Canterbury piano prodigy heading to Carnegie Hall
Tchaikovsky, Judy Garland and The Beatles are just a few of the famous names to play at New York’s Carnegie Hall - and now a Canterbury schoolboy will join the prestigious list.
Kees Chalmers
'약간 바카라사이트 홈런 빛': Sumner
'A little bright light': Sumner community bids farewell to Snoops
Snoops the cat never liked staying in the same place for too long.
Penguins and pixels bring conservation to classroom
Penguins and pixels bring conservation to classroom
The days of telling students to put away their devices may be fading as a groundbreaking new project moves learning about places like Banks Peninsula's Flea Bay from the classroom into the virtual world.
'Farewell to the Godwits'
'Farewell to the Godwits'
A big crowd is expected to watch the godwits take off from the Avon-Heathcote Estuary on their annual 14,000km journey to Alaska this weekend.
From busking to the Selwyn Sounds stage
From busking at the Lyttelton Market to Selwyn Sounds
Flynn Adamson grew up listening to the music of his parents’ era - and now he has the chance to perform alongside some of those same artists at Selwyn Sounds this weekend.
'Selfish' fishers spark frustration
Selfish parking sparks frustration in Redcliffs
Fishers who park their vehicles on the grass bank at the Beachville Esplanade are frustrating Redcliffs residents who say it damages the grass and blocks public use of the area.
No parking solution set to make crossing safer
No parking solution set to make crossing safer
No stopping restrictions are set to come into force close to a Christchurch median pedestrian crossing.
Township buzzing ahead of Crusaders clash
Canterbury township buzzing ahead of Crusaders clash
A sellout crowd of 3000 is expected at Kirwee Domain on Friday for the Crusaders Super Rugby pre-season match against the Blues.
Phoenix come calling for young goalkeeper
Phoenix come calling for young goalkeeper
Not much phases Shirley Boys’ High student and Otakaro goalkeeper Oscar van Onselen - not even a big move to the Wellington Phoenix Academy.
Circus stardom beckons for teen
Circus stardom beckons for high-flying teen
Muika Dodd, 17, ran off to join the circus when she was 10 - now she is the youngest performer in Circus Shenanigans which will make its debut appearance at the World Buskers Festival.
Tsunami evacuation plan to be rolled out
Tsunami evacuation plan to be rolled out
Getting rest home residents to safety quickly in the event of a tsunami is a focus of a new natural disaster evacuation plan in Sumner.
Putting the peninsula on Wiki
Putting Banks Peninsula on the Wiki map
Mike Dickison has always had a soft spot for Banks Peninsula. Now the world’s first Wikipedian-at-large is determined to enhance the peninsula's profile on Wiki - and has been given $50,000 to do it.