A man is dead and three people have been injured in a two-car crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury.

Abandoned earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch's residential red zone are being booby-trapped in a mystery that has so far baffled police.

Three police officers have been injured in a brawl in a Christchurch street involving ten people and a shovel.

An archaeologically significant early Maori site dating back hundreds of years was disturbed by builders excavating a quake-damaged site, a court heard today.

A Christchurch hospice has been told to review its practices after a coroner found a patient in its care was administered the wrong dosage of a pain relief drug and died four hours later.

A teenager who was stabbed in the neck during a fight at a party in Christchurch overnight is recovering well in hospital.

Research funding from the dairying and soft drink industries could be declined on ethical grounds under proposals being worked through by the University of Canterbury.

A man is being hunted by police after he was filmed apparently dumping a dead puppy in a Christchurch creek.

Five people were taken to hospital after a crash in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, this morning.

The claim by the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party that CERA's powers could be used to relax cannabis laws in the region has been rubbished.

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A person is believed to have died in a workplace incident at Port Lyttelton today.