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Residents in Le Bons Bay on Banks Peninsula have been evacuated after a creek burst its bank and a torrent of water washed rocks and debris down the road, threatening properties.

Jonathan Guildford16:28, Jul 16 2021 Jonathan Guildford/Stuff Emergency services responded to the crash on Fitzgerald Ave near Avonside Dr in central Christchurch about 12.50pm on Friday. (File photo) A person has died after suffering a medical event and crashing into a bridge, blocking part of a major Christchurch road. Emergency services were called to the crash on Fitzgerald Ave near Avonside Drive in central Christchurch about 12.50pm on Friday. The car crashed into the bridge and was ini...

A city councillor and the son of a man killed in a collision with a truck have called on the Govt to introduce tougher penalties for motorists who crash into cyclists.

The children were in a minivan that was carjacked while their father made a food...

Christchurchs busiest and most dangerous roads revealed 20 Jan, 2021 11:55 PM 3 minutes to read Moorhouse Ave tops the list of Christchurchs busiest roads, with about 52,600 vehicles using it a day. Photo / Geoff Sloan Moorhouse Ave tops the list of Christchurchs busiest roads, with about 52,600 vehicles using it a day. Photo / Geoff Sloan Other Christchurchs busiest and most crash-prone roads can now be revealed. Moorhouse Ave tops the list of busiest roads, said Christchurch City Council head...

His aim is to provide “a new everyday outdoor activity in the city”. Among the packages he provides are the Morning Mission and the Evening Energiser but I opted for The Thru-City float. Joseph Johnson/Stuff We met in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens on a bright and balmy afternoon. I’ve only tried paddleboarding a few times, mostly on the calm waters of Cass Bay, so it was with slight trepidation that I clambered aboard. I steadied myself, climbed to my feet, and we set off. Altho...

Blooming Local florist Bodeine Nelson says being in her garden was a comfort when she was unwell. When Bodeine Nelson was in her 20s and battling cancer, her garden was a place of refuge. Diagnosed with first thyroid cancer and then a rare cancer known as Langerhans cell histiocytosis, she had to spend a lot of time in sterile hospital rooms. “I was going through a lot of chemo, radiation therapy, steroids – I wanted to be around nature. It’s the beauty and the new life.” Nelson, who ...

Hayes has custody of her two grandsons and her two nieces are also staying with her. They, along with her daughter, will have Christmas at her Shirley home. Hayes is on a sickness benefit and said throughout lockdown it was easy to get support from Work and Income. However, this changed as restrictions eased. “They were much harder to deal with once Covid was over and I sort of didn’t have many other options.” JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff Lisa Hayes picks up her food parcel from the City M...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 3:30 pm Waikato-based Waitomo Group continues its disruption of the New Zealand retail fuel market with the opening of its fifth South Island site in Christchurch. Located at 311 Cranford St to the north of the city, the unmanned 24-hour Cranford Fuel Stop will be officially opened on Wednesday 16 December at 12pm. Waitomo is building a national fuel network and has four other South Island Fuel Stops – two in Dunedin and two in Christchurch (Fitzgerald Ave and Wools...