Japanese internees were being taken from Auckland to Australia for a prisoner exchange.

Man woke up find three of his sheep slaughtered for meat and lambs inside them discarded.

A food festival deliciously packages the best the peninsula has all year.

The rare sighting in Akaroa was a treat for cruise passengers.

Cruise ships are mixed blessing for the once sleepy town of Akaroa.

Christchurch businessman is "sore and bruised" after falling asleep at wheel of his BMW.

A teacher who falsely claimed that NCEA results had been verified can keep teaching.

Two pods of the marine animals were spotted this morning including a mother and her calf

Swimming with dolphins in Akaroa has topped Australia's list of the best bucket list experiences in New Zealand. Also in the top

Unsociable hours can make chefing an unpopular profession, but some of New Zealand's best chefs are determined to help youngsters

The playful and curious orca entertained those on the boat for about 20 minutes.

The driver killed in a two car crash south of Christchurch yesterday was driving on the wrong side of the road, police say.

A motorist is dead after a single car crash south of Christchurch this afternoon.

The search continues for a diver missing off Canterbury's Banks Peninsula.

Keagan Girdlestone came close to death after slamming into the back of a suddenly-braking race vehicle.

This summer's most-Googled beaches have been revealed.

The possibility of the small harbour town of Akaroa losing its only ambulance service was not an option for Jan Bourke, who stepped in to take over the local St John.

The road around Banks Peninsula is steeped in history, finds Wendy Dunlop.

A bakery manager called 911 - because he mistakenly thought it was the right number - to alert emergency services to a fire which gutted part of his business in Akaroa yesterday.

A tiny colonial outpost today exerts a big pull on tourists, writes Don Donovan.

Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.