Canterbury

Following the sudden death of two-term councillor Rodger Letham in December, Ashburton District Council will have a special election.

An apprentice jockey has been charged with careless riding in the race in which Megan Taylor was killed.

Police have confirmed a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on SH1 earlier this afternoon at Woodend has died.

Timaru is looking to the arts as one way to help revitalise its struggling city centre.

A Canterbury wine label has reached its goal of donating $50,000 towards stopping global slavery by the end of the year.

More shoppers have come forward with claims of Countdown Moorhouse selling expired food, including garlic bread, mayonnaise and meat.

Police say the man's death is unexplained.

A stray Chatham Islands cat has stolen the hearts of a construction crew.

He was 55-year-old Christchurch man Chad Puru.

Water quality at the beaches has consistently failed to meet Ministry of Health guidelines.

Hundreds of people were stranded on a cruise ship off Australia's coast after a fungus was found on its hull, and it was denied entry to ports in Dunedin and Christchurch.

The Timaru man failed to return from a fishing trip last Thursday.

One person has been killed and three others injured after a crash in Sefton just before 8pm yesterday.

Firefighters have brought a blaze under control at an industrial building in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby.

The owners of a dog fatally shot by police in Christchurch this week want to know why it happened.

A search is underway for a fisherman missing at a river mouth north of Timaru.

Police were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash about 7.45pm.

Emergency services are responding to a crash on State Highway 30 that has left four people seriously injured.

Summer is here and the hot weather means perfect beach days for Kiwis across the country.