Canterbury
Sensory exhibition of Otautahi: smell, feel, hear, taste city
Turn on your taringas, prepare your tastebuds because an art exhibition underway in Christchurch is shunning the visual in favour of other senses. What Might We Find When We Stop Looking? is running… Audio
Offensive tourist attraction: 'It's still there and it's still hurtful'
A Christchurch tourist attraction which has offended customers for years is still running after delaying promised updates.
Missile shaped fish screen hits the Rangitata River
A state-of-the art fish screening facility in mid-Canterbury prevents fish from entering the Rangitata diversion race intake at Klondyke and being swept into the 67km-long canal scheme. Audio
Missile shaped fish screen hits the Rangitata River
A state-of-the art fish screening facility in mid-Canterbury prevents fish from entering the Rangitata diversion race intake at Klondyke and being swept into the 67km-long canal scheme.
AudioEmpowering rangatahi in the primary industries
Cheyenne Wilson is it's first chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network. She tells Country Life it was established last year to give young people a voice and a place at the table in the agricultural… Audio
Empowering rangatahi in the primary industries
Cheyenne Wilson is it's first chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network. She tells Country Life it was established last year to give young people a voice and a place at the table in the agricultural…
AudioBromley stench: Council to compensate some residents
Birds have fled, humans want to leave and even the midges have gone - Christchurch's damaged waste water plant is driving everyone away with its "horrendous" stench.
Bromley smell: Council told to put their money where their stench is
Residents near a damaged wastewater plant in Christchurch are anticipating compensation promised by the council for the rotting stench.
Salmon farmer balances growth with sustainability
Akaroa Salmon's ocean farm floats discreetly in a tranquil bay near the heads of Akaroa harbour. Seventeen huge round netted pens are home to thousands of King salmon of varying sizes. Duncan Bates… Audio
Salmon farmer balances growth with sustainability
Akaroa Salmon's ocean farm floats discreetly in a tranquil bay near the heads of Akaroa harbour. Seventeen huge round netted pens are home to thousands of King salmon of varying sizes. Duncan Bates…
Audio'It makes me feel sick and want to spew': Bromley students say stench unavoidable
Ally Enright loves basketball and playing with her dog, but when the air reeks of the stench of Bromley's burnt-out wastewater treatment plant, she hides in her bedroom.
Prominent cryptocurrency trader hit by 'perfect storm'
A leading local crypto currency trading platform, BitPrime, says a "perfect storm" has hit its finances, forcing it to put a halt on operations.
Bromley stench: Remedial work begins as councillors query months of inaction
Work has begun today to resolve the smell of rotting material at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Speed limits to reduce on Canterbury State Highway 75
Speeds will nearly halve to 60km/h over the hill between Cooptown and Barrys Bay, while high crash areas will also drop to 80km/h.
Warning 'smell could get worse' as rotting material removed
Rotting material in Christchurch's fire-damaged wastewater plant will start to be removed from tomorrow. But there's about the volume of 10 Olympic swimming pools worth to get rid of.
How a memo about a flagpole saw 'all hell break loose'
Residents at a Christchurch seaside suburb might be getting the flagpole they have been asking for since the 2011 earthquakes.
Governors Bay Jetty to be rebuilt after the community took ownership of it
The Governors Bay community weren't going to accept a Christchurch council decision to close the 140 year old jetty following earthquake damage in 2011. Nick Harwood's part of the group and handily a… Audio
Christchurch crash leaves car overturned on roundabout
A crash on a main road in Christchurch left a car upside down on a roundabout.
Christchurch cyclists quick to get on board with anti-theft register
As more people opt for two wheels to get around, bike thefts are also climbing, with more than four per day on average reported stolen in Christchurch.
Motorists warned of delays on Porters Pass over next 10 weeks
Supply chain delays due to Covid-19 have pushed out the urgent repair of a retaining wall in Porters Pass.
