Sam MacDonald has placed his Parliamentary ambitions on hold to ideally broaden his local government experience following October`s Christchurch City Council elections.The first-term Waimairi Ward representative was considering... Read...

Canterbury plane spotters and space enthusiasts wanting a final look at NASA`s flying telescope, SOFIA, should get their chance on Thursday.The B747 and its crew are set to take off from Christchurch Airport at noon bound for California,... Read...

OPINION The countdown is on for who will `run` the garden city.Not literally - because CEO Dawn Baxendale and her four executives lead the thousands of council staff at council HQ in Hereford St.But who will be the face of... Read...

A legendary architect behind some of New Zealand`s most well-known buildings has died. Sir Miles Warren passed away yesterday, aged 93. SHARE YOUR SOUTH ISLAND STORIES - EMAIL KURT BAYER Today, the New Zealand Institute... Read...

OPINION Great cities are like winning sporting dynasties. They need to know who they are, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and they need tenacious and visionary leadership.`Tenacious` can sometimes tip over into `inflexible`,... Read...

OPINION It can be hard to explain just what makes a city so special.Most of us can list all the unique attractions, eccentric eateries, those little hidden gems only locals know about…But what it really comes down to is how... Read...

OPINION: I had the privilege of accepting an invitation to attend the biennial World Cities Summit held last week in Singapore with the theme of Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Emerging Stronger.Attending the summit reminded... Read...

A team tasked with deconstructing a Christchurch war memorial so it can be moved to a new site has uncovered an unexpected time capsule. Read...

NASA`s flying telescope SOFIA has flown over Christchurch one last time today before it leaves the city for good.SOFIA`s flight crew made a test flight over the city from about 12.30pm on Monday to check out the aircraft after recent... Read...

Efforts are underway to establish if a body found at Cape Foulwind is a man who went missing at Maruia Falls in June. Read...