One farmer is using humour to help get him through the tough conditions brought on by drought in North Canterbury.

Police have identified the human remains found on Aoraki-Mt Cook this year as a climber who went missing more than 40 years ago.

Enjoy the meandering Kaiapoi River in this pretty little historic town, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A strong earthquake centred in Marlborough was felt as far away as Wellington this evening. GeoNet said the magnitude 4.6 quake happened 16km underground.

Community support has been lauded after a crash in the Hakataramea Valley at the weekend in which six people were thrown from a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Police want the public's help to locate a 24-year-old Canterbury man who has been missing since Monday.

A person has been hit by a freight train and killed in Canterbury.

Two people have died in a crash on a Christchurch motorway this evening.

The Canterbury rebuild's imminent conclusion and business sales will push New Zealand's biggest listed business to make operating earnings of between $650 million to $690 million - the lower end of....

With the sheep and the All Blacks link there are few places as true blue South Island, says Elisabeth Easther.

One person has died following a crash involving two cars and a truck in Canterbury this afternoon.

A visit to the thermal hot pools at Hanmer Springs should be an essential stop on any South Island road trip, writes Winston Aldworth.

A kayaker missing on a Canterbury lake for 11 days has today been named by police and mourned by a "heartbroken" family.

An Auckland couple who survived a serious crash in Canterbury are distraught over the death of their 4-year-old daughter.

Members of a family injured in a crash which killed a young girl on Friday night remain in hospital.

A child is dead and and five others are seriously injured - two critically - following a crash between two vehicles in Canterbury today.

Two men who dropped a man off at Christchurch Hospital with a gunshot wound to his head have been identified by police.

A man who strangled his sex worker wife with her own underwear was released on parole, but was sent back to jail after he was caught approaching prostitutes.

The Easter weekend road toll stands at one this morning, with less than one day to go in the holiday period.

The Easter weekend road toll stands at one this evening after a two-car collision earlier today.

Two men who drove a man with a gunshot wound to the head to Christchurch Hospital overnight are being sought by police.

A major disruptive play will be launched in the Chinese baby formula market in Beijing today which could ultimately have a big impact - some say seismic - on the price paid for imported product by....

Missing Canterbury woman Torrie Amstad, 19, has been found, Canterbury Police say.