His favourite song is “Burn”, but 19-year-old Sam Chapman has more chance of freezing as he waits for Ellie Goulding’s Christchurch concert Thursday. Standing alone, cold, and wet outside the concert venue since 9am, the American teenager has travelled over 19,000 kilometres to follow his idol to Christchurch. It’ll be… Read More »Front of the queue with a dedicated Ellie Goulding fan
Christchurch schools are grappling with ways to hold emergency lockdown drills that do not traumatise students. The drills are effectively practice runs for armed attacks and involve students going to their classroom or nearest designated “safe room” and hiding silently until further instructions. Of 12 Christchurch schools contacted this month, nine held regular lock down drills, while another school said it would… Read More »Christchurch schools attempt to avoid panicking students during lockdown drills
