The child was approached at a Lyttelton hotel, but managed to fight off her attacker.

The killer of Christchurch schoolgirl Louisa Damodran still needs "immense" rehabilitation

Murray Allan, who pulled an imitation gun on police before he was shot, admits charges.

A young girl fought off a man who tried to abduct her in a hotel carpark in Christchurch.

"I was in disbelief it was happening again. I went into shock."

Man followed girl for a kilometre before fleeing when she sought help from a passing car.

Elderly Christchurch woman's sudden death not suspicious, police confirm.

Police won't lay charges in relation to the quake death at St Christopher's Book Market.

COMMENT: The Cathedral has been left to rot for the past six years, six years too long.

Residents are sick and tired of young people parking up and smoking 'obscure substances'.

New Zealand's inner cities are a hot bed for violent crime, police statistics show.

New survey shows 'evenly split' over earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral debate

Feisty Christchurch woman confronted a burglar moments after he broke into her house.

Since 2015, the Riccarton bus lounge had been a hot-spot for trouble-causing youths.

Thieves are targeting everything from razor blades, meat, clothing, to petrol and tobacco.

Security guard at McCaw wedding held up five Canterbury pubs and shot two women

A man has been stabbed in the leg outside a Christchurch bus shelter.

New tourism data has revealed Christchurch is back on the itinerary for tourists.

A young girl who suffers from several medical ailments to be sent back to her birthplace.

Tonight's rugby - and most of the country - should stay dry over the next two days.

Allan Jordan Pope, 27, died after a crash on Charteris Bay Rd in Teddington.

The build-up to tonight's match in the Garden City is proving a welcome slice of fun.

58-year-old man died around lunchtime at Izone Business Park in Rolleston.

Massive police probe into builder's disappearance will focus on a Canterbury rubbish dump.

Troy Taylor jailed for life for killing Christchurch infant Ihaka Stokes.

Two people are trapped after a car plunged 70m down a bank in the Rakaia Gorge.

Troy Taylor said infant Ihaka Stokes had fallen over and banged his head. He hadn't.

Serious crashes have been causing delays for Christchurch commuters.

A shared driveway, surveillance cameras and flying poo landed these neighbours in court.

A test being developed by "world class" Kiwi researchers could save hospitals millions.