Three prisoners accused of murder after inmate dies in hospital.

Canterbury police have confirmed two 12-year-old boys missing since yesterday morning have been found.

A man has admitted stealing a car from a Christchurch drugs rehab centre.

A wanted man has cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and is believed to be on the run in Christchurch.

Accused denies murder of man whose body was found by a Canterbury lake.

Girls at a Christchurch high school have been told to wear longer skirts because they are distracting for male teachers and students.

Crown-company Otakaro spent $108,000 headhunting internationally for its chief executive, only to choose a locally based man.

Government agencies are being accused of playing "fast and loose" with taxpayer money.

Truck driver records moment car overtook him on bend, as oncoming driver has to take evasive action.

A man in his 60s who was injured in an electrical accident at a Christchurch fertiliser plant remains in intensive care at Middlemore Hospital.

Nasa's high-tech aeroplane flying out of NZ to study the skies of the Southern Hemisphere has been grounded after a crack was discovered in one of its engines.

The "treasured" two-year-old boy who died after being run over at a Christchurch stadium's carpark will be laid to rest today.

The toddler who died in a Christchurch stadium carpark was pinned between a van and a low fence.

The driver of a car which crashed, killing himself and a cyclist in Christchurch, wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was believed to have been drinking.

Canterbury basketball community offering its support to the family of a 2-year-old boy who died last night after being run over at a Christchurch stadium carpark.

A child has died after being hit by a car in a carpark in Christchurch.

Two people are dead after a two vehicles and a cyclist collided in Christchurch.

Delays expected after collision in Christchurch.

Fifteen-year-old Shayden Bodsworth was reported missing near the Bealey Ave and Colombo St intersection at about 5.00pm today.

A Christchurch truck driver who hit and killed a tourist cyclist was driving a large truck and trailer unit with "significant blind spots", a court heard today.

A man who lost his daughter and partner in the Christchurch earthquake has been sentenced for indecent assault and a charge under the new cyberbullying law.

Six people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Christchurch overnight.

A son who stole $50,000 from his mother says he wanted to buy a house and pay the money back before she noticed it was gone.

The man accused of murdering Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton was verbally abused by her family again as he appeared in court for the second time today.

Two people suffered serious burns in a shed fire in Christchurch last night.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to the armed robbery at KFC Riccarton, about 8.07pm on Tuesday.

Police have named a man killed in a car crash in Christchurch on Saturday.

Staff at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority spent up to $4.7 million on domestic travel and more than $600,000 on overseas trips, documents show.