Canterbury’s largest food bank was heading towards insolvency, shuts its doors instead. thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350127…

Over 700 Christchurch City Council workers who appear to have been systemically underpaid will be backpaid in time for Christmas, following union bargaining. 88 got a pay bump of over 20% thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350134…

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Fund in Allan Aberhart's name for victims of hate crimes thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350154…

Commonwealth Games: Protesters say it'll bankrupt the city, the Mayor says it'll put Christchurch on the map. (Now w. video/my iMovie skills) thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350156…

Six months supervision for Chch youths who attacked gay men thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350194…

Chch city council confirms $5m A&P Show lifeline, with council staff warning that Canterbury A&P had a "real possibility" of becoming insolvent without intervention thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350254…

BREAKING: Canty A&P Show board face no confidence vote thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350258…

A&P Show board goneburger (in July) thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350269…

“Harrison McEvoy, representing urbanist group Greater Ōtautahi 🏠 🚌 🚲🚶‍♀️, said a recent GNS report indicated that $3.2 billion worth of council property was at risk of sea level rise and persistent flooding over the next 20 to 30 years.” thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350270…

The troubled Waipuna Hornby-Halswell-Riccarton Community Board has a chance at a fresh start now it has appointed a new leader, however distrust lingers. thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350272…

A Rangiora man is accused of running New Zealand’s largest illegal lottery. The Press covered the DIA investigation last year. thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350280…

Former members of a secretive religious sect - under an FBI investigation overseas - want New Zealand authorities to investigate abuse within a group some call a cult. thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350288…

A Catholic order recently ousted by the Christchurch diocese following an investigation into alleged abuse and unauthorised exorcisms secretly established an order of nuns thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350348…