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Christchurch is bucking the national trend with a steady flow of new house listings, but sales remain sluggish, according to a report from realestate.co.nz. The site's monthly figures show the New Zealand property market continues to be in a "dormant" phase. Fewer new listings are coming on to the market, and sales are subdued, the report says. While Christchurch joins the rest of the country in low sales, listings are on the rise, said chief executive Alistair Helm. "Canterbury is not as badly placed as other parts of the country - there are lots of good opportunities for buyers. "The ... More
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Beware! Swine flu on its way back
Swine flu is expected to hit Christchurch well before winter, and medical authorities are looking to vaccinate health workers from ... More
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Big Joe gives up KFC
A grossly obese man who had to be forklifted into an ambulance when he required medical assistance says his KFC-eating ... More
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Young man of the sea takes yachting trophy
Fourteen-year-old Jayvee Buchanan has just won one of yachting's most historic trophies at his first attempt - and it's not ... More
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Individual strengths lead to team win
Alvin Gardiner has been a proud wearer of the red and black for 20 years in Canterbury bowls teams - ... More
Local News
Fatal driver avoids prisonBen Mason could have been serving a jail sentence this week for killing his mate Timothy Wortelboer in a car crash. But instead, the 19-year-old's ... More
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Local Sport
AMI expands horizonsThe Phoenix V Adelaide A-league soccer on Saturday night looks set to kick off new ventures for the redeveloped AMI Stadium. Seven matches in next ... More
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Blue Planet
Where: Christchurch > Christchurch Art Gallery Blue is a feeling, a place to dream, an endless idea and the colour of ...
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Anything Goes
Where: Christchurch > The Court Theatre Set on board a cruise liner bound from New York to London, Cole Porter’s classic ...
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Tui Trivia
Where: Christchurch > Fat Eddies Bar Not your parents pub quiz. 2 guys and 24 questions equal up to one great ...
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Neil Pardington: The Vault
Where: Christchurch > Christchurch Art Gallery Glimpses into normally hidden spaces behind the scenes of New Zealand museums and galleries will ...
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Polychrome
Where: Timaru > Aigantighe Art Museum The Aigantighe Gallery presents the graduation exhibition for the Aoraki Polytechnic Art Department.
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