Canterbury

Work to fix the damaged beam on the Tinwald Viaduct is yet to start, 10-weeks after the road was closed.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a gas bottle exploded and set fire to a vehicle in Christchurch.

Police have suspended the search for a Christchurch teenager last seen on Friday.

Marley is thought to be wearing black track pants and a dark-coloured hooded jersey.

The car he was driving was located in the Sumner area.

The latest addition supplements previous upgrades in 2021 and earlier this year.

The state highway has reopened after a truck was removed.

They've also asked for people to come forward with dashcam footage.

The workers have been told they cannot carry over their accrued annual leave onto the new contract.

Leo Darin Goodwin is subject to a preventive detention order for recidivist sexual violence.

Lizzy Marvin, 16, died from inhaling toxic fumes from a foam filled sofa bed when it caught fire in her Burnham home last year.

A new regional council report finds nearly a quarter of monitored rivers, lakes and bays pose health risks from faecal bacteria or toxic algae.

Under the bylaw, freedom and overnight camping on the beach and sand dunes is not permitted.

The man's body was found in Christchurch's Heathcote Valley.

A red wind warning has been issued for Canterbury, while orange weather warnings cover much of the South Island and further north, as gale force winds and heavy rains loom.

Police are trying to identify a man who died suddenly on Friday and have appealed for any information.

The red wind warning could see gusts of up to 150km/h and pose a threat to life from flying items and falling trees, MetService warns.

Sixty-six year old Tracy failed to turn up to a lunch date on Wednesday and her car was found on Taylors Mistake Road.

As it happened: Fire crews put out a large vegetation fire in Canterbury.