Christchurch
Christchurch housing remains affordable despite rising prices
After years of slow growth, property prices in Christchurch are all of a sudden surging ahead and fast catching up with the rest of the country.
New refugee sponsorship programme soon to be rolled out
Everyday New Zealanders will soon be given the chance play a bigger role helping new refugees settle in, thanks to a new Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) scheme that will soon be… Audio
Keeping calm (or not) as Covid comes to Christchurch
Did our media keep calm and carry on when Covid came to Christchurch this week? Or amplify anger and confusion about loose borders and unvaccinated travellers? Bit of both . . . Audio
Covid-19 wrap: Fake bookings, rising numbers and more Christchurch cases
Christchurch residents react as Covid re-emerges, Trucking industry pushes back on vaccine mandate for regional travel and fake bookings hamper vaccination efforts in Tairāwhiti.
Anxiety in Ōtautahi ahead of weekend with new Covid cases
Christchurch residents are on tenterhooks as they head into the weekend with four cases of Covid-19 in the community.
Two more cases were confirmed this afternoon - cases the health ministry says… Video, Audio
125 new Covid cases on Friday, two in Christchurch
Christchurch has avoided a snap lockdown for the second day in a row despite two new community cases of Covid-19 and a positive wastewater detection.
It comes after 125 new cases were reported today… Video, Audio
Christchurch residents confused and angry as Covid-19 re-emerges
People spoken to around Ōtautahi last night expressed a mixture of confusion and anger at news Covid had re-appeared in their community for the first time in almost a year.
Hundreds of cars line up for Covid-19 testing as Christchurch stays at level 2
The Covid-free wave has crashed in Christchurch, with two new community cases confirmed this morning.
Govt considers vaccination mandate for travel across regions
The government is looking at making vaccination a requirement to cross regional boundaries for all but some travel.
Two unvaccinated people in Christchurch have test positive for Covid-19 - one was… Audio
Two Covid cases, but Christchurch stays at level 2
Christchurch has avoided a snap lockdown, despite two community cases, who visited several locations of interest.
Both people were unvaccinated, one of them was working for four days during their… Video, Audio
An uncertain future for Christchurch
Covid-19 modeler and Professor in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Canterbury Michael Plank joins Jesse to discuss the situation ÅŒtautahi Christchurch finds itself in today as more… Audio
Police investigate death of baby in Christchurch
Police are investigating the death of a newborn baby in Christchurch.
Otautahi Christchurch Red Zone foraging
Urban forager and food writer, Liv Sisson finds all sorts of tasty treats in the Otautahi city centre.With some of the housing and buildings destroyed in the earthquakes, a rewilding has taken place… Audio, Gallery
Free coffee, kai with vaccine offered to Ara students in Ōtautahi
Cantabrians are being warned not to take their foot off the vaccination pedal as the threat of a delta outbreak laps at the South Island's shores.
Calling Home: Jessica Hobbs in London
It's been a big week for New Zealand TV director Jessica Hobbs following her breakthrough Emmy win for her work on The Crown. The London-based filmmaker was born into the industry, having joined her… Audio
Charlotte Bellis: 'I'll stay in Afghanistan as long as I can'
New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis had been visiting Kabul Airport -- the only way in and out of Afghanistan at the moment -- this week, as locals and foreign nationals alike tried to… Video, Audio
Chch stadium u-turn: 'We got a very clear message from our community'
The Christchurch mayor is nervous about how the city will pay for an upsized multi-use arena, but believes it is what residents want.
Calling Home: Cathy Macleay in Punta Arenas
Cathy Macleay emigrated from Christchurch in the late 1960s and started out her life in Chile on the family farm of her late husband, Hugh, but now lives on her own in Punta Arenas. She has four… Audio, Gallery
Hidden homeless on rise in Christchurch as rents surge
The number of people living in cars and garages is on the rise in Christchurch - as many struggle to keep up with spiralling rents.
It's happening as temperatures plummet below zero, leading to… Video, Audio
Plan for smaller stadium in Christchurch has huge risks - councillor
Christchurch is getting a stripped-back version of its planned indoor stadium. But the budget-friendly pick could cost the city in the long run.
The initial plan was for the indoor stadium to have… Video, Audio
