Almost 180 Christchurch landowners have chosen not to accept the Crown offers on their red-zoned properties.

Elisabeth Easther on a charming southern town.

Angry Christchurch red zone property owners are launching a legal battle to force Gerry Brownlee to change his mind over compensation, but he says it is "wishful thinking".

A Kiwi rapper has caused anger by suggesting Jesse Ryder may have provoked the attack that left him with a fractured skull and punctured lung.

Live music in hastily-built venues has helped shaken Cantabrians beat the post-quake blues, a university researcher says.

A businessman is confident he can win a 20-year, $4 million legal battle with Inland Revenue.

Cameron Shaw, owner of Renalldoors, a family run business based in Carterton, Wairarapa.

A game keeper who sold off thousands of dollars' worth of antlers without permission has lost his claim of unfair dismissal and been told to pay up thousands.

As summer fades into autumn and the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness, it's time for hay to be saved, harvests to be gathered and, best of all, have festivals to attend.

Two years on. One year on from the one year anniversary, the city feels very subdued, writes James Dann. There is no big civic memorial ceremony.

Police believe offenders responsible for a spate of rural mail thefts targeting North Canterbury residents are from the North Island.

The Australian soldier who died after being struck by a truck and trailer on Saturday, February 16, has been named.

Despite Gerry Brownlee's best PR spin, everything is not going swimmingly in Christchurch, writes blogger James Dann.

A knife was embedded in a man's head after a gruesome stabbing at a party early this morning.

Ewan McDonald enjoys a few reds and Blacks in one of the country’s burgeoning food and wine regions.

Two teenagers have told how they leapt into a river and saved an unconscious motorist whose head was underwater in his semi-submerged ute.