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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"Whatever we pointed out - he said, 'no that's historical." A Christchurch couple say an EQC engineer who assessed their house falsely told them it was safe.

A Christchurch landlord who falsified earthquake repair claims - even using her cat's name to sign a forged invoice - has offered to repay all the stolen money.

A pregnant woman who read text messages to another woman on the phone of her passed out partner was so enraged that she chucked a knife at him that imbedded in his skull.

A crash driver has been found guilty today of causing the death of his friend and leaving him to die on the side of the road — but not guilty of a more serious charge that alcohol was likely behind the fatal crash.

New Zealand's biggest general insurer has paid out more than $3.3 billion for Canterbury earthquakes damage and settled 58 per cent of claims.