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Conservationists are tactically planting fire resistant species on Christchurch's Port Hills, in the hopes it could mean fewer or less damaging fires in the future.

Rathdrum Rugby Football Cub will host a comedy night fundraiser featuring acclaimed comedian Gearóid Farrelly at the Woodenbridge Hotel on Friday, July 28.

For Conservation Volunteers NZ,​ native regeneration isn’t just about plants and ecosystems, it’s about people too.

Date Time Hundreds more hands funded to work for nature “The work we are funding includes everything from pest control and restoration planting to plant propagation, skill building and education initiatives across Aotearoa New Zealand,” Kiri Allan said. Examples are a predator control project to create a biodiversity corridor between Lake Rotokare and Omoana in Taranaki, a marae-led project that aims to increase whio and kiwi numbers on the East Coast and a nationwide education and training...

Thursday, 8 April 2021, 5:54 am With some 4000 entries, 200 volunteers and thousands of spectators, the 40th ASB Christchurch Marathon will once again be one of the South Island’s most colourful community occasions bringing together runners and walkers from all walks of life. On Sunday, for the first time in more than a decade, the annual ASB Christchurch Marathon returns to the same course and venue as was used prior to the earthquakes. Race Director Chris Cox says the positive weather for...