Geoff Sloan

1 week 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”.

4 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

2 months ago | 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.

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 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.