A section of State Highway 6 remains closed due to multiple slips and flooding, cutting off a key route between Inangahua and the Lower Buller Gorge. NZ Transport Agency said SH6 will stay closed from ...

The Hoon Hay Food Bank team say they are “heartbroken, mad and gutted to the core” after thieves broke into their facility late Sunday night and stole all of their frozen and chilled food supplies, ...

Christchurch Airport is set for a bumper summer with Qantas announcing a major increase in trans-Tasman services, including a 47 percent rise in flights to Sydney and a 26 percent jump in flights to ...

Greyhound Racing New Zealand has filed judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the Government’s decision to ban greyhound racing from 31 July 2026. The legal action accuses the ...

Roger Bridge, a much loved, and long-serving member of the National Party and former chair of its Canterbury West ...

Christchurch City Council is once again seeking public feedback on proposed speed limit changes around One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha. The council had previously approved lower speed limits on ...

Two new sanctions come into effect today aimed at increasing accountability in New Zealand’s welfare system. Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says the new measures, Money ...

A woman is will appear in court this week, following a serious crash in Christchurch. On Saturday, police received a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at around 2.15pm. Upon ...

A Christchurch-based medical laboratory scientist is preparing to represent New Zealand on the international stage with the national wheelchair rugby team, the Wheel Blacks. Jacinta Richardson, who ...

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a crash in Christchurch this morning. A police spokeswoman said officers were called to a collision between a car and a motorbike on Yaldhurst Road shortly ...

New Zealand’s Rose of Tralee for 2025 was crowned during a night of glitz, heritage and culture in Christchurch on Saturday night. The event, organised and co-hosted by the NZ Rose Centre and the ...