Stories by Anna Sargent

The petition was sparked after a city bar had to drop live music after a local resident complained about the noise.

The Rocket Man has blasted back to New Zealand to continue his final farewell tour, performing in Christchurch tonight for the first time in 30 years.

Animal rescue centres across the country are grappling with an influx of animals, due to the rising cost of living.

Some people catch fish. Others like Tim Riley catch cell phones, rusty nails, 100-year old drill bits, coins and whatever else is metal and lurking on the bottom of the river.

Christchurch will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its World Buskers Festival from today, with international buskers returning for the first time in three years.

Like most treats on the dinner table this Christmas, the iconic Kiwi dessert of pavlova, strawberries and cream could be more expensive than usual.

A dairy worker has lost two fingers in a robbery which saw offenders take off with up to $20,000 worth of tobacco products.

The government has announced a $41 million programme to improve road safety in North Canterbury.

A group that looks after Ashley River said the four-wheel-driver's actions were "glaringly predictable and disappointing".

Firefighters from Queenstown, Nelson, Invercargill and Dunedin airports have spent the last week in Christchurch training on four new fire trucks from Austria.

Tempted by peanut butter, dog biscuits and even soap, more than 600 Stewart Island rats have been caught by cunning school children on a mission to protect Rakiura's kiwi.

A memorial service to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Ballantynes department store fire will be held at the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral this evening.