Hanmer Springs residents are being celebrated for their resilience and bravery after a violent storm tore through the alpine village last week, leaving widespread damage just days before one of the ...

Riverside Market is set to bring even more life to the central city this weekend, expanding its popular Farmers Market with an exciting new outdoor experience. The event will run on Sunday from 10am ...

Autistic and neurodivergent students will soon have new learning options, with the launch of the Autism NZ Education Hub confirmed for Term 3, 2026. Associate Education Minister David Seymour said the ...

A global Microsoft outage has caused disruption to some Air New Zealand systems, resulting in minor delays to flights and temporary issues with the airline’s online services. In a statement, Air New ...

Christchurch City Councillor Victoria Henstock has been appointed as the new Deputy Mayor of Christchurch. Henstock said she was deeply honoured by the appointment and described it as a privilege to ...

A crash involving five cars closed the southbound lanes of State Highway 1, just north of the Tram Road overbridge this morning. Police were called to the scene on the Christchurch Northern Motorway, ...

Police have seized a motorbike, power tools and more than $9000 in cash following a search in Christchurch. Canterbury Rural and Christchurch Tactical Crime Units carried out the search warrant last ...

Thousands of homes across Canterbury are without power on Monday night as a strong southwest front swept across the region. Electricity provider Orion said crews were working hard to restore power, ...

The state of local emergency has been terminated for most parts of the Canterbury region. Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell confirmed the decision late this afternoon, ...

Canterbury Police are warning residents not to light any fires as a total fire ban remains in place across the region until Monday. “Canterbury Police are disappointed with fires being lit despite a ...

Environment Canterbury has issued a flood warning for several major alpine rivers after heavy rain throughout Thursday caused significant rises in water levels across the region. In an update issued ...

A residential fire broke out early this morning on Jollie Street in Linwood. Fire and Emergency NZ responded to multiple calls at 7.40am with three crews, including units from Woolston and ...