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Christchurch City Council has voted to demolish and rebuild a popular library because it is more than $1 million cheaper than repairing it.

It would have the traditional play equipment in it, but a bunch of other things too. Potter envisages a speakers’ corner, a book exchange fridge, table tennis, chess, strength and fitness equipment and a climbing wall. The city already has many of these things, but they are scattered around rather than being in one place. “I think it’s the coolest thing.” Supplied Margaret Mahy playground is a popular spot for adults after dark. Cities in countries around the world including Spain, Japan and the United Kingdom have them, but as far as Potter is aware no other New Zealand city has...

The many strange names of New Zealand: From Wet Jacket Arm to Hoon Hay, what's with our oddball place names? 8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 15 minutes to read The name Waikikamukau ("Why kick a moo cow") has become a running joke in New Zealand for any tiny, rural town. Photo / Herald graphic Karolin Potter doesn't laugh as much now when she takes the slow sweep south along Lyttelton Street before crossing the Heathcote River and leaving her home suburb of Spreydon for neighbouring Hoon Hay. She used to. "I'm not a Christchurch native, so when we moved here we thought it was absolutel...