Most Christchurch candidates are using social media in this election, but some are using it better and more often than others. All Christchurch MPs, except Gerry Brownlee, and most candidates have Twitter accounts. Green Party list MP Mojo Mathers has the most followers with just over 4000. Christchurch Central Labour… Read More »Social media a key tool for election candidates
Ferrymead Bays Football Club is pushing ahead with plans to install floodlights at its home turf after receiving council approval last week. The club will build six 13m-high light towers on one of its three pitches at Ferrymead Park and expects them to be up by November. President Gerard Cleary… Read More »Club to build light towers at Ferrymead Park
By Kyle Knowles Despite being in the Super Rugby final this weekend and winning the New Zealand conference, three Crusaders have missed out on the All Blacks squad named today in Christchurch. Ryan Crotty, Matt Todd and Colin Slade have been left out of the 31-man squad by selectors Steve… Read More »Crusaders trio miss out on AB's squad
By Kyle Knowles, reporting for the Christchurch Mail Christchurch man Karl Tyrrell is the first Kiwi to referee at an indoor volleyball world championships in 20 years. Tyrrell refereed at the U20 Women’s World Championship in the Czech Republic and qualifying events in Australia and China last year. In China,… Read More »Tyrrell reaches world stage as referee
By Kyle Knowles, reporting for the Christchurch Mail The Ascot/Freeville Residents Group is unhappy the Travis Medical Centre has been granted a lease to develop a car park on QEII land. Group co-ordinator Nigel Dixon did not believe the council should be leasing QEII land for car parking. “We spent… Read More »QEII car park plan disappoints residents' group
Vodafone has given Christchurch’s rebuild a shot in the arm with its plans to build a $50m South Island headquarters in the city centre. The company has announced it will be the anchor tenant in the city’s innovation precinct with a new four-storey building designed to bring its 350 Christchurch staff into… Read More »Vodafone announces innovation hub for Christchurch
University of Canterbury students will lose their campus bus service under proposed changes to the Metrostar route. Environment Canterbury (ECan) is consulting on its Metro Bus Services Review, which includes a proposal to replace the Metrostar with a new line. The Metrostar starts in New Brighton and heads to Halswell,… Read More »Metro review will scrap university bus service
