Rachael Wood is using a 3D-printer to create prosthetic hands for children in need. The Christchurch woman has joined web-based volunteer community e-NABLE, which has delivered more than 1500 prosthetic hands across the globe. They have helped children in 37 countries, including crash victims or the disabled. e-NABLE supports volunteers who want… Read More »Prosthetic hands created with 3D-printer
Christchurch’s hospitality boom has levelled off. City council figures show cafe and restaurant numbers have almost reached pre-quake levels. As of last week there were 760 cafes and restaurants in the city, compared to 911 in June 2010. The 2011 quake almost halved the number of eateries, with 588 operating… Read More »Restaurant and bar boom levels off in Christchurch
The nurses union raised concerns about a busy Princess Margaret Hospital ward 18 months before an 80-year-old woman died from a hospital mishap. Eunice Richardson died in November 2013 after she suffered a severe allergic reaction from being given bacteristatic antibiotic, Trimethoprim, while in care at Princess Margaret Hospital in… Read More »Hospital warned about Eunice Richardson's allergy before fatal mishap
Catching the bus is proving more difficult than it should for a blind Christchurch teenager. Ricky Ball, 18, said over the last two years he had been missed at least four times by a bus he wanted to catch. “I was at the bus stop last Saturday with another completely… Read More »Blind teen mad at buses
The family of a World War II veteran are anxious to recover his stolen medals after “despicable” burglars ransacked his widow’s home. John Carpenter, a former Christchurch Central Memorial RSA president, served in the Pacific with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It earned him two 1939-45 Star medals, the Pacific… Read More »Burglars steal war veteran's medals days before Anzac Day
Christchurch marathon organisers want the demolition of the old central city police station delayed amid fears it is a safety hazard to the race. They say they have been blind-sided by an announcement the demo job will go ahead later this month and are angry they were not consulted in… Read More »Christchurch marathon organisers: Delay police station implosion
An increase in health applications [apps] available to smartphone users is worrying health professionals. More than two-thirds of mobile phone users in New Zealand have a smartphone and can access hundreds of apps related to health and wellbeing. Some health professionals are worried the use of those apps could lead… Read More »Fears health apps could lead to misdiagnosis
After four years operating out of a truck, Christchurch student radio station RDU finally has a new home. The station was left homeless after the February, 2011 earthquakes wrecked its studio in the University of Canterbury Students’ Association (UCSA) building. Its new premises are in the new Boxed Quarter for… Read More »New home for student radio station RDU
Redcliffs resident Darren Fidler knows how to turn heads. Four mornings a week, he bikes the 12 kilometres from Redcliffs in Christchurch to his workplace in Edgeware wearing a brightly-coloured, animal-themed onesie. Fidler, an engineering consultant who holds a PhD in mathematics, says the idea of the onesie came from… Read More »Cyclist's onesie brings out smiles
A smelly Christchurch factory has been given two years to stop producing its offensive odours. Environment Canterbury (ECan) commissioners have approved an exemption for Gelita’s Woolston factory. The factory turns bovine hides into gelatin-producing products ranging from confectionary to pill capsules. The commissioners granted Gelita a two-year exemption from a… Read More »Factory given two years to combat smell
