Thunder, hail and plunging temperatures didn’t stop Canterbury University students from flocking to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry on Tuesday. Many of the 500 students gathered in the central quad to see the royal were forced to retreat temporarily into the Puaka-James Hight library when hail set in. Second-year Law and Commerce student… Read More »UC students brave hail, rain to see Prince Harry
Burglars have been targeting Canterbury University student flats, looking for expensive electronics and taking advantage of poor security. Police have increased patrols in the area in response to the spike in burglaries. Engineering student George Russon was burgled in the night last month. He said while he was sleeping a… Read More »Varsity students targeted by burglars
When most people at the mall are wearing jumpers and long trousers on a cool autumn day, Peter Rejcek is in shorts. The reason being the The Antarctic Sun editor has just spent more than four months on the world’s coldest continent. Antarctica’s only newspaper dates to 1960, when US… Read More »Antarctic newspaper editor serves cold truth
Wayne Tewnion’s quandary over a nearby quarry could spell trouble for his truffle business. The Yaldhurst resident, who owns Tewnion Truffière truffle farm on Old West Coast Rd, said dust from a planned nearby quarry expansion could harm the 600 hazelnut and English oak trees that nurture his black Périgord… Read More »Yaldhurst residents concerned about quarry dust
Christchurch has been worked into a tizzy by the film Fifty Shades of Grey. The steamy flick, based on the best-selling erotic novel of the same name by E.L. James, has raked in $2.83 million since debuting on February 12 according to Box Office Mojo, eclipsing The Wolf of Wall… Read More »Christchurch hot and bothered by Fifty Shades
A Christchurch theatre company needs to raise at least $1 million to restore the Mill Theatre in Addington. The theatre was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquakes and closed to the public, and four years on the Riccarton Players are still performing in other halls, theatres, and spaces across… Read More »Riccarton Players aim to restore Mill Theatre
Creative and wearable hat designs will be exclusively showcased at this year’s Cup and Show Week for the first time. Although hats have always been a focus at the races, this year will see a competition specifically celebrating just the shoulders up. The Hat and Hair Art Awards originated in… Read More »Hair today . . . art tomorrow
While studying medicine at the University of Otago, Claire Reilly and her peers discussed which disease was the worst with which to be diagnosed. Then in 2006, while she was working as a medical administrator at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Dr Reilly began tripping up and having difficulty with buttons.… Read More »Locked in a body that doesn't work
Hannah Warner is hoping to spell her way to $5000 at the national spelling bee final. Hannah, 14, who attends Villa Maria College and placed third in the regional final, will travel to Wellington this month with two other Christchurch high school students who made the cut. Just 16 year… Read More »Kids hope to spell their way to $5k prize
For the first time since it began four years ago, Auckland-based charity Community Fruit Harvesting has sent 30 boxes of citrus fruit to Christchurch to be distributed by local food banks. Boxes of grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, lemons and limes were shared among the Salvation Army, City Mission and 0800 HUNGRY.… Read More »Auckland fruit boosts food banks
