Christchurch Airport is set to introduce a summer package that will see a 25% increase in seat capacity on long-haul international routes.

Canterbury businesses will welcome the Reserve Bank’s announcement to cut the OCR by 50 basis points to 4.75%.

Callaghan Innovation will support seven trailblazing Kiwi businesses with bold ideas to succeed in global markets, including two businesses based in Christchurch.

Innovative local start-up Script Sense showcased how AI can enable Kiwis to develop new products for global markets at the recent AI Activator Summit.

Continued strong performance, underpinned by diversification of the business, has resulted in Christchurch Airport declaring a higher than forecast total annual dividend for the year.

The Ara Institute of Canterbury's new trades building in Timaru is one step closer to welcoming students and providing a mix of engineering spaces for multiple learning streams, including gas and electric welding, lathe and machining and fabrication.