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.

Community Board member Darrell Latham knows the relocation of the school is a difficult decision but says it is the wrong one.

Former employees of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will be probed over allegations they used their positions to benefit their private property dealings.

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.

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.

The Christchurch City council has nearly spent $1 million on land to create a new car park in Sumner.

Police have arrested a 47-year-old man accused of robbing a Christchurch bank and fleeing on a mountain bike.

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.

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.

Christchurch housing became more affordable in 2016, bucking the trend across New Zealand's housing markets.

Melanie Trebilco was caught during a routine stop last month, and blew a reading of 1157mcg.

A driver allegedly assaulted another driver after they were involved in a crash in Christchurch this afternoon.

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

There has been a two-car crash on Ilam Road in Christchurch, and photos taken at the scene showed one car flipped on its side.

Lamingtons and cheese rolls will be on the menu when New Zealand's Scott Base celebrates its 60th year this weekend.