Autumn's cooler temperatures starting to settle in - but sunshine continues.

Fire damage to the mountain bike park above Christchurch is "a lot worse" than originally thought.

The consent allows its new owner to extract 4.3 million litres of water a day until 2032.

The father of a former Christchurch woman killed in a suspected murder-suicide is racing across the ditch to help with funeral arrangements.

Christchurch motorists are facing an extra 29 minutes of travel each day.

The crash left a woman with severe head and spinal injuries, police say.

The Opportunities Party wants all Kiwis to get a basic income of $200 a week.

A high-profile child killer stabbed a fellow murderer with a light tube.

Woman with dementia took the car and drove to Ashburton.

The crash happened just after 5pm near Lake Pearson in Canterbury.

Police found shell casings from a firearm at the scene, but no evidence of anyone being shot.

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Tavern Harewood has been robbed for a second time this year.

Hearing her speak for the first time following the incident was "just wonderful".

Police said man had a blood test and passed out while leaving in his mother's car.

Convicted killer sentenced for jail rampage

A man shot by police officers in Christchurch last month can today be named for the first time. Murray James Allan, 24, suffered

More sex charges laid against Christchurch businessman.

A man is accused of trying to get $40,000 from his alleged victim.

Primary school students challenge Michael Woodhouse to grant China's grieving shidu parents lifelong visas to visit their children's graves.

The death of a 3-year-old girl, accidentally hit by a golf club swung by her older brother, has been ruled by a coroner as a "tragic, unpreventable accident".

Authorities this afternoon lifted access restrictions on roads around the Port Hills area. Dyers Pass Rd is now open all day and

Six homes are less than 200m away from Winstone Aggregate's Yaldhurst quarry on Old West Coast Rd.

Airways is revamping its 17-year-old system to cope with more air traffic and save its customers up to $84m.

Judge blocks Cheyenne Biddle's bid to dig up dead partner and cremate him.

Partner of November earthquake victim releases video of log cabin damage.

Police have released CCTV footage of a robbery at a store in Christchurch - the seventh time it has been hit in the last seven months.

New owner finds stash of memorabilia left behind in Richie McCaw's old Christchurch home.

More "wave clouds" have been spotted, this time in Christchurch.

One trapped after car crashes right behind fire station.