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

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchA big effort to keep a small BMX club alive has seen Rick Houghton recognised for his dedication. The North Avon Christchurch BMX Club, based at Bexley Reserve off Pages Rd in Bexley, was left struggling after the February 2011 earthquake devastated its facility.

2 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. NewsNationalTodd Webley was watching TV on Saturday night when he heard the sound of a loud engine getting closer. Moments later a car crashed through the wall of his lounge, about 2m from where he was sitting on the couch. "All of a sudden there was this almighty crash. I saw the logburner, which was in use, fly across the room," he said.

2 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. CanterburyDistrictsSelwynTodd Webley was watching TV on Saturday night when he heard the sound of a loud engine getting closer. Moments later a car crashed through the wall of his lounge, about 2m from where he was sitting on the couch. "All of a sudden there was this almighty crash. I saw the logburner which was in use, fly across the room," he said.

4 weeks 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.

1 month 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.