Body found near river bank identified
The Christchurch man killed in an assault last night has been identified.
The Christchurch man killed in an assault last night has been identified.
Emergency services are responding to reports of a fatal crash near Taylor's Mistake in eastern Christchurch.
Tributes have flowed in for musician Richard Chandler who died yesterday after he was struck by a train while cycling in Christchurch.
A man has died in a workplace incident in Christchurch this afternoon after he was trapped under the ramp of a truck.
Anthony Phillip Hitchcock continues to demonstrate aggressive and hostile behaviour, the Parole Board says.
Photographs taken inside Westland High School show the devastating extent of the damage after the fire on Monday.
The death of an accomplished musician who was struck by a train while cycling this morning has shaken Christchurch's music community.
The horror death of a cyclist who was hit by a train this morning was witnessed by Christchurch school pupils.
Environment Canterbury is standing by its decision not to fine or prosecute Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias and her businessman husband Hugh Fletcher after photos emerged of their cattle drinking out of a North Canterbury lake.
A top Kiwi sailor who died in a gliding accident in Canterbury was once offered a place in Team New Zealand's crew.
Police have named the 'well-respected' glider pilot who died in a crash over the weekend.
Police are working to identify the body and determine the cause of the fire in a Toyota Corolla station wagon at Tuamarina.
Six people have received minor to moderate injuries after a two-car crash north of Christchurch this afternoon.
Police and fire crews are at the scene of what is believed to be a body in a burning car in Marlborough this morning.
Police are searching for two men who assaulted a woman in Dunedin early this morning.
The newly appointed vice-chancellor at Canterbury's Lincoln University says he wanted to find out more about the tertiary institution before he took on the job.
One of the trapped passengers said although there were windows, it was "really, really hot" in her cabin which stopped over the road.
Sizzling temperatures -- unofficially reaching 43C in inland areas -- have people questioning the accuracy of the cool and wet El Nino forecasts.
A tourist driver's failure to give way is the likely cause of a crash at an Oamaru intersection today, police say.
A tourist driver is facing two charges of careless driving causing injury after a head-on crash near Queenstown.
The 31-year-old man who fell to his death on a South Island mountain face has been named as Gergo Verhas, a Hungarian who lived in Auckland.
A popular Christchurch cafe has sparked strong debate following its decision to stop serving trim milk.
A man has died after a mountain bike crash on the Ben Lomond Track above Queenstown.
Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old child in Mid Canterbury.
A new outpatient facility will be completed in 2018 and is to be located directly opposite Christchurch Hospital.
An 11-year-old girl is being hunted by police in connection to a string of burglaries in Invercargill.
Police in Christchurch have begun an investigation after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at a local park last month.
A climber has died on Mt Rolleston in the South Island after falling 50m down a sheer rockface.
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says Labour's new no-fees policy will take from the poor to give to those studying for lucrative jobs.