By Grace Cabell and Caitlin Porter for The Press Christchurch’s school ball season is in full swing and so are the after-parties. Rural parties are the most concern to police, who this week issued a public warning to ball-goers and their parents to be wary about after-ball parties. Senior Sergeant… Read More »After-ball party warning
By Michael Cropp and Georgia Weaver for The Press Christchurch’s only 24-hour sexual violence support service may have to shut its doors because of a $23,000 shortfall. The Survivors of Sexual Violence Trust (SSVT), which operates crisis service SafeCare, fields daily referrals from police and has 16 clients in its… Read More »Sex abuse crisis service set to close
By Georgia Weaver for The Press Lyttelton ceramicist Cheryl Lucas has an unlikely role in Christchurch’s rebuild – handmaking chimney pots for heritage buildings. Her latest piece, a metre- high ceramic pot to match the surviving chimney pots atop 160-year-old Riccarton House, was put in place yesterday. Lucas, a renowned… Read More »Potter hand-crafts chimney pots for rebuild
By Michael Cropp for The Press Church leaders concerned that tenants are getting a raw deal in Christchurch are launching an advocacy service. Lyndon Rogers, who works in the Anglican Church’s social justice unit, said renters were having a hard time proving earthquake damage and expected wear and tear was… Read More »Church launches tenants' advocacy service
By Caitlin Porter for The Press Abraham, the much-loved star of children’s book The Builder’s Cat, has died, aged 20. The black half-Burmese feline was a kitten when Canterbury builder Gideon Couper started taking him to work – a move that inspired the 1999 book by award-winning author Gwenda Turner,… Read More »Abraham the book cat turns final page
By Kyle Knowles for the Christchurch Mail Shirley Sports Club is investigating taking over an abandoned bowling club for a new community sports facility. The club has hired consultants to conduct a $30,0000 feasibility study into whether repairing and converting the former Burwood Park Bowling Club’s building and green is… Read More »Community sports hub possible at Burwood Park
By Hannah Herchenbach for the Christchurch Mail Rock and roll is alive in Christchurch – but where are the boys? Christchurch took out six first place titles at the South Island Interclub Rock and Roll Challenge on Saturday night [June 14] – but with 21 prizes, it was a slight showing from… Read More »Two girls for every boy — let's rock
By Rick Jordan for the Christchurch Mail Two Canterbury law students will travel to London in November for convicted murderer Teina Pora’s Privy Council appeal. The students, whose flights and accommodation will be paid for by the University of Canterbury, are preparing legal opinions for the Pora appeal, which relies… Read More »UC students on Pora case
By Rick Jordan for the Christchurch Mail Southshore residents are battling to re-establish a local native reserve in the face of repeated arson attacks. The 20ha reserve at the far end of Rocking Horse Road has been set alight at least seven times this year, and was last torched only… Read More »Arsons sabotage tree planting programme
By Georgia Weaver for The Press A police-monitored party register aimed at university students is being pitched to high-school pupils for the ball season. The Goodone.org.nz website was set up by the Riccarton West Neighbourhood Policing Team in February and has had 50 incident-free parties registered so far. Sergeant Steve… Read More »Party register pitched for high-school ball after-parties
