A male has died in a suspicious fire at a Northern Canterbury sleepout today, police say.

A "couch bike" for sale on Trade Me is giving Cantabrians the option of holding red zone tours "without destroying the ozone layer".

'It will be nice to have an apology.' Police are to compensate pensioner John Bennett for the way he was roughed up by armed officers in his own home two years ago.

The fatal plane crash yesterday in Canterbury, which caused a fire so hot it melted the fuselage, was witnessed by glider pilot John McCaw, uncle of All Black Richie McCaw.

Two pilots have died in separate incidents involving gliders in North Canterbury and South Auckland today.

Greg Dixon finds fine food, wonderful views and rusticating luxury at one of New Zealand newest luxury destinations.

Port of Tauranga has continued its national expansion by buying up 15ha of commercial land in Canterbury to create a new inland port.

A father and son have been found safe and well this morning after spending a night in a at the base of a cliff following a kayaking trip that went wrong off the Canterbury coast.

A real estate agent has had a charge of serious negligence overturned in the High Court at Auckland, after she challenged a Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal decision.

Christchurch police have released the name of the skateboarder killed in an accident in Loburn, north of Rangiora, last night.

A three-year jail sentence for a truck driver who targeted and tried to have sex with an 8-year-old girl is "adequate", her grandfather says.

Life is never dull on the road with Grant the Cook, writes Jason Burgess.

The 'red zone' created in the aftermath of Christchurch's earthquakes was legal, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Canterbury's unique geological setting has led scientists to believe the earthquake sequence it has experienced could likely not happen anywhere else in the world.

Possible further victims of a crooked Christchurch cop are being urged to come forward after the former senior officer admitted sex and corruption charges today.

A Christchurch police officer told a suspected drink driver that any charges would go away if she performed oral sex on him, a court heard today.

A paraponter spent about four hours perched precariously on a ridge with suspected spinal injuries after crashing in a remote Canterbury alpine range this afternoon.

A crowd of 60,000 is expected to turn out at the Canterbury A&P Show today on the region's anniversary public holiday.

A real estate agent's marketing statements should have been understood as "puffery and hyperbole" and were not misleading, a Tribunal finds.

Six fluffy blue ducklings will take their first outing, to an outside pool, for the first time this afternoon.

Problems highlighted by the Auditor-General in the way EQC dealt with homeowners affected by the Canterbury earthquakes have already been dealt with, the Government says.

Liz Light admires the heritage architecture of central Christchurch and discovers there’s still much history to enjoy on a weekend break.