Christchurch

In My Opinion: It’s not safe to be queer in Christchurch

Christchurch’s queer community talk about what it’s like for them on a night out.

  • 05 Nov 22

The Christchurch neighbourhood that smells like ass crack

The smell is so bad some residents are leaving for good.

Asking people how much their outfit costs: Christchurch edition

“Pretty much everything I am wearing is second hand.”

I want to come out to my parents before my 21st | 2000s Baby

“I’m always known to be the quiet one.”

Making a Chinese Dish only found in New Zealand | Nathan Joe

Watch the final episode of Sik Fan Lah! now.

A Pacific community advocate and Islam convert on the role of police in our neighbourhoods | The…

Growing up, Melissa Lama was taught by her mum to not make eye contact with the police. Now a Pacific community advocate and Islam convert with…

Survivors of the Christchurch mosque attack respond to the terrorist's life sentence

It's the first time in New Zealand history a person has been given life imprisonment without parole.

We asked a legal expert what sentence the Christchurch terrorist might receive

The ultimate penalty in New Zealand is a life sentence without parole - a sentence no one in this country has received so far. Re: journalist…

New Zealand's Muslim community reacts to Christchurch terrorist's guilty plea

On the 26th March, the terrorist responsible for the Christchurch mosque attacks pled guilty to all charges. Muslim New Zealander of the year Asim Mukhtar talks…

Where do all your tributes to Christchurch go?

Hundreds and hundreds of tributes poured through to Christchurch after March 15th, 2019. Flowers, cards, gifts, paintings and origami cranes piled up in a storeroom in…

What your flowers meant to a Christchurch terrorist attack victim’s sister

In the days following March 15th, Aya Al-Umari journeyed to and from the hospital every day in the hope that her brother Hussein was alive. A…

Meet the nudists of Christchurch

What is it like to live in a naturist club? The nudists of Pineglades Naturist Club in Canterbury show us how they'd "rather be nude and…

This 17-year-old has hundreds of thousands of bees

Ethan Manera (@ethansbees) is a 17-year-old beekeeper from Christchurch... who also happens to be afraid of bees. He tells us why bees are so important, and…

Rediscovering Aotearoa: Aroha | Love

Tyla is a 28-year-old from Ngāi Tahu who converted to Islam six years ago. Saba is Pakistani, and moved to Aotearoa when she was eight. They…

Illustrator Ruby Jones on Going Viral and the Power of Drawing Kindness

After the Christchurch terror attacks, Ruby Jones illustrated two people hugging with the words, "This is your home and you should have been safe here." The…

How to forage your own meal

Take "cooking from scratch" to a whole new level by foraging for ingredients for your next meal. Filmmaker and master forager Martin Sagadin takes some friends…

Young Muslims reflect during Ramadan

A group of Muslim New Zealanders gather in the Shakib family’s home for prayer, and to break their Ramadan fast together. They reflect on the many…

Explaining NZ's gun laws

The terrorist attack in Christchurch left many wondering how this could have been allowed to happen in New Zealand. It seems some of the blame lay…

Not a Blanket Approach: The Young Offenders' Stories

Most of Aotearoa's young offenders have experienced some form of family violence, neglect or abuse. We talk to some of the young people in Christchurch Youth…

Ministry of Awesome

Set up in post-quake Christchurch to help foster young business, the Ministry of Awesome is a hive of activity, ideation and good, old fashioned Kiwi ingenuity!

What's in the attic of the Christchurch Art Gallery?

Inside the dark recesses of Te Puna o Waiwhetu is an amazing collection of local and international art. And also maybe a raincoat that once belonged…

Transforming the streets - public art in post-quake Christchurch.

During a time where it would've been easier to wallow in the rubble, Christchurch artists took to the streets... and buildings... and car parks...

Len Lye, the Kiwi artist waaaaaay ahead of his time

Len Lye was cool before we even knew what cool was. Now you can find his works scattered around the country, including an amazing exhibition at…