Whanganui cricket import Akash Gill makes history at U19 World Cup in Christchurch

Someone in Christchurch has a new pretty, scented garden after stealing council plants.

Wind denied athletes the chance of Commonwealth Games qualifications at Cooks Classic

Mother says she has lost faith in doctors and hospitals following her son's death.

Man suffered a fractured skull, shattered left eye socket, broken cheekbone and more.

Some of the city's wells are vulnerable to contamination, particularly in heavy rain.

Kidney transplant patient Maddie Collins is exceeding expectations after her operation.

Woman appeared in court today after a man was critically injured at his house yesterday.

A man has been critically injured after being stabbed at a property in Christchurch.

Father Graeme Blackburn, 33, is being farewelled this morning.

Adults and older kids getting hurt more at trampoline parks, study finds.

Christchurch teen Maddie Collins received a kidney this week but there were complications.

Whanganui cricketer Matthew Hocquard named Hawkes Bay Cricket Camp tournament MVP

Boy aged between 10 and 14 allegedly lit fire in donation bin

Last year's Level 1 maths exam brought students to tears - but most have still passed.

Acen Fairbrother thought he was taking a funny Snapchat - he was actually filming a crime.

One person is dead after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle near Christchurch.

Christchurch Police are seeking the help of the public in identifying an armed robber.

Residents want to see heavy vehicles banned from driving through the area.

Anderton is being buried on Waiheke Island.

Jim Anderton will be buried on Waiheke Island this afternoon

Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.

Deaths of guide and his four clients in 1980 led to building of a new hut beside glacier.

Christchurch man who went missing two years now believed to have been murdered.

Uh-oh. Higher than normal rainfall forecast for most of the country in the next two weeks.

Would you dine at a restaurant serving "Yum Ee Kouw Patt"?

Anderton is being farewelled today at a Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Schoolboy rowers escape after a falling tree sinks their boat.

The killed motorcyclist was a 24-year-old Christchurch man.

Jim Bolger says Kiwibank has kept down New Zealanders' borrowing costs.