A fire burning on the tracks of the Christchurch to Greymouth rail line has brought the TranzAlpine and some freight services to a

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in relation to an aggravated robbery in Christchurch.

Three ambulances take crash injured to hospital.

Concerts and other events could be held in the residential red zone to take pressure off Hagley Park.

The third serious house fire in Canterbury this week has badly damaged a home. Police suspect arson.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a serious assault on a man in Christchurch last week.

Kiwi scientists have reconstructed more than 34 million years of our climate - including a period when New Zealand was up to 8C warmer - using 2000 samples of fossilised tree pollen.

Firefighters were forced to break into a Bishopdale flat prevent a fire while the couple inside slept.

A New Zealand bride says she is devastated after her husband-to-be ditched her the night before their lavish wedding in Rarotonga.

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

Court staff across NZ have been issued a reminder to adhere to a long-forgotten protocol designed to prevent lawyers from "judge shopping".

$100 is up for grabs for anyone who can find another intersection in Christchurch which has the same amount of lanes and no traffic lights as this dangerous junction.

A treasurer of a popular West Coast speedway who stole more than $6000 in club cash has today avoided a jail sentence after repaying

A man has fled on a bike after an aggravated robbery at a Christchurch petrol station.

Pupils at a low decile Christchurch school will return to school this week excited to see brand new classrooms being built with high-tech materials.

Insurers IAG and Tower are headed to court to challenge the Earthquake Commission's payouts for Canterbury earthquake claimants.

Further mediation at Lyttelton Port Co's container terminal has failed to reach a settlement.

A close family member of a businessman who died worth $100m is expected to face drugs charges in Christchurch.

The fight for a better summer is going all the way to the Beehive.

A fully autonomous, driverless shuttle, which will carry up to 15 people, has been introduced at Christchurch Airport today.

A trial for a 15-seat autonomous shuttle is about to start at Christchurch Airport.

Police have serious concerns for a missing 25-year-old Christchurch woman who has not been seen for more than a week. Lydia Grace

A Christchurch Lotto player is $1million richer after winning tonight's First Division.

Bank staff in Christchurch were threatened with a firearm in an armed robbery in Christchurch this afternoon, police say.

Female teacher before tribunal on charges of forming inappropriate relationships with a male and at least one female students.

Kiwis have not been treated to the usual warm temperatures that January brings, with the mercury sitting lower than the same time last year.

When Sarah Maindonald began working as a counsellor 24 years ago, she saw teenagers struggling with mental health issues, but barely ever a child.

This is not a drill: Cyndi Lauper and Blondie are coming to New Zealand to play two massive shows together.

Four pedestrians were robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of this morning.