The man in charge of New Zealand harness racing believes the financial bloodletting in the industry could be over.

The Dalai Lama says he is in Christchurch to show solidarity with its people.

A large aftershock which rattled Canterbury this morning caused stock to fall from shelves and forced some shops to close, but did not cause any significant damage.

A post-mortem examination on a 28-year-old woman found dead in Timaru yesterday will be completed some time this morning, police say.

A previously undiscovered fault capable of generating a magnitude-7 earthquake has been found by scientists investigating bedrock off Christchurch.

There's anger this morning at photos showing council workers tending to a garden in Christchurch's red zone.

'Girth-quake' is the new catch-word in Christchurch to describe a growing issue of burgeoning waist-lines.

A Canterbury farmer who sent death threats to top ranking government officials and members of Parliament has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.

A burglar broke into homes by reaching through the cat-flap and unlocking doors, a court was told today.

Christchurch schools are having to cope with a growing number of cases of anti-social behaviour in the classroom.