Some community leaders are disappointed by the decision to strip Lyttelton of its 2025 SailGP hosting rights, while critics of the event say it was "never the right place for a high speed boat race".
A Canterbury author will know in August if her futuristic young adult novel has won a category in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Scott Watson's art exhibition at Lyttelton's Rei Gallery has raised the ire of two artists as the double murderer's latest bid for freedom was delayed on Friday.