The man accused of murdering Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton can be named.

Man sought over car theft.

Christchurch taxi drivers have hit the streets today in protest of global ride-share giant Uber.

A man has died in a crash in Selwyn, Canterbury after two cars collided on West Coast Rd in Kirwee shortly after 5pm.

Nothing says Kiwi bloke more than a black singlet. We look at those characters in our culture that have helped ingrain that image

New Google feature to collate local seismic information and display it after a quick search, avoiding trawling through websites

Watching her sports mad son grow up Angela Dixon often wondered whether it was the right path for her son Elliot

Investigators seek cause of overnight blazes.

Three prisoners accused of murder after inmate dies in hospital.

Girls at a Christchurch high school have been told to wear longer skirts because they are distracting for male teachers and students.

Government agencies are being accused of playing "fast and loose" with taxpayer money.

Fast-acting parents are thought to have curbed the spread of whooping cough from a Christchurch primary school.

Keagan Girdlestone came close to death after slamming into the back of a suddenly-braking race vehicle.

Two cars collided on State Highway One.

A former principal of a Canterbury school facing child sex charges from the 1990s lost name suppression today.

The rebuild of Canterbury's schools has been allocated more than $276 million over four years as part of Budget 2016.

Air New Zealand has partnered with Christchurch-based company Invert Robotics to trial robotic inspections of its planes.

Whether it's adventure or relaxation you're after, there's heaps to do in Hanmer.

An autumnal visit to relaxing Hanmer Springs is just what the doctor ordered.

Beau the dog was heard barking by neighbours for days until the Fire Service arrived at the property on Esk Valley Road this afternoon.

Police have confiscated an estimated $4.3 million worth of psychoactive substances during the largest seizure of synthetic drugs last week.

Renee Duckmanton, whose body was burned and dumped on a rural Canterbury road, was last seen in Christchurch's red light district on Saturday night.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus, we have the latest on the woman found dead on Main Rakaia Rd - Renee Duckmanton.

Police are investigating whether a young woman's role as a sex worker is connected to her death after her burnt body was found on a rural Canterbury road.

A homicide inquiry has been launched after a woman's body was found yesterday on a rural Canterbury road where firefighters were battling a series of suspicious fires.

Marcus Luke Tucker's badly bashed body was found burned and dumped near Lake Ellesmere on Anzac Day.

Students will be the big losers out of a decision to cancel two high school after-balls in Mid-Canterbury.

As a jury selection panel gathered in the High Court at Christchurch this morning, Shaun Murray Robert Innes pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter.