played in court today have revealed. The 70-year-old Chinese national was found wrapped in plastic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (126+ words) Setting the weld on fire Otago Daily Times Setting the weld on fire You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. The resulting molten iron flows into a mould and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) Bay of Plenty was the country's best performing region at the start of the year, ending'Canterbury's run at the top. ASB's Regional Economic Scoreboard for the three months ended March had Bay of Plenty first, followed by Canterbury and Otago....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (487+ words) Lance Colin Robert Moore, 39, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 28-year-old Sean Buis after an incident in Unity Park in July 2022 and his four-year-one-month prison sentence is set to expire in November." Early release was declined last month and the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (94+ words) Otago Daily Times You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. The success of city parkruns " 599 and counting Cat adoption day "wildly successful" for felines MPs visit Mosgiel to discuss…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (414+ words) Wakatipu, brilliantly inspired by captain Rube Peina, had led 7-0, 14-8 and 21-18 and appeared on the verge of a notable victory with time running out. But with massive input from props Alex Chubb and Tyson Clark, Cromwell shunted the Wakatipu scrum backwards…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (404+ words) Crews responded to the fire in Harbour Tce, just off Dundas St, about 8pm on Saturday, arriving to find the property well ablaze, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokeswoman said. An investigator was at the scene most of yesterday…...