A $4.8m project to improve drinking water quality in north-west Christchurch could be sped up in the wake of the Havelock North gastro outbreak.

Growing colonies of pigeons in empty buildings such as the Cathedral are proving a potentially lethal problem for Christchurch pilots.

After four years of waiting, Rangiora finally has its Farmers back.

A teenager accused of raiding a Christchurch dairy armed with an axe has been granted bail today.

Six small earthquakes shook Christchurch yesterday, the final quake hitting shortly before 8pm. Geonet reported a "moderate" 3.7

COMMENT: Everyone knows Christchurch has been through a difficult time. Despite everything and despite what some people say the place can be really fun.

Christchurch has been rocked by two earthquakes within an hour of each other.

Eating processed foods with little nutritional value may be making us mad as well as sick, new research shows.

One person remains trapped in a vehicle and another has serious injuries after a crash in Christchurch tonight.

Suspected gang members raided serial burglar Luke Reich's home looking for stolen firearms while he was on remand in jail, The Star can reveal.

The flu has hit elderly Cantabrians hard in the last month, with the highest hospitalisation rates from the virus since 2012.

Environment Canterbury is publishing credit card expenditure on their website in a bid to increase its "openness and transparency."

Canterbury District Health Board members say an archaic piece of policy that gags them from speaking to media should be scrapped or reviewed.

Maddie Collins dreams of going to sleepovers with her friends, riding her pony and swimming without feeling sick.

A fundraising drive has been launched to help a Christchurch family fight a legal move to have their dead son exhumed.

A road is closed in Christchurch after a pedestrian was struck by a car early this morning.

Police have issued a warrant for man who sexually groomed a young teenage girl in 2007.

New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

A convicted rapist now being sought by police had been commended for his post-release progress only months before when the parole board said it did not need to see him again.

Police have found four young people involved in an arson in Christchurch.

Police want to hear from anyone who recognises the people in recently released photos of armed robberies in Christchurch today.

A former principal of a Canterbury school facing child sex charges from the 1990s remains in custody.

After a week of chilly nights and soggy commutes to work, some Aucklanders made the most of a chance to be warm again.

Professional cyclist Keagan Girdlestone came close to death in a crash in Italy. He has made enough progress to return to Christchurch to continue rehabilitation.

She thought she was flying home after a day's work. His plans were far more romantic.

A National MP's bill on lost and found luggage will go before Parliament at a cost of $43,000 an hour to pass into law.

A coroner has found no evidence to support claims that a husband ran over and killed his Christchurch schoolteacher wife deliberately or recklessly.

A young girl raped by a West Coast farm worker who fled to Australia days before his trial fears he will come looking for her once he's served his 10-year jail term.

Lianne Dalziel believes there is more work to do in quake-ravaged Christchurch.

Somalian refugee remains a "significant risk" to the public and requires more psychological treatment, parole board says.