Canterbury
Yanfei Bao case: Police continue search at house in Hornby
Police say a house in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby continues to be a place of interest in their investigation into the disappearance of real estate agent Yanfei Bao.
Flooding again shows need for second bridge - Ashburton mayor
Mayor Neil Brown says rising floodwaters around the SH1 Ashburton bridge Sunday night was a "wake-up call" that the area needs a second crossing. Audio
Mother searched how to cause child drug overdose before killing daughters
Lauren Dickason made online searches on how to cause child drug overdoses in the weeks leading up to the deaths of her three young daughters. Audio
Canterbury flooding: SH1 bridge reopens as heavy rain eases
The heaviest downpours over the weekend were in Banks Peninsula with 240 millimetres of rain in 48 hours, while 120mm fell in Ashburton.
Missing real estate agent: Door-knocking usually safe, 'standard' practice
The Real Estate Institute says many real estate agents door-knock their local community, as Yanfei Bao was doing when she was last seen on Wednesday.
Two dead after crashes in South Island
A person has died in a single-vehicle crash in Christchurch this evening, while another died after a crash in South Westland.
Accused's husband grief-stricken on night of daughters' killings, colleague tells High Court
A work colleague of Graham Dickason has described finding the distraught father moments after he found his three daughters dead.
'Out of character': Police concerns grow for missing Christchurch real estate agent
Yanfei Bao was last seen on Wednesday morning while out door knocking. A team of about 30 investigators are trying to piece together her last known movements.
'No question' Lauren Dickason loved the children she killed, husband tells court
The father of the three girls killed by Lauren Dickason has told the court he was wrong to describe his wife as "not a nurturing mother".
Rainy 'ghost of La Niña' may haunt World Cup kick-off
A band of rain and wind is set to dampen the first of this week's FIFA Women's World Cup games in Auckland. Audio
Dickason murder trial: Mother spoke of harming children three times before their deaths
The High Court in Christchurch has heard Lauren Dickason spoke about harming her daughters on three separate occasions before they died.
Mother accused of murdering three daughters wasn't 'nurturing', father says
Hours after a father found his three daughters dead in their Timaru home, he told police his children preferred him over their mum and how his wife was "not a nurturing mother".
Expansion plans for New Zealand's largest water rehab project
A major water improvement scheme in Canterbury is showing promising results, and is set to get bigger with plans for even more sites to be added.
Mother accused of murdering three children had grown to resent them - Crown
Crown prosecutors believe Lauren Anne Dickason had grown "jealous and resentful" of her children. Audio
Gas leak causes evacuation of school and dialysis patients
People undergoing dialysis had to be evacuated from Christchurch Hospital after a gas leak on site caused by a digger on Monday morning.
Seven Christchurch businesses targeted in overnight robberies and ram-raids
The owner of one of the businesses broken into overnight told RNZ shop workers fear for their safety every day.
Court case begins for mother accused of killing three daughters
The trial of a woman accused of murdering her three daughters at their Timaru home begins today in the High Court at Christchurch.
Police release images of alleged Linwood robbers
Police say four people have robbed a Christchurch dairy, and have released security camera images from the store.
Why are so many Cantabrians up in arms about a temporary bike lane?
The cycleway has become a lightning rod for people who are concerned about "wokeness" pulling the strings at council and who believe the city is becoming anti-car.
'Compromised patient care' and 'unsafe waiting times' at Christchurch ED - union delegate
Christchurch Hospital's emergency department is under resourced and under pressure, and it is impacting patient care, the nurses union says.
