A Christchurch truck driver who hit and killed a tourist cyclist was driving a large truck and trailer unit with "significant blind spots", a court heard today.

A man who lost his daughter and partner in the Christchurch earthquake has been sentenced for indecent assault and a charge under the new cyberbullying law.

Six people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Christchurch overnight.

A son who stole $50,000 from his mother says he wanted to buy a house and pay the money back before she noticed it was gone.

The man accused of murdering Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton was verbally abused by her family again as he appeared in court for the second time today.

Two people suffered serious burns in a shed fire in Christchurch last night.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to the armed robbery at KFC Riccarton, about 8.07pm on Tuesday.

Roof of Risingholme Community Centre collapses after blaze rips through it.

A 60-year-old man died after being shot in Lincoln, Canterbury, today.

Christchurch police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a Merivale TAB.

It might have been an out-take from Reservoir Dogs or Point Break, but facing a well-dressed masked robber was far from Hollywood make-believe for a teen dairy worker.

A man wearing the odd combination of a hoodie, formal pants and shoes ran down a main Christchurch road with a till after robbing a dairy this evening.

GeoNet said the moderate 16km-deep earthquake struck 10km northeast of the city at 1.19pm.

The number of West Coast orthopaedic patients transferred to Christchurch has skyrocketed despite assurances "less than a dozen" would occur each year.

Statistics show the Canterbury District Health Board deals with 17 new adult walk-ins every day - adults who have never needed the help of mental health services before.

Auckland first home buyers are being encouraged to learn some lessons from post-quake Christchurch.

Firefighters have been applauded for their efforts to get a man out of a burning car in Christchurch late last night.

When a driver ran through a stop sign, killing 12-year-old daughter Abi two years ago today, Lucy Hone used research into grief to try to ease the pain.

The rebuild of Canterbury's schools has been allocated more than $276 million over four years as part of Budget 2016.

The earthquake occurred 10 kilometres east of Christchurch at a depth of 25 kilometres at 6.45 today.

Police are asking for sightings of a 65-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who has gone missing in Christchurch.

Two men forced themselves into a Christchurch home and threatened a man with a gun.

A group of Christchurch homeowners have launched a new class action against insurer Southern Response.

The last known image of Renee Duckmanton, whose body was burned and dumped on a rural Canterbury road, has been released.

2017 British & Irish Lions tour just one of the major events which will likely see tourists stung by a "spike" in hotel prices, a Government-commissioned report warns.

Severe weather warnings for country - including snow in Otago region and large swells on the west coast of the South Island - mean mild autumnal days a thing of the past.

Police have charged a 22-year-old man with arson in relation to three fires in Westport's main street in recent months.

Police have confiscated an estimated $4.3 million worth of psychoactive substances during the largest seizure of synthetic drugs last week.