Canterbury

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

A plan for a memorial in Auckland's Dove Meyer Robinson Park was abandoned in 2023.

The 52-year-old Christchurch man was last seen travelling through Springs Junction on 12 July.

Workers have been pleading for better parking because of unaffordable fees at nearby car parks and staff safety concerns.

Fog has caused disruption at Christchurch Airport this morning with dozens of flights cancelled or delayed.

North Canterbury's councils want to know who pays for preparing for climate change as major storms and flooding threatens local communities.

State Highway One has been closed by a serious crash near the Otago Moeraki Boulders, and a person has died after a crash near Christchurch.

Nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire.

Police were called after a report of a crash involving a car and a person in an electric wheelchair in Ashburton on Saturday.

Ethyn McTier's family says the loss of the gentle soul has left a gap in their lives that can never be filled.

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

Phil Mauger says councils have engaged in a lot of wasteful spending. Audio

The 35-year-old, who has interim name suppression, appeared in the Christchurch District Court via audio-visual link on Monday.

A prison officer was lured from his office and then shanked and stabbed by an inmate, who was upset at not being able to contact his pregnant partner.

Two people have died after separate crashes on Friday night.

A person has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after an incident in Southbridge, south of Christchurch, on Wednesday evening.