A young man was stabbed in Christchurch today during a fight involving more than eight people.

Disaster expert suggests speeding up demolition to hasten recovery with rolling teams working every day

Demolition work is being carried out on around 100 buildings in quake-stricken Christchurch's central business district red zone, but there is much to do and safety is top priority, says CERA.

The Ellerslie Flower Show is returning to Christchurch, despite the February 22 quake.

Christchurch City Council's holding company has had its credit rating downgraded. Standard and Poor's has dropped the rating from AA+ to...

Gerry Brownlee has slammed a newspaper report a decision about orange zoned land in Kaiapoi is due next week...

A spike in pokie machine spending has raised fears quake-hit residents are becoming addicted to...

Fuel tax is likely to rise by about 3.5c per litre over the next two years to help fund hundreds of millions in additional government spending on "roads of national significance" such as the Puhoi to Welsford highway.

The close scrutiny of the young tourists shows the SIS harbours deep suspicions when it comes to Israeli activity

Three good, non-sinister reasons why young foreign tourists would want to hasten their departure

Buildings in Christchurch's red zone will be inspected this morning after a large 5.1 aftershock rattled the city.

Wealthy American philanthropist Julian Robertson has given $5 million towards the Christchurch earthquake relief fund.