Why owners of vacant land in Christchurch CBD may face a massive rates hike

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The city still has big swathes of empty land after the earthquakes - but critics say fast-forwarding development is the wrong approach.

'Dream come true': Christchurch finally welcomes back cruise ships for fir…

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Today marks the end of an 11-year dry spell for the Garden City.

2022 – Turns out it can get worse.

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With the dawn of a new year (yes, we know it’s already April May June July, no we are not accepting constructive criticism at this time) the Under Over team has hit the ground running. The dream of a leisurely … Continue reading →

Debris inside Christ Church Cathedral to finally be cleared more than 11 y…

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The world's first remote-operated digger will enter and undertake internal cleanup inside Christchurch's iconic Cathedral.

Council votes to rebuild South Library in Christchurch

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South Library is the last of the council's libraries to be rebuilt or repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes.

Scientists say fault line in Otago could create earthquake similar to 2010…

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"There are major faults in low-seismicity areas that could produce a major event."

Rebuilding a broken city: Parts of Christchurch still in need of remedial …

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"There's still a lot of holes and a lot of carparks."

Flipping Fried Eggs

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Retired Aircraft Engineer, Corporal Colin Creighton, No. 41 Squadron, RNZAF recounts his experiences serving during the American Vietnam war.

Zealandia’s Turpin

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Charismatic, athletic and intelligent, Jonathan Roberts came from a respectable family. A native of Cornwall, he immigrated to New Zealand with his family as a small child in 1862. After leaving sc…

 “Strange Freak of a New Zealand Girl”

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Dressed in a black cutaway coat, dark trousers and a white silk neckcloth, and sporting a Billy-Cock hat over short hair, Henry Jame Muir stood before a London magistrate in 1889 dressed in the clo…

The Misleading Lady

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From 1919 until 1963, New Zealand audiences were guaranteed ‘snappy scenes, bright singing, excellent dancing and sparkling comedy’ when attending a Stan Lawson Production.

All Manner of Exotic Delicacies

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Sandwiched between the iconic White Hart Hotel and the Universal Boot Depot at 223-225 High Street, was the business founded by Mr James Freeman, a pastry cook and caterer. Opened in 1891, the buil…