3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (572+ words) Canterbury school leavers will be able to earn a wage while gaining a nationally recognised manufacturing qualification under a new industry-led training programme. Canterbury will become the first South Island region to offer Earn as You Learn, which combines formal…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (558+ words) Therapy animal visits to Christchurch hospitals, rest homes and schools have survived the end of St John’s Outreach Therapy Pets programme, with a new charity taking over the service and holding its public launch in Hagley Park this month. Community…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (484+ words) Coastguard North Canterbury has become the first New Zealand organisation to receive a prestigious Higgins & Langley Memorial Award. The volunteer unit received the Team and Program Development Award for its sustained leadership in developing specialist swiftwater and flood rescue training,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (654+ words) Christchurch residents will pay more to use Council pools, gyms, hydroslides and recreation facilities from 1 October, with annual memberships rising by as much as $48. Christchurch City Council is updating fees and charges across its recreation and sport network, affecting memberships,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (663+ words) Christchurch and North Canterbury have a packed weekend ahead, with live music, international films, markets, sport, wedding inspiration and free family activities on offer. Here are some of the events happening on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August. Christchurch Town Hall will…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (469+ words) Online florist Bloomex faces Commerce Commission action after 232 concerns. Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata will speak at a rural wellbeing event in Waipara next month, bringing farmers, winegrowers and rural communities together to discuss resilience, connection and the pressures of…...