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Preeminent literary magazine Sport was founded by writers Damien Wilkins, Elizabeth Knox, Nigel Cox and their Victoria University Press (VUP) publisher Fergus Barrowman in 1988. Sport folded in 2020 as the pandemic hit and VUP have now published an anthology of the magazine's latter years, A Game of Two Halves: The Best of Sport 2005-2019, edited by Barrowman.

From hanging out with Egyptian mummies to clambering into a second world war bunker, here’s a wealth of adventures for inquiring young minds

He Puna Taimoana was expected to attact 75,000 visitors, but more than 122,000 have had a soak since the complex opened in May 2020.

A smaller design is on the cards for Christchurchs new multi-use arena ... to fend off a 130 million dollar blow-out A smaller design is on the cards for Christchurchs new multi-use arena ... to fend off a 130 million dollar blow-out 20 July 2021 Councillors will vote on Thursday whether to go for a 25 thousand seat stadium ... and smaller interior - to stay within the 470 million budget. The initial concept had 30 thousand seats, concert staging on the field and a full concourse. Recreatio...

A newly recommended design option, within the $473m budget, would reduce capacity to 25,000, with decisions to be made at a later stage about how much of this would be permanent, retractable or temporary seating. Further investigation will look at whether design efficiencies can be found to allow the capacity to go to 27,500 while remaining in budget. Frank Film Frank Film looks at the last-ditch effort to save a heritage building from the giant footprint of Christchurch’s new multi-arena s...

According to the Christchurch City Council about 35,000 people crammed along the beach for the free event as far east as South Brighton, with many dancing to the sounds of famous New Zealand music as the display rang out across the suburb. Stalls and entertainment including Kapa Haka performances also kept the crowd entertained in the lead-up to the fireworks. The first fireworks in a year because of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, Nigel Cox, the council’s head of recreation, sports and e...

10 of Britain’s best small museums, chosen by readers With hundreds of museums reopening from next week, don’t miss these unusual examples, from crofting to slavery, knitting to fossils A Victorian classroom from the Radstock Museum in Somerset. Photograph: Victor Watts/Alamy A Victorian classroom from the Radstock Museum in Somerset. Photograph: Victor Watts/Alamy Guardianreaders Thu 13 May 2021 06.30 EDT Winning tip: When king coal ruled Somerset Somerset is saddled with stereotypes...

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2021-04-11 06:35:56 GMT2021-04-11 14:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English WELLINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The picturesque streets of New Zealands Christchurch were filled with runners and walkers on Sunday as the ASB Marathon celebrated its 40th anniversary. The ASB Marathon couldnt go ahead, for the first time ever, last year because of COVID-19, and the cancellation of marathons in other countries due to the epidemic left many of New Zealands fastest runners racing at home, including th...

It will also have community meeting rooms and a kitchen. The Christchurch City Council is already recruiting managers for the new pool and will advertise for workers, lifeguards, fitness instructors and customer service workers in May and June. “Work on the facility is progressing really well and we’re on track to have it open later this year,’’ the council’s head of recreation, sports and events, Nigel Cox, said. Groups wanting to book space at the pool could now email the counci...