Canterbury

Two vans belonging to Rangiora charities have had their converters cut out by criminals.

A judge who sentenced a 14-year-old who racked up 84 charges on a six-month-long crime spree said he was "a little boy" and warned him to change his ways.

Christchurch city councillors are divided on a contentious council policy which requires members who serve as directors of council-owned organisations to donate tens of thousands of dollars worth of…

Fire and Emergency is warning people in Canterbury to take particular care on Friday not spark an unwanted fire.

Canterbury police are trying to find the rightful owner of sheep they suspect were stolen.

A teenage cancer patient's mother says she felt no one was willing to ask Mongrel Mob members in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit to put on a mask.

A body has been found after a car crashed and sank in a waterway on Canterbury's State Highway 8 earlier today.

Three times a year a driver will crash into the Tinwald viaduct which authorities say is clearly signposted.

A woman is “counting her blessings” her little brother awoke from a coma with enough recall to recognise his family after he underwent emergency brain surgery and was given a “bleak” prognosis…

Te Whatu Ora Waitaha has confirmed gang members blocked off public parks at Christchurch Hospital in the lead-up to Christmas.

Among the items stolen were jewellery, photographs, laptops, electronics, passports and a nursery full of items for a new-born baby.

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

Kaikōura and Hanmer Springs enjoyed a busy holiday period as tourists returned after more than two years of Covid-19 disruptions.

Ten to 20 litres of oil were discharged from a stormwater outlet at Pātītī Point on Wednesday.

Canterbury University researchers investigating the impact of earthquakes on different soil types hope their findings could lay the groundwork for better buildings.

While Cass Bay's contamination levels dropped, other beaches nearby were still not safe to swim at.

Following the sudden death of two-term councillor Rodger Letham in December, Ashburton District Council will have a special election.

An apprentice jockey has been charged with careless riding in the race in which Megan Taylor was killed.

Police have confirmed a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on SH1 earlier this afternoon at Woodend has died.