A Canterbury man has been charged with assaulting a three-month-old baby.

The theft of 500 cows from a large Ashburton dairy farm will cut this year's milk production by up to 200,000kg.

This is what police say drives Kiwi burglars.

A man who alleges he was the victim of a 16-hour Mongrel Mob bashing has had his interview with police, recorded just hours after the attack, played in court.

One person remains trapped in a vehicle and another has serious injuries after a crash in Christchurch tonight.

Christchurch police have concerns for the safety of 80-year-old Vernon Robertson who has been reported missing.

Suspected gang members raided serial burglar Luke Reich's home looking for stolen firearms while he was on remand in jail, The Star can reveal.

A drone operator who flew in restricted air space and got within 120m of a helicopter preparing to fight a forest fire has today escaped a conviction.

Police said they had received reports a man had made threats towards school staff.

Shearers' quarters have been damaged by fire on a North Canterbury farm.

Nigel Gately was arrested for breaching his parole conditions and is now in custody.

A doctor wanted on a sex charge in the United States has won a reprieve in his fight to keep his New Zealand citizenship after a bungled attempt to revoke it by the Department of Internal Affairs.

A convicted rapist now being sought by police had been commended for his post-release progress only months before when the parole board said it did not need to see him again.

Police believe rapist and kidnapper Nigel Robert Gately may be in Marlborough.

Gloriavale teen Prayer Ready choked to death in an isolation room. Now, a daughter of the controversial leader says her mother would have been "told what to say".

A Timaru factory has been damaged after a heating unit used for plastics moulds caught fire.

A former principal of a Canterbury school facing child sex charges from the 1990s remains in custody.

The Earthquake Commission is letting go of hundreds of staff in a restructuring programme.

After beating cancer three times, Sarah is going on a road trip to the West Coast on scooters to raise money for the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

A heavy snow warning is in place for parts of the country and some main roads have closed.

Make sure you wrap up warm for the next few weeks - frigid temperatures are set to make August the coldest month of the year.

Contractors have today started digging up the site of the Canterbury Television building as part of the ongoing police probe to see if anyone is criminally liable for the disaster.

It wasn't a bargain that this couple had in mind when they went to the Warehouse in Timaru.

Armed police have raided a house in North Canterbury this morning, suspected to be linked to illegal drugs.

A light earthquake rattled Canterbury shortly after midnight on Sunday morning.

Members of a top Christchurch football club have been blasted for their actions on a flight.

A number of architectural gems, including a bus exchange, garden room and wellness retreat, are on track to win an industry accolade this year.

A coroner has ruled Ashburton teenager Kirsty Bentley died from a massive blow to her head on the day she went missing.

Fire crews are attending a large fire in central Christchurch early this evening.

Reporter Kurt Bayer takes to the skies to witness science in action, even if it makes his head hurt a little.