Kiwis may need to rethink what they eat if New Zealand is serious about its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050, warn climate experts gathered in Christchurch this week. About 120 scientists and experts are in the city for the next five days to work on an Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) special… Read More »Climate goals may require change in diet
A Christchurch river-care group is calling on council to do more to stop people feeding the city’s ducks. Feeding ducks is an age-old tradition, but the Opawaho-Heathcote River Network says it harms waterways – and ducks. Network co-chair Karen Whitla said the group had tried using social media to warn… Read More »Feeding ducks ruffles feathers
A forward thinking mother and a collective of midwives have opened a breast milk donor bank in Rangiora. North Canterbury Milk is the brainchild of Natalie Gillespie and midwives Gill Smith and Jackie Snowden. The non-profit breast milk donation scheme collected breast milk from women who expressed excess milk after… Read More »Rangiora mum starts breast milk donation scheme
A newly-elected district councillor plans to take her baby to meetings because the available subsidies exclude childcare. Hurunui District councillor Julia McLean said juggling council responsibilities with caring for a 6-month-old, 4-year-old and 7-year-old put her “on the back foot from the start”. She wrote to the Remuneration Authority asking for council expense policies to be brought into “modern times”. As well as councillors’ salaries,… Read More »Newly-elected Hurunui District councillor calls for child support to attend meetings
A new Canterbury rugby talent has been unearthed at the trans-Tasman school rugby series the past two weeks. Christ’s College fullback Ngane Punivai was the top try-scorer for the New Zealand Schools team, crossing the line four times in games against Fiji Schools and Australia Schools. Punivai scored three times in New Zealand’s 45-19… Read More »Christ's College pupil Ngane Punivai impresses for New Zealand Schools
Senior White Fern says New Zealand’s top women cricketers will be able to dedicate more time to the sport after a 100 per cent rise in their basic pay. The new three-year deal with New Zealand Cricket will see 15 White Ferns earn from $20,000 to $34,000 a year – up from $10,000 to $12,000. With match fees… Read More »Senior White Fern welcomes NZ women cricketers' big pay rise
Three girls from the same Christchurch school will run for New Zealand in an international cross country race this weekend. The Christchurch Girls’ High School students will compete in the Australian cross country championships in Canberra on Saturday. All 15 years old, Amelia Persson, Akeira Worthington and Lily Trotter, will… Read More »Christchurch Girls High trio to run for New Zealand in Australian cross country champs
St Margaret’s College reign supreme after winning the Canterbury SuperNet premier schools netball final for the sixth year running. Coach Helen Belcher was “absolutely stoked” after St Margaret’s beat Christchurch Girls High School 32-23 at Pioneer Stadium on Wednesday. She said the thought of a sixth win was on her team’s mind. “The girls have worked really hard… Read More »Champion St Margaret's College team win sixth successive Canterbury schools netball crown
A Christchurch student with a passion for cycling is doing research for the city’s inaugural public bike sharing scheme. Danielle Robson, a geography student at University of Canterbury, will complete the research for Spark Bikes. “I’ve always had an interest in active and public transportation and ways of reducing car… Read More »Getting to grips with bike sharing
More women are powerlifting as many follow their male partners into the traditionally male-dominated sport that comprises bench press, squat and deadlift. Canterbury Powerlifting Association committee member Leighton Best said female participants in New Zealand Powerlifting Federation national championships increased from about one in five in 2012 to one in… Read More »Women take to powerlifting
