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
EMILY SPINK and GEORGIA NELSON catch up with some of the Christchurch local election contenders: mayoral frontrunners Lianne Dalziel and Paul Lonsdale, and three of UC’s current and former students Jeremy Kaye, Bridget Williams and Erin Jackson. The Young Ones Jeremy Kaye Jeremy is a 4th year law and arts… Read More »Young ones and frontrunners
The local body elections are almost at hand, providing many students their first chance to vote, but will they? Youth enrolment rates remain low and students say they are uninterested in the elections. FIONA THOMAS, JADE COOPER and KATE DAVIDSON investigate. Of 20 University of Canterbury students approached on campus… Read More »Student interest in elections low
Christchurch’s two most prominent mayoral candidates know attracting youth to the city will be key to a successful rebuild, but is that easier said than done? MAX TOWLE has been talking to some of those invested in the efforts. The scene at C1 Espresso is ground for hope. The cafe might… Read More »Youth key to Christchurch rebuild
