Canterbury
'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers
Every Thursday afternoon, Banks Peninsula farmers head to the beach in Hickory Bay and ride waves to forget about work. Farmer and surfing coach, Kristin Savage, runs the Surfing for Farmers… Audio
Parents scramble as after-school programmes shut
Parents turned up to find no one there, and now are panicking about what happens next week.
High hopes for fan support at SailGP on Lyttelton Harbour
SailGP is hoping to make its New Zealand leg the largest ticketed sailing event in the world.
Fire service hands back control of Christchurch Adventure Park
Hundreds of hectares have been burned from Worsley Spur to Kennedys Bush.
Concert for 'solidarity, love, and compassion' five years after mosque shootings
Christchurch musicians who will take to the stage to mark the commemoration of the 2019 mosque shootings say the performance will be a once in a lifetime musical event.
School protesting MOE redesign
The principal says "substantial" changes were not discussed with her, being presented by the Education Ministry as a done deal.
Appeal dropped over floundering Christchurch sports facility
A legal appeal has been dropped but uncertainty remains over when the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will be completed and how much it will cost.
Benbow sentenced to at least 17 years' jail for murder
The Christchurch man was found guilty of murdering childhood friend Michael McGrath in what a judge called an "execution style killing".
Canterbury bar has liquor licence suspended after drunk patron dies in crash
The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority found bar staff continued to serve the man alcohol despite his level of intoxication.
Principal dismayed over 'completely inappropriate' redesign
A college principal says she is horrified at what has happened to her school's building project - even though it is supposedly a top priority.
One seriously hurt in four-vehicle crash on SH1 south of Christchurch
Emergency services are responding to two serious crashes, within half an hour of each other, on a major highway south of Christchurch.
Closures, delays on major highways planned for next few weeks - NZTA
A suite of roadworks that will disrupt travel on major highways has prompted warnings for motorists to plan ahead.
Man who died fishing at Lake Benmore named
Anthony Otworowski, 63, of Australia has been named as the person who died at Lake Benmore.
'Extremely dangerous': Three arrests over Christchurch powerline tampering
Police say anyone touching downed lines could be badly hurt or killed.
Canterbury homeowners face 24.2% rates rise
Some councillors opposed adopting the draft Long Term Plan, saying the table was "tone deaf" to what ratepayers are facing.
Six months' supervision for youths who attacked gay men
Five Christchurch teenagers involved in a string of "highly premeditated and extremely violent" attacks on gay men have been sentenced to supervision and ordered to pay reparations.
Three injured, one seriously, in Christchurch apartment blaze
Fire-proof walls helped contain a major blaze in an apartment unit in Christchurch, Fire and Emergency says. Audio
Christchurch 13 percent rates rise 'unviable for residents'
Councillors have overwhelmingly supported going to the public with a 13 percent rates rise, despite concerns the long term plan did not do enough to address water infrastructure needs.
Students light two fires inside Christchurch school
The high school was evacuated this afternoon when students deliberately lit two fires inside a school building.
'A good shake': Aftershocks hit Canterbury after 5.1 magnitude earthquake
The aftershock pattern was in keeping with a moderate earthquake with the largest aftershock measuring magnitude 3, GNS Science says.