A passenger delayed at Auckland Airport for 32 hours on a China Southern airlines flight resorted to flying to Christchurch in order to get out of the country.

A man who witnessed All Black Aaron Smith slipping into a disabled toilet with a mystery woman says he fears for his safety, and that of his family.

Jucy's Christchurch-based pod-style hotel is in demand ahead of its November opening.

The Christchurch International Airport released an alert just before 9pm tonight, warning passengers to check with their airline for updates.

Reporter Kurt Bayer takes to the skies to witness science in action, even if it makes his head hurt a little.

It's business as usual in Christchurch, with most reporting few ill effects from yesterday's earthquake.

Net profit rose to $37.8 million in the 12 months ended June 30, from $15.7 million a year earlier.

China Southern is expanding into Christchurch with direct services to Guangzhou three times a week using a Dreamliner.

Christchurch International Airport is still targeting excessive returns, the Commerce Commission says.

Following the July breach, Mr Brownlee claimed he was given permission by an airport staff member manning a secure exit door to bypass security.

The days of bulk-buying cigarettes at the border are over after the Govt revealed its latest anti-smoking policy would cut the duty-free allowance.

An Australian man who smuggled live scorpions into the country will be sentenced today.

Two brothers were yesterday sentenced to 150 hours' community work and two months' community detention after previously admitting charges relating to the possession, sale and disposition of scorpions.

Christchurch International Airport's target profits for the next two decades have been labelled "excessive" by the Commerce Commission.

Two brothers have pleaded guilty at the Queenstown District Court to smuggling six live scorpions into New Zealand.

Today's air balloon tragedy in the Wairarapa, in which 11 people were killed, is the seventh worst aviation disaster in New Zealand history.

Christchurch International Airport has announced that it has bought the International Antarctic Centre.

Next time you're passing through Christchurch International Airport during the hours of darkness keep an eye out for the control tower.

Christchurch tourism operators say there is some disruption from the earthquake but most are open for business.

There it is: process, process, process. It is a fundamental requirement of natural justice that a person is entitled to know exactly what is being alleged, by whom, and is afforded a real and fair opportunity to respond.