Roof of Risingholme Community Centre collapses after blaze rips through it.

A 60-year-old man died after being shot in Lincoln, Canterbury, today.

Christchurch police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a Merivale TAB.

It might have been an out-take from Reservoir Dogs or Point Break, but facing a well-dressed masked robber was far from Hollywood make-believe for a teen dairy worker.

A man wearing the odd combination of a hoodie, formal pants and shoes ran down a main Christchurch road with a till after robbing a dairy this evening.

GeoNet said the moderate 16km-deep earthquake struck 10km northeast of the city at 1.19pm.

The number of West Coast orthopaedic patients transferred to Christchurch has skyrocketed despite assurances "less than a dozen" would occur each year.

Statistics show the Canterbury District Health Board deals with 17 new adult walk-ins every day - adults who have never needed the help of mental health services before.

Auckland first home buyers are being encouraged to learn some lessons from post-quake Christchurch.

Firefighters have been applauded for their efforts to get a man out of a burning car in Christchurch late last night.

When a driver ran through a stop sign, killing 12-year-old daughter Abi two years ago today, Lucy Hone used research into grief to try to ease the pain.

The rebuild of Canterbury's schools has been allocated more than $276 million over four years as part of Budget 2016.

The earthquake occurred 10 kilometres east of Christchurch at a depth of 25 kilometres at 6.45 today.

Police are asking for sightings of a 65-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who has gone missing in Christchurch.

Two men forced themselves into a Christchurch home and threatened a man with a gun.

A group of Christchurch homeowners have launched a new class action against insurer Southern Response.

The last known image of Renee Duckmanton, whose body was burned and dumped on a rural Canterbury road, has been released.

2017 British & Irish Lions tour just one of the major events which will likely see tourists stung by a "spike" in hotel prices, a Government-commissioned report warns.

Police have confiscated an estimated $4.3 million worth of psychoactive substances during the largest seizure of synthetic drugs last week.

Seventeen children have been rescued and 11 arrested for sex abuse crimes committed overseas after a Kiwi man was investigated for trading in objectionable material.

The body of a deceased 27-year-old man has been found in a Christchurch reserve this morning.

A 19-year-old fleeing driver is facing a raft of charges after leading police on a chase through Christchurch early this morning.

Two people have been taken to hospital this evening following a two-car crash on Dilworth St, Christchurch.

Traffic has resumed to normal after two crashes that took place within five minutes of each other on either side of the State Highway 1 near Rolleston.

A man has been remanded in custody after a fire ripped through a Christchurch church yesterday.

Investigations are ongoing after multiple fires near Selwyn River, south of Christchurch.

Police have arrested a man in his 30s following a fire at St Margaret's Church in Christchurch this morning.

Police are on the lookout for a man who threatened a fast-food worker with a pocket knife in Christchurch this morning.

Judge not satisfied publication of 36-year-old's name will cause extreme hardship.