A man who stabbed a child to death when he was just 15 has been denied parole.

Little girl was brought back to life after car crash that killed her father.

Timaru fatal crash witness describes the "horrible" scene which unfolded in front of him.

An 80-year-old woman is dead following a collision between a car and a van.

Canterbury farmer Matthew Woods charged with string of rural thefts and burglaries

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash on SH1 at Pareora on Saturday

A man has died following a three-car crash near Timaru in the South Island.

Death of popular banker Michael Phillips now "unexplained", police say

Occupants escape after neighbour raises alarm; warning on heater placement issued.

Evacuees from near Heathcote river should stay away tonight as waters set to rise again

The rain is set to ease for South Islanders - but, be warned, more rain is on the way

The Timaru family of five kept themselves entertained by looking out the window.

Restaurant ordered to pay $13,865 after it failed to pay migrant workers a minimum wage.

Arrest made after an Oamaru man was shot in the leg on Sunday.

The crash happened on State Highway 8 shortly after 5.15pm.

Police are investigating two shooting incidents on the same day in South Canterbury.

There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.

A Christchurch cyclist has died in a riding accident on the French island of Corsica.

John Junior Faave appeared in the Timaru District Court this morning.

Child killer Robin Pitney failed drugs test and went on the run.

Murray Wall, 53, has been missing since this morning.

A new employee at a meatworks lost his hand in an accident with an auger.

A major hydroponic cannabis growing operation, with more than 800 plants, has been found by police in South Canterbury.

Charges have been laid against a Timaru lumber yard in which a toddler died when a log fell on him last year.

Witness: "I said to my wife: 'That mooring line's not set right for this kind of wind'.''

A man has died in one of two serious truck crashes that have closed roads in Timaru and Taranaki this morning.

Offender alleged to have demanded money and assaulted a young man.

Locals were unable to save whale that repeatedly stranded on popular beach.

Bridget McMenamin worked on the Lisa Blakie murder inquiry. She has launched a Facebook page to investigate the 2000 case again.

One person has moderate to serious injuries after a car crash in rural South Canterbury this afternoon.