Geoff Sloan

Video Reporter at The Star (Dunedin, NZ)

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Articles

'Vinnie’s mum' not slowing down

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

Christchurch woman Sharon Carey has been volunteering for most of her life. The energetic 77-year-old Dallington resident has been a volunteer shop assistant at St Vincent De Paul’s Stanmore Rd store in Richmond for the past 10 years. “It’s like family here. A few of them call me Vinnie’s mum because I’ve been here for so long,” she said. Sharon is a retired mental health caregiver who lives on her own. She looks forward to her four weekly shifts at Vinnies.
First retailer opens in expanded Shirley shopping centre

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyBusinessThe first retailer has opened in a new $100 million Christchurch shopping centre expansion. Liquorland has relocated 400 metres from its old premises at Homebase Shirley to a larger 375sq m shop in the centre's new development. Repco Marshland will open soon in the new shop next door to Liquorland along with the Lux Nail Bar.
Christchurch surf club searching for its old canoe

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

Where is the Waimairi Surf Life Saving Club’s radical surf canoe from the 1960s? The club is appealing for help finding an important part of its heritage. Waimairi has a strong tradition in surf canoe racing, with numerous national championship titles over the years. And it was all kicked off by the invention of a new, cutting edge surf canoe in the mid-1960s.
Schools' pop-up Anzac display provides a hands-on lesson

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

Christchurch high school students got the chance to see a WW2 and Vietnam-era 105mm Howitzer up close. The non-firing gun was part of a two-day Anzac pop-up display at Shirley Boys’ and Avonside Girls’ high schools last Tuesday, designed to teach students about the history of the Anzacs and Anzac Day. Shirley Boys’ High School social sciences teacher John Thurston said the pop-up display aimed to give senior history students the chance to “give something back to the community”.
'Fines woefully inadequate': 21,443 red light runners at Christchurch intersections

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchBy Geoff Sloan21,443: That’s how many red light runners were detected at five Christchurch intersections during 2024. The worst was the intersection of Peer St, Yaldhurst and Curletts Rds where 12,336 drivers ran a red light, followed by Northwood Blvd/Main North/Radcliffe Rds, 3085, Prestons Rd/Te Rito St, 2531, 4.
'It’s soul-wrenching': Bullish burglars target gardens

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchBy Geoff SloanChristchurch couple Roger and Maree Watts have painstakingly cared for their prize-winning garden for years. But their pride and joy has been left in tatters by a burglar who wrecked the garden and stole sentimental items. “It’s soul-wrenching,” Roger told The Star.
Tram turned into a mobile dance floor

Feb 20, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

Friday, 21 February 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchBy Geoff SloanChristchurch's vintage tram became a mobile dance floor for a free concert in the lead-up to the Electric Avenue music festival. Dancing passengers hopped on and off the iconic vintage streetcar as it completed circuits of the central city for Jam on the Tram yesterday.
City to Sea Pathway: Stage 1 almost complete

Feb 20, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchBy Geoff SloanThe 3.2km first stage of an 11km-long pathway from central Christchurch to New Brighton is set to be completed next week. The $27.96m City to Sea Pathway is a 4m-wide shared walking and cycling track that will largely follow the Ōtākaro Avon River through the red zone. It will start at Fitzgerald Ave and run to Pages Rd bridge.
New e-scooters with three-wheels land in Chch

Feb 4, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

By Geoff SloanArio's three-wheel scooters have hit the streets of Christchurch, replacing the Neuron e-scooter brand. Neuron failed to get its license renewed in Christchurch City Council’s tender process to choose two city-wide operators. Priority was given to companies able to increase rider numbers and meet tougher new standards for safety and security, using monitoring and technology. The city’s first ride-share scooter operator, Lime, successfully had their contract renewed from January 31.
Suspicious fire engulfs abandoned house

Feb 4, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Geoff Sloan

Wednesday, 5 February 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchBy Geoff SloanAn abandoned house in east Christchurch has been badly damaged in a suspicious early morning fire. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said they received multiple calls about the blaze on Pages Rd, Aranui, just after 5am on Wednesday.