Police are investigating after a bank robber pulled a gun on staff in Christchurch.

A group of uninsured homeowners in Christchurch have lost their bid to avoid costs for a legal battle with the Government.

One bonus has turned into a much bigger one for a Christchurch couple, now $624,922 richer.

NZTA is prioritising clearing Lewis Pass, the main transport link between Picton and Christchurch since November's big earthquake.

Canterbury homeowners have been sent letters inviting them to join a class action lawsuit about allegedly substandard steel mesh.

Christchurch police are investigating two incidents in the city, the latest was when a man entered a tavern yesterday with a sawn-off shotgun.

Police appeal for a motorist who chased a hit-and-run vehicle to come forward.

A driver injured in a Christchurch crash was not wearing a seatbelt, police say.

Speeding car problems in Halswell could be on the rise.

Unionised resident doctors are reported to be working through the strike at some hospitals.

A Christchurch entrepreneur has denied reports of his confidential documents being dumped on a street.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

The city council is applying to Environment Canterbury to continue discharging untreated wastewater into the waterways and harbours in emergencies.

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

Police are appealing for information about a missing Christchurch woman.

The Christchurch City Council is following up on complaints about a property that's overrun with rubbish.

Jo Pitman shares her story on having a baby in prison. She is one of a handful of women who had babies behind bars.

A Christchurch mother who objected moves to exhume her son five years after he died, has now been buried alongside him.

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.

Sophie Pascoe has earned her a Laureus Sports Award nomination, however last year's winners the All Blacks have been snubbed.

16 year old Marcus Armstrong heads to New Zealand to compete in the premier domestic championship.

Little Christchurch boy Byson was not supposed to survive until his second birthday. Then his mother got a life-changing phone call.

South Island locals and international visitors will this week be able to visit Kaikoura by bus again for the first time since last year's earthquake.

Two investigations are underway into the death of a highly respected data expert with CERA

A man has been stabbed in Christchurch following a heated argument over a dog.

A little blue penguin was spotted in central Christchurch today after making its way up the Avon River.

Cantabrians will need to batten down the hatches as wild weather is expected this afternoon.

They are the 19 names that make up this holiday season's high toll. Behind every name is a story, and family left grieving.

The driver killed in a two car crash south of Christchurch yesterday was driving on the wrong side of the road, police say.

A motorist is dead after a single car crash south of Christchurch this afternoon.