Burglars snuck into the destroyed two-story house and stole the only salvageable items including a TV, a cabinet and food.

A trailer previewing a documentary sharing the inspirational journey of young Christchurch cancer survivor Jake Bailey has been released tonight.

A Sydney conman who fleeced $500,000 out of a Christchurch man in a vending machine scam has today been jailed for 15 months and will

What will the weather be doing on Sunday for Christmas?

Bill English's new Cabinet heard proposals on the earthquake-ravaged Christchurch Cathedral rebuild today.

The owner of a Christchurch home where a man posing as a delivery driver forced his way inside today and tied up a husband and wife for three hours has been "targeted" before, a source says.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with the burglary of a Christchurch home during the tsunami evacuation early on November 14.

A man who tied up three people in Christchurch is still on the run.

Police are seeking two young men after the aggravated robbery of a bus driver in Christchurch.

If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.

All Blacks great Richie McCaw and fiancee Gemma Flynn have splashed out on a spectacular $2.5m family home.

Police have completed their criminal investigation into the fatal CTV building collapse and are now seeking legal advice on whether charges will be laid.

Two Westport-based companies are targeting the Garden City's potholes and traffic cones through a fun public art installation.

A jealous truck driver who hit his neighbour and occasional lover with a garden gnome and bashed her to death with a metal bar has failed to get off his conviction.

Hundreds of people have lodged injury claims following last month's massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake.

A Christchurch doctor facing "serious" sexual assault charges can now be named.

School leavers remarkably unaffected by earthquakes, surprising research finds.

A high-profile murderer suffered life threatening injuries after he was stabbed with glass and wood at Auckland Prison.

A truck has rolled, blocking one lane of State Highway 7 - the temporary main road between Picton and Christchurch.

The latest predictions indicate the rain may stay away on the festive holiday.

What will prisoners be eating for Christmas dinner in New Zealand this year? Corrections have released the annual menu for its 10,000 inmates.

COMMENT: A year after the earthquake, I stood outside the old chicken wire fence and stared in. All you could hear was the easterly.

After Jake Millar's dad died in the Fox Glacier plane crash, the 15-year-old wrote to Prime Minister John Key asking for his advice.

A Christchurch man has gone missing for a week, sparking fears for his safety.

A young Christchurch builder allegedly sacked via text didn't tell his family and for a week pretended to go to work every morning.

Repairs to South Island stopbanks damaged in the Kaikōura earthquake is expected to cost nearly $700,000.

A Christchurch man who committed a series of sexual offences, including rapes, at ''raves'' in several parts of the South Island has had his sentence reduced.

A Greymouth man wanted by police for breach of bail lost control of his vehicle at Taylorville late last night while trying to evade police.

A new report has found it would cost more than $250million to repair Christchurch's earthquake-battered Lancaster Park.