Christchurch City Council has endorsed the performance of Chief Executive Mary Richardson for the 2024 to 2025 financial year, reporting record improvements across key service areas, governance ...

The National Emergency Management Agency and GNS Science are assessing whether an earthquake measuring magnitude 8.0 in the Drake Passage, a body of water south of Argentina, could generate a tsunami ...

Tegel Foods says it is taking steps to prevent a repeat of the incident that brought emergency services to its Hornby plant yesterday. Fire and Emergency crews from Ilam and Wigram, along with a ...

Christchurch Casino is backing this year’s Baylays Plate Up for a Purpose campaign, which raises money for the Christchurch City Mission’s Back to School programme. Head Chef Richard Hingston said the ...

The Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee is calling on mayoral candidate Sara Templeton to “correct comments” she made about Christchurch’s road resurfacing programme. In an interview with a ...

Christchurch mayoral candidate Sara Templeton has apologised after providing incorrect information on road renewals during a student podcast. Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, Sam ...

Canterbury Police have thanked staff and members of the public for their input into a proposal to redesign the way police resources are organised across the district. Submissions on the proposal ...

Queenstown’s Five Mile Retail Centre is pushing ahead with a major new development, announcing plans for two multi-million-dollar buildings to meet strong demand for office and retail space in the ...

A Christchurch mother has spoken out after her 15 year old son, who suffers from ADHD and mental health struggles, is facing a sixth consecutive night in a police cell. Her son, who has 22 previous ...

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger has described Manchester Street in the central city as “an absolute shambles” but his recommendation to disconnect bus priority signals was voted down. Christchurch City ...

Three people have been arrested and ‘synthetic cannabis’ cash, and ammunition seized following five search warrants carried out across Christchurch this morning. Detective Sergeant Brad Grainger, from ...

Smiths City will shut its Hornby store next week, with owner Colin Neal blaming tough trading conditions and a dramatic fall in spending across big box retail. Neal confirmed the store would not be ...