A Christchurch doctor will go to trial this year on charges he indecently assaulted male patients.

Effort to cap rates didn't quite work out as planned this year.

Firefighting operations could continue at Port Hills for up to a month.

Penguins are much older than previously thought and their evolution probably dates back to the days of the dinosaurs.

A FedEx package was sent from Venezuela to Rakaia in Canterbury which police believed was full of cocaine.

Courtney Whitaker steps back into Christchurch's history and sees its future.

A major hydroponic cannabis growing operation, with more than 800 plants, has been found by police in South Canterbury.

Burned vegetation clear in satellite images of Christchurch Port Hills.

American tourists are the most seriously injured in yesterday's horror bus smash.

Police and the Armed Offenders Squad swarmed a Canterbury property today, only to find no one there.

Justice Minister Amy Adams' passionate plea to Bruce Springsteen went unanswered - the closest she got to him was on the big screen.

Watch live: For the sixth anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake the new Canterbury Earthquake Memorial wall is being unveiled today.

Reporter Georgina Campbell was sent down to Christchurch to help cover the Port Hills fires. Here she tells what she saw.

The Port Hills will be in a state of emergency for another seven days after last week's fire.

While firefighters are making progress with the Port Hills fires, the fire area remains at 2075ha this afternoon.

A group who lost their only children in the Christchurch quake feel failed by two Govts.

Experts fear homes on the devastated Port Hills fire may be at risk of a new threat.

The family of the helicopter pilot killed while fighting the Port Hills' fires have given him a final gift.

The wife of the pilot and war hero killed when his helicopter crashed as he fought the Port Hills fires is "amazed" by the support for her family.

With temperatures expected to heat up this week, fire crews are racing against the clock to contain the Port Hills blaze and prevent any further loss.

Civil Defence is reminding the public that the Port Hills fire and surrounding zones are off limits to everyone, including recreational users.

Authorities working to contain the Port Hills fire are being helped by drizzle, which is forecast to turn to light rain this afternoon.

Frustrated Port Hills locals are getting desperate to know when they will be allowed back onto their properties.

The crash occurred near Glenavy in South Canterbury.

The Port Hills inferno was so powerful that it was spreading up to 160m every minute at it's peak, and water firefighters put on it evaporated.

Smoky smells in Port Hills' properties does not pose a serious threat to health, authorities say.

Port Hills homeowners have this afternoon been allowed to return to their smouldering homes that have burned to the ground.

Plans are under way to get stranded residents back home, but winds may yet pose a danger.

Daily and weekly doses effective, but not monthly.

Kiwis dig deep to support family of helicopter pilot killed fighting Christchurch's Port Hills fire.