UC’s Department of Political Science has organised a first of its kind – a speed-dating event for the public to meet and greet all city council and community board candidates. Held at the University of Canterbury campus, candidates each made two-minute speech’s laying out their vision for Christchurch. This was followed by… Read More »UC hosts election speed-voting session
There is no stalling for University of Canterbury students who have worked out the formula for a built-from-scratch race car. Thirteen mechanical engineering students have formed the first Canterbury team to enter the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (Formula SAE) Australasia design competition. The team will compete against about 30… Read More »Canty Uni students build car from scratch
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Top candidates for the Christchurch mayoralty, Lianne Dalziel and Paul Lonsdale, lined up last night for a mayoral debate hosted by The Press. Sarah-Jane O’Connor followed the debate as it unfolded. 21:02The candidates are each given a final three minutes to wrap up.Lonsdale says he “will lead, but I will be… Read More »Live blog _ Mayoral Debate
The click-clack of knitting needles has long been the preserve of grandmothers and expectant mums, but Mike Dickison aims to shatter the stereotype. Dickison is part of a group dubbed the League of Knitting Gentlemen, and he is in search of new recruits. He plans to run “knitting for blokes”… Read More »Wanted: men who knit
Some sell ad-space on billboards, others on buses; two Otago lads are selling it on their voicemail. Paul Lawrence and Gary Pointon have a debt to pay, and they are using their voicemail accounts to generate advertising cash: “Paul Lawrence, brought to you by _________, cannot come to the phone at… Read More »Hefty bill spurs marketing ingenuity
Sitting on top of his towering bay horse, surrounded in a cloud of smoke from his pipe, Dave Ferriman does not look like your average Kiwi bloke. His red coat is patched at the elbows and has torn cuffs, the result of hours in the saddle chasing hares across the… Read More »40 years in the saddle
