A Canterbury property developer has today admitted attacking an innocent family out for a riverside stroll and killing their young puppy.

Visit the world's top hideaway in tiny Tai Tapu.

The two young tourists who died after falling into Lake Tekapo yesterday have been named.

Hanmer Springs offers more than just hot pools, learns Elisabeth Easther.

The South Island town of Tekapo is bursting with things to do, discovers Megan Singleton.

Police have named the man who died in a head-on collision on Sunday night near Dunsandel, Canterbury.

Emergency services were called out to Dunsandel after two cars crashed head on.

So far, so good for the university student pub crawl, but wary police are aware "the day is but young".

Police, fire and ambulance services were called to Maronan Road, near the Hinds River Bridge, shortly after 4.30pm after reports of a truck going over the bank.

Police said emergency services were called to an address in Waipopo Rd in Temuka, north of Timaru, about 2pm.

Six passengers managed to escape a sinking ute as their attempt to cross a South Island river became stuck in the mud.

Emergency services were called to the University of Canterbury's science centre about 1.30pm, following reports of a sulfuric acid vapour spill.

Inspector Corrie Parnell said police were called to the scene of the accident of Feredays Rd, Leeston, about 5.45am today.

What makes Christchurch worse is this is a city and a project that you would not have thought in your wildest dreams they would be sloppy with.

Smoke alarms alerted a family to ceiling fire in their Canterbury home early this morning.

Canterbury's cuisine - like the city of Christchurch itself - is also enjoying a post-quake revival, discovers Nathan Paul.

New Zealand Oil & Gas says exploration drilling of the Barque prospect in the Canterbury Basin, which has the potential to be the nation's biggest-ever hydrocarbon discovery, is expected to start in 2017.

The crash killed the animal and seriously damaged the patrol car.

Six years on from Yoon Sook Chun's disappearance, police are offering a $30,000 reward for fresh information that might help find her.

This spot is a favourite with Kiwis and visitors year-round, says Elisabeth Easther.

A $30,000 reward has been posted to help find a Canterbury woman missing for six years.

A widespread computer fault meant that nearly 6000 hospital patients’ electronic discharge documents were not sent to their GPs.

Ashburton Police are warning the public to take extreme care on the roads in the Canterbury region due to reports of black ice.

Great fiestas, beaches and eateries abound, says Elisabeth Easther.

Police are expecting a quieter morning in Canterbury with less ice to make the roads treacherous.

The young woman who died yesterday when her vehicle skidded out of control on black ice and hit a school bus has been named.

One person has died on the roads in Canterbury this morning, with about 25 crashes occurring since 6am.