Canterbury

A large-scale solar farm planned in Mid Canterbury will have the capacity to power the district on its own and could impact power prices.

Christchurch City Council will begin charging households for excess water usage in the coming months.

A petition has been handed to Canterbury politicians urging that a plan for four composting feed farms near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere be stopped.

Cantabrians are set to receive cheaper public transport, more flood recovery support and an extra $300,000 in contestable community funding.

A Mid-Canterbury property has been confirmed to have mycoplasma bovis, for the first time this year.

Another Christchurch school rebuild was officially opened today, with more than half of the Ministry of Education's $1.3 billion programme now complete.

Business event leaders are hopeful an international convention being hosted in Christchurch will bring economic activity back to the city's struggling economy.

A New Zealand school's adoption of a Pacific garment is being described as a step in the right direction but more needs to be done to lift students up.

More than 11,000 submissions have been received in the first four days of consultation on the future of a stadium planned for Christchurch.

The Crown work safety watchdog says it was not aware of roadworks audits failed by a major contractor, but would not expect to be made aware.

Spectacular shots of work to remove the rot from inside the filters of Christchurch's burnt-out wastewater treatment plant have been released, demonstrating the mammoth task ahead.

Contractors have resumed removing the rot from Christchurch's fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant after a mechanical fault ground all work to a halt earlier this week.

Frustrated farmers in Canterbury's Selwyn district want answers after storms and high tide surges continue to cause havoc on their properties.

Christchurch residents will have a chance to determine the next steps around shaky plans for a new stadium.

One person has died after a crash in Canterbury yesterday evening.

Christchurch City Council has voted to demolish and rebuild a popular library because it is more than $1 million cheaper than repairing it.

Ashburton is being made to "look scruffy" by KiwiRail, a district councillor says, and she wants it to do better.

Office vacancy has hit a record low in central Christchurch as businesses leave behind the suburbs, with more buildings needed to cater for the demand.

The leader of a church accused of persistent hate speech, and exploiting members for thousands of dollars of tithes and weekly unpaid work - has told parishioners he has no intention of standing down.

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says there has been no budget blow out at the new library and civic centre.