When the shaking started early that Saturday morning in September, Peter Hansen wondered if it would have been easier just to stay in bed. He and his wife, Tressa, clutched onto each other in the doorway of their Sumner home, and struggled to stay on their feet. When the ground… Read More »Peter Hansen: 'It shocked our community together'
The goalie holds his paddle and eyes the ball with an aggressive stare. Hands gripped tightly, he prepares to launch into action. “Ten seconds!” someone yells from the rectangular water pitch. A member of the Burnside team shoots, but does not score. University defender Owain John hits the ball back… Read More »`Hilarious mess of paddles, kayaks'
Seven teens sprinted for the spicy rice and two litres of milk in the middle of Christchurch’s Latimer Square. They were not hungry, so much as eager to win. The students were among 12 high school teams competing in the city’s own version of the Amazing Race. Run by the… Read More »Chili rice key to team building
Some of the less-heralded mayoral candidates had the opportunity to speak before an audience this afternoon, joining frontrunners Lianne Dalziel and Paul Lonsdale for the event hosted by the University’s Political Science club (UCPOLS). Max Towle live-blogged the debate here, and spoke to some of the candidates ahead of the… Read More »UCPols students host mayoral debate
What do you do when you want to compliment a business on its great service? If you’re University of Canterbury student Hannah Duder, you create an award-winning smartphone app. Duder, a fourth-year Law and Accounting student, has taken out first prize in the University of Canterbury’s annual Entré Apps Challenge,… Read More »Law student's phone app takes out competition
For three years, Flat Man has been delivering care packages to Christchurch students’ flats, offering relief to those still dealing with earthquake issues. After much thought, he has decided to expand his reach out of Canterbury. His first stop: Dunedin. The masked superhero has recently returned from a quick-fire trip south… Read More »Flat Man spreads his cape
Darting between taniwha, Nicky Pio dived through the gateway and slammed the ball down by the tupu in the centre. She swivelled to see if she had scored and grinned as the referee awarded three points to the ki-oma from Burnside High School. This is Ki-o-Rahi, a fast-paced Māori ball… Read More »Teens ‘ki’d’ up for Māori ball game
In the University of Canterbury Journalism programme, Cronuts (a portmanteau of Croissant and Donut) have become a bit of an obsession. We’ve pitched stories about them and had stories about them pinched by others. We’ve looked on with envy at Aucklanders and Wellingtonians as they got to try them. And… Read More »Cronut craze hits UC newsroom
Got a troublesome secret? Let it go. The concept sounds easy, but one university student’s fine arts project on the nature of secrets took four months to complete. In the foyer of the Fine Arts block on campus at the University of Canterbury, 40 sheets of hand-cut paper were pinned… Read More »Secret art project unburdens students
Christchurch local body candidates pitched their wares at a UCPOLS-hosted ‘speed-voting’ event on campus this week. Emily Murphy live-blogged the session. As a small crowd pile into a Canterbury University lecturer theatre, candidates gear up to talk about their vision for the city of Christchurch. University of Canterbury political science… Read More »Council candidates share their vision
