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The Press, 3 Nov 2026

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ArticleChrist­ch­urch res­id­ents get votes in early

Close to 326,000 people voted over the week­end, as early vot­ing con­tin­ues to out­pace the last elec­tion. The vot­ing data, just released by the Elect­oral Com­mis­sion, shows 913,762 people have now voted – or about 24% of the total enrolled...

Christ­ch­urch res­id­ents get votes in early

ArticleRate­pay­ers to track rail costs

Greater Christ­ch­urch rate­pay­ers will not be asked to com­mit pub­lic funds to a pas­sen­ger rail trial without know­ing what the fares will be, the com­pany behind the project says. Main­land Rail dir­ector Paul Jack­son, whose com­pany was...

Rate­pay­ers to track rail costs

ArticleEclectic view­ing

There’s a bumper crop of new and return­ing series head­ing to a screen near you this month. For free-to-air fans, there’s the New Zea­l­and debut of the Romesh Ran­gan­athan-hos­ted, celebrity-filled ver­sion of UK quiz show The Weak­est Link...

Eclectic view­ing

ArticleRugby gen­er­a­tions

Four gen­er­a­tions of the Inch fam­ily have worn the Oxford Rugby Club jer­sey, but their con­tri­bu­tion to the North Can­ter­bury grass­roots club goes well bey­ond what hap­pens on the field. At 61, Les Inch has spent four dec­ades on the club’s...

Rugby gen­er­a­tions