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
They have no practices, no drills, and no set plays, yet Sacred Heart’s basketball teams win game after game. Sacred Heart deputy principal Frank McManus, who helps coordinate the school’s four basketball teams, said this year’s Year 7-8 boys A grade team – which consists entirely of Filipino boys – are a… Read More »Sacred Heart basketball team one to watch
By Hannah Herchenbach, for the Christchurch Mail Spreydon, New Brighton and Redwood are the fastest growing Christchurch communities on a new social media site that aims to bring Neighbourhood Watch into the digital age. Neighbourly.co.nz has had viral growth since launching nationwide three weeks ago, and more than 1000 Christchurch… Read More »Website helps build neighbourhood ties
Addington residents fed up at the speed of development in the suburb are calling on the Christchurch City Council to protect the area’s heritage. Many of more than 400 responses to the council’s district plan, gathered by Addington community development worker Cherylan Davies, questioned the rate of post-quake change in… Read More »Residents want to preserve Addington's heritage
Worried Christchurch cyclists are using footpaths instead of biking on busy roads after the death of student nurse Sharla Haerewa. Haerewa, 22, was killed after she was hit by a truck while cycling on Lincoln Rd to work. Several cyclists who spoke to The Press said they often felt unsafe… Read More »Cyclists spooked into riding footpaths
