Kiwis – the humankind – are getting the chance to vote on what native bird will take out Forest and Bird’s Bird of the Year contest. The competition, in its sixth year, is run by the conservation group to raise the profile of native birds and the struggles they face.… Read More »Kiwis all a flutter about bird competition
Christchurch’s Tom Marsh is one giant leap closer to realising his dream of becoming an astronaut. Marsh, a year 13 student at Burnside High School, was selected for an International Space Camp at Nasa in Huntsville, Alabama. After just finishing the two-week programme, Marsh is as passionate as ever about… Read More »Chch student aims for the stars
A Christchurch earthquake engineer has been awarded an $800,000 grant to continue his research into the Canterbury earthquakes. University of Canterbury civil and natural resources engineering lecturer Brendon Bradley has been awarded the money as part of a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship. Bradley, currently at Stanford University as part of an… Read More »$800,000 for earthquake research
Alluring sex traps are getting pest insects into sticky situations and putting New Zealand’s apples a bite above their overseas counterparts. Plant and Food Research scientists are eliminating the need to use pesticides with “green” pest control techniques. Plant and Food Research’s Dr Flore Mas is part of a team… Read More »Insects caught in `sex traps'
Recorded in home-built studios made from cupboards, blankets, polystyrene and a bath, Laura Hunter’s first EP, Quiet Underwater, conforms to nothing. It’s as much a reinvention as Hunter’s hometown, post-quake Christchurch. Mashing upbeat pop songs, drum and bass, and everything electronic, it is, she says, “experimental”. Experimentation is her catchphrase.… Read More »Music one big experiment for rising star
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
This afternoon, nine mayoral candidates spoke to students and members of the public at the University of Canterbury. Max Towle live-blogged the event. The state of democracy is strong in Christchurch, we just need the government to realise this. Even when we disagree, we can talk in similar languages and… Read More »Mayoral Debate_Live Blog
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
