Shareholders have approved the second stage of a major South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

A Canterbury man who allegedly assaulted a 3-month old baby has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

An exodus of workers is becoming a problem for major infrastructure projects in Christchurch, with less than 3 months until SCIRT wraps up.

A Canterbury student is in hospital with a serious spinal fracture he suffered jumping from a roof into a paddling pool with his hair on fire as a stunt.

An early morning car crash on a Canterbury road leaves a person trapped.

A former city councillor during the Sir Hamish Hay era is making a bid to return to local politics. Gabrielle Stuart reports.

Gerry Brownlee was scathing of the Treasury analysis, in spite of the improved report, saying it was done by people who "fluff about the place pontificating".

A woman has been hit by a car while walking in North Canterbury this afternoon.

Christchurch pubs and clubs fighting controversial moves to shut them down at 1am feel they are being "bullied" and "harassed" by police.

Canterbury woman stole from an intellectually disabled woman to fund her gambling habit displayed an "astonishingly and reprehensible" breach of trust.

Armed police hunting for a wanted person raid an Ashburton home.

Bag made from the pelt and head of a ginger cat has a starting price of $1400.

Sarah Lawrence checks into a lovely spot with mountain views.

Plans to build a new health hub and maternity unit in the central city, which were scrapped because of asbestos contamination, may still go ahead.

Police say they have scaled back the investigation because of insufficient information.

A search operation was mounted after people were feared missing in a Christchurch river from a car wreck.

Two people have been seriously injured in a car crash outside Christchurch this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the

The Christchurch community has rallied around the grandmother of a special needs boy who's never been invited to a birthday party.

A bar patron who was attacked by a knife-wielding robber at a Christchurch pub was saved by his wife who heard the scuffle from another room.

One person is dead after a house fire in the Canterbury suburb of Amberly.

Man sought over alleged gold fraud has flown to Vietnam, say police.

Canterbury woman knows some people might think she's crazy, but she reckons she saw elusive big black cat last month.

Two teens arrested over dairy robbery, with another being hunted by police.

Jail for paedophile who paid a woman to send him a video of her sexually violating a child

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Five male complainants allege that they were indecently assaulted by the man, who denies the allegations.

Police are seeking witnesses after a cyclist was knocked off her bike in Christchurch this morning.

Helicopters have been called in to fight a large bush fire on the Big Ben range in Rakaia Gorge.

The Earthquake Commission is downplaying a discrepancy where it failed to keep track of more than 2000 "remedial requests".