Anna Sargent

Selwyn District Council had been consulting with people at Upper Selwyn Huts about its future, after last year pausing a decision to evict homeowners by 2039.

But in just a few weeks the blossom would be gone for another year.

Maritime NZ said the Golden Mind got into steering difficulties west of Stewart Island on Wednesday, and the vessel and crew had remained there since then.

Just over 300 of them were aged 13 years old or under, the figures supplied by the police minister show.

A group of teens referred by Oranga Tamariki have enjoyed a potentially life-changing three days of outdoor adventure in Canterbury.

Hundreds of teens are riding for glory at the Secondary School Equestrian Championships at two concurrent events in Christchurch and Taupō. Audio

The Children's Commissioner is calling for an end to the practice. Audio

The 15-year-old boy was arrested last Thursday and charged with burglary after allegedly damaging a property with a group of older teenagers.

Nurses have begun a new round of industrial action as they push for better staffing levels.

A mental health and well-being report, commissioned by Asian Family Services, found 57 percent of respondents risked depression.

Angler Paul Rahman hooked the massive 17.75kg trout in the Ōhau Canal, and he had to dive in to get it to shore.

Locals say the restructure would mean the nearest officers would be an hour away. Audio

Reclusive man Nicholas McIlraith was his mother's sole caregiver, but why he killed her still isn't clear.

Tasman mayor Tim King has already met with Civil Defence officials to discuss next week's forecast.

Danny and Roberto Jaz were convicted in 2023 of drugging and violating more than 20 women.

More than 40 years on, families hope a tribute in Christchurch can finally honour New Zealand's worst aviation disaster. Audio

Jamie Hovenden watched his wife get picked up by floodwaters: "There was nothing I could do". Audio

Residents association chair says there is anger in the community that public submissions were ignored.

A Banks Peninsula residents' group has renewed calls to scrap council plans for a wastewater plant in the Akaroa township, following a cost blowout.

A man whose wife went missing from a rest home while in respite care for dementia last month is horrified to learn of Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls' death.

The new publication is being delivered to inmates at prisons in Canterbury.

Two weeks after flooding and slips hit Banks Peninsula, families remain cut off, businesses are closed, and locals are desperate to return to normal life. Audio

Christchurch City Council reviewing whether to lift or extend the state of emergency for the peninsula. Audio

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says he'd like to offer the watchdog an example lunch "so he can audit them with his mouth".

The long-awaited new home for Christchurch's Court Theatre has officially opened its doors in the central city, 14 years after the devastating quakes that drove it out of the Arts Centre. Audio