The horror death of a cyclist who was hit by a train this morning was witnessed by Christchurch school pupils.

One person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a crash between a school bus and two cars in Christchurch this morning.

A Christchurch man who tried enter a Work and Income office with a gun and threatened to kill staff wants to meet his victims.

Ambulance services were called to at a Christchurch shopping centre in Middleton about 12.47pm where 20 people were treated for nausea and light-headedness.

A Christchurch man has been arrested for assaulting another man with a metal bar that led to the victim being hit by a van.

A Christchurch man was was stabbed this morning and made to drive to two ATM's and a petrol station before escaping to safety.

Minutes after posting CCTV footage on Facebook, a Christchurch gun shop owner was inundated with messages "naming and shaming" the alleged thief.

A Christchurch business struck twice by burglaries of police and military kit is concerned it may have fallen into the wrong hands.

Construction has begun on New Zealand's first "pod" hotel next to Christchurch Airport.

Cathedral can be safely rebuilt, though it remains unclear if the project will go ahead.

Police have released a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a female jogger in Christchurch earlier this month.

An announcement is to be made today on the future of the Christchurch Cathedral, which is hoped will boost confidence for the city and encourage investment into the CBD.

The police probe into the deadly collapse of the Canterbury Television building in the 2011 quake could still not be concluded by the tragedy's fifth anniversary.

A stunning hardcover book highlighting 101 art treasures held by Christchurch Art Gallery, including an Andy Warhol screenprint of Mao Zedong, has been published.

Firefighters are at the scene of a massive blaze in an abandoned two-storey house in central Christchurch.

Police are seeking information about an aggravated robbery in Christchurch yesterday afternoon.

After five years and $60 million in repairs, the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Art Gallery reopens to the public tomorrow.

Christchurch City Council has agreed a $635 million settlement for its earthquake-damaged facilities, it has been confirmed today.

At 12.55pm, the 52-year-old Christchurch woman was driving on Jones Rd near Rolleston.

The streets of Christchurch have been painted white with hail. Met Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Christchurch and the surrounding areas just after 2pm this afternoon.

Canterbury has been hit hard by a severe storm this afternoon with lightning strikes causing fires, power lines coming down, tornadoes, hail storms and flooding.

A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her partner in Christchurch.

Colin Andrew Craig, a 65-year-old from Christchurch, died in hospital after the accident at GVI Logistics in Ivan Jamieson Place, near Christchurch Airport.

An inmate at Christchurch Men's Prison has been stabbed in the head by a group of men.

A man crushed between two trucks at a Christchurch work site this morning has died in hospital, police have confirmed.

The South Island is in for a $150 million boost from a surge in air travel this summer.

Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Cottam said the four men entered the house, confronted the occupants of a sleepout and demanded cash and drugs.

A Christchurch Alzheimer's patient seen "behaving strangely" a day before his body was found floating in a river mouth had drowned accidentally, a coroner has concluded.

A road rage incident which ended in a Christchurch pensioner falling from a car's bonnet, knocking his head, and later dying in hospital has not resulted in criminal charges.