2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (213+ words) Christchurch’s Catholic Diocese has unveiled plans for a new $80 million Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The 800 seat Cathedral will be built on Barbadoes Street, returning it to the traditional home of the Diocese following the Canterbury earthquakes. The project will…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (426+ words) National is promising to extend paid parental leave from 26 to 30 weeks by 2029 if re-elected. The party says the entitlement would increase to 27 weeks in its first Budget, with further increases introduced over the following two Budgets. Parents would also be…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (240+ words) The demolition of one of central Christchurch’s most recognisable historic buildings got underway on Saturday night. Harley Chambers stood on the prominent corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard for almost a century. The three storey building was constructed in…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago   (123+ words) A person has died and another has been seriously injured in a crash near Pleasant Point. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on SH79 between Geraldine and Fairlie, between Gudex Road and Earl Road, about 9pm on Saturday. NZTA…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (335+ words) The University of Canterbury is the first university in New Zealand to deliver a new psychology assistant qualification, with its inaugural students expected to enter the mental health workforce as early as next year. Mental Health Minister and Waimakariri MP…...

2+ day, 35+ min ago   (411+ words) A man caught up in an armed police incident in Parklands says he was “pulled” from his home at gunpoint after someone mistook his late grandmother’s mobility aid for a firearm. The man, who contacted chrislynchmedia.com, said no one…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (265+ words) The owners of a popular Hornby dairy are still counting the cost of a ram raid first reported by chrislynchmedia.com. They have now released CCTV footage of the early Wednesday morning attack, showing the extraordinary lengths offenders went to…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (423+ words) A Christchurch woman was left light-headed after discovering the Lotto ticket she had been carrying around was worth $1 million. The regular Lotto player had stopped at a local store last Wednesday to check her ticket when the terminal displayed a…...

3+ day, 15+ min ago   (383+ words) Figures released to Chris Lynch Media on Thursday, under the Official Information Act show 4,174 people were waiting for a colonoscopy across the Canterbury district at the end of May. That included 3,225 surveillance patients whose procedures were due, 928 patients classified as…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (545+ words) The Christchurch City Council’s dog shelter has recorded another successful year, adopting out 70 dogs and helping a further 35 find places with rescue organisations. Manager of Animal Services Lionel Bridger told the council’s Newsline that the number of dogs adopted during…...