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Ten months into the mayoralty, Phil Mauger has even more respect for his predecessor.

The cycleway has become a lightning rod for people who are concerned about "wokeness" pulling the strings at council and who believe the city is becoming anti-car.

They sat empty in central Christchurch for several years and were branded an eyesore. Then the high-rise apartments sold for as much as $3.7 million.

They sat empty in central Christchurch for several years and were branded an eyesore. Then the high-rise apartments sold for as much as $3.7 million.

Plans were redrawn after neighbours objected to what will be one of central Christchurch's biggest construction projects.

Real estate agent Aaron Pero of Harcourts, who is marketing The Spire development for Countrywide, said he could not publicly identify the buyers, except to say they were a couple with a labrador who originally visited the building to see an $800,000 apartment. SUPPLIED/Stuff How the completed Spire apartments could look. “Then we went up to look at the big one. It’s the ultimate up-sell. They have sold up in the suburbs and wanted somewhere in the city.” Pero said the building’s sub...

Joseph Johnson/Stuff The Christchurch home, built in 1915, suffered “catastrophic damage” estimated to be about $3m, and was deemed “irreparable”. A man who caused millions of dollars worth of damage when he torched a 105-year-old Christchurch home says he felt compelled to light the fire after a “feeling came over him”. Jonathon Gary Brown pleaded guilty to arson on Wednesday while appearing at the Christchurch District Court via video link. According to the court summary of fact...

Firefighters were able to stop a fire at a single-storey flat in Spreydon from spreading to a neighbouring house.

Firefighters were able to stop a fire at a single-storey flat in Spreydon from spreading to a neighbouring house.

An electrical fault with a multi-box is believed to be the cause of a blaze in a shed that spread to a nearby house in Christchurch.