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
Hannah Herchenbach asks students if legalising cannabis is an issue likely to influence their vote in the upcoming election.
St Asaph art space Room Four is crowdfunding to stay open in the face of dwindling post-earthquake funds. Co-founders Rosalee Jenkin and Daegan Wells, both 24, have raised almost half of the $2,000 target they hoped to meet by August 9. “It’s a really good start,” Jenkin said. The funds… Read More »Room Four art space seeks online funds
University of Canterbury students and alumni are pooling their talents to develop a photographic drone, dubbed SelfieBot. Project leader Owen Flanagan said the team hoped to have a functioning prototype of the small flying robot, which will hover and take photographs from just about anywhere, in the next two months.… Read More »Canterbury students develop photographic drone
By Hannah Herchenbach for the Christchurch Mail Rock and roll is alive in Christchurch – but where are the boys? Christchurch took out six first place titles at the South Island Interclub Rock and Roll Challenge on Saturday night [June 14] – but with 21 prizes, it was a slight showing from… Read More »Two girls for every boy — let's rock
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
Satirist Ben Uffindell is at odds with the Prime Minister over the claim his Civilian Party is wasting taxpayers’ money. John Key yesterday criticised the $33,635 Electoral Commission funding allocated to the satirical party. The funding is ring-fenced as part of the commission’s funding of election programme broadcasting, despite the… Read More »Satirist defends funding for Civilian Party
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
UC Journalism students wrap up their fortnight of news production at RDU today. They have been producing daily news packages for a midday and an updated 1pm bulletin, reporting on major IT announcements, the Chatham Cup, various live gigs around the city, politics, and the inaugural UC undie run. The… Read More »UC students wrap up at RDU
A Redwood programmer has won the South Island leg of the national RAW Comedy Quest stand-up competition without uttering a single word. Thane Pullan beat seven other finalists at a packed Twisted Hop in Woolston to win a spot in the national finals of the RAW Comedy Quest in Auckland.… Read More »Redwood Programmer Wins Comedy Fest
