Kiwis have not been treated to the usual warm temperatures that January brings, with the mercury sitting lower than the same time last year.

When Sarah Maindonald began working as a counsellor 24 years ago, she saw teenagers struggling with mental health issues, but barely ever a child.

This is not a drill: Cyndi Lauper and Blondie are coming to New Zealand to play two massive shows together.

Four pedestrians were robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of this morning.

Christchurch housing became more affordable in 2016, bucking the trend across New Zealand's housing markets.

Melanie Trebilco was caught during a routine stop last month, and blew a reading of 1157mcg.

A driver allegedly assaulted another driver after they were involved in a crash in Christchurch this afternoon.

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

There has been a two-car crash on Ilam Road in Christchurch, and photos taken at the scene showed one car flipped on its side.

Police are investigating after a bank robber pulled a gun on staff in Christchurch.

A group of uninsured homeowners in Christchurch have lost their bid to avoid costs for a legal battle with the Government.

One bonus has turned into a much bigger one for a Christchurch couple, now $624,922 richer.

NZTA is prioritising clearing Lewis Pass, the main transport link between Picton and Christchurch since November's big earthquake.

Canterbury homeowners have been sent letters inviting them to join a class action lawsuit about allegedly substandard steel mesh.

Christchurch police are investigating two incidents in the city, the latest was when a man entered a tavern yesterday with a sawn-off shotgun.

Police appeal for a motorist who chased a hit-and-run vehicle to come forward.

A driver injured in a Christchurch crash was not wearing a seatbelt, police say.

Speeding car problems in Halswell could be on the rise.

Unionised resident doctors are reported to be working through the strike at some hospitals.

A Christchurch entrepreneur has denied reports of his confidential documents being dumped on a street.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

The city council is applying to Environment Canterbury to continue discharging untreated wastewater into the waterways and harbours in emergencies.

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

Police are appealing for information about a missing Christchurch woman.

The Christchurch City Council is following up on complaints about a property that's overrun with rubbish.

Jo Pitman shares her story on having a baby in prison. She is one of a handful of women who had babies behind bars.

A Christchurch mother who objected moves to exhume her son five years after he died, has now been buried alongside him.

A trial of the fully autonomous vehicle will begin at Christchurch International Airport.

A New Zealand man who allegedly attempted to smuggle more than $8.5 million worth of cocaine into the UK in the back of a truck has

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.