The road around Banks Peninsula is steeped in history, finds Wendy Dunlop.

The foreign driver who ran a stop sign and killed three people would "hurt for the rest of his life", a close friend said last night.

Two brothers who starved horses so badly they had to be shot by animal welfare officers have been jailed and banned from owning horses for five years.

Editorial: It is easy to sympathise with Local Govt NZ's misgivings about Labour's plan to take EQC levies off insurance premiums and add them to rates bills.

Jim Anderton asks: 'Take a good look at the Cathedral as it still stands today, (taken from a helicopter on June 7, 2014), and ask yourself does this look like a ruin to you?'

A father-of-three is dead after a weekend jet-ski trip with his brother and friend turned to tragedy in North Canterbury.

An open-ended sentence is being considered for a teenager who raped a 17-year old woman and a young girl who jumped out of a speeding car to escape him.

For many people in Canterbury, the earthquakes of September 2010, February 2011 and later had little or no effect.

A South African woman who has been accused of importing heroin with a street value of $1.2 million has had a hospital bedside court hearing.

Elisabeth Easther explores an outdoor oasis nestled in North Canterbury.

A Christchurch couple's red zoned house will be auctioned tonight with a $1 reserve, but buyers have so far shown little interest.

The return of a contract to New Zealand to make Poppy Day poppies is being celebrated by veterans.

One person has died in a crash in Canterbury this morning. The crash occurred on Bealey Rd, near Darfield, around 8.20am, police said.

A woman who is subject to "the most extensive list of trespass notices in Christchurch", including schools, has been charged with assaulting a 10-year-old girl.

An elderly truck driver today admitted he did not see a cyclist that he ran over and killed nearly three months ago.

A 'plane' reported to have crashed into the sea in North Canterbury this morning was actually a Google wifi balloon.

Glenn Cullen skis down steep slopes and dreams of what Porters could become with a bit of work.

The Earthquake Commission has been able to increase its reinsurance cover after securing better terms in its latest annual round of negotiations.

New Zealand recorded a $1.4 billion current account surplus in the March quarter, the largest ever.