Canterbury

A spectacular blaze in a scrap metal yard in Woolston, Christchurch that started Wednesday night is under control but still burning this morning. Audio

Christ Church Cathedral restoration workers have become the first people to venture inside the collapsed building since the devastating 2011 earthquake.

A New Zealand Post spokeperson says they did not know how much mail had been taken since 2020 because the woman destroyed some items.

Police seeking the driver of a white van involved in a hit-and-run in Christchurch have located them and filed a charge.

People are being reminded to think carefully about seeking medical care as the city's emergency department struggles with demand. Audio

A Christchurch councillor has called for school board election rules to be tightened after a white supremacist jailed for sharing Christchurch terror attack footage put his name forward. Audio

A white supremacist jailed for sharing a video of the Christchurch mosque terror attack has put his name forward to be on the board of a nearby school.

Residents in Ladbrooks, a seven-minute drive from the edge of suburban Christchurch, say living in a cellphone coverage blackspot is annoying and dangerous.

A Bromley woman is taking Christchurch City Council to the Disputes Tribunal after it refused to pay for air purifiers she bought to cope with the stench from the burnt-out wastewater treatment plant.

A Canterbury bus manufacturer and a National Party MP are unhappy government funding for a new public transport fleet has gone offshore.

Dame Lynda Topp joins a host of new names seeking a seat on the Ashburton District Council, which is set for a changing of the guard with four current councillors not standing for re-election.

Weather has prevented the recovery of the body of a West Coast pilot who crashed in the Southern Alps this month.

An automotive engineering course is set to launch in te reo Māori and there's hope it could be an inspiration for other courses and tertiary providers.

One person has died following a crash involving three trucks on State Highway 8 through Burkes Pass.

A team tasked with deconstructing a Christchurch war memorial so it can be moved to a new site has uncovered an unexpected time capsule. Audio

More than $40,000 has been raised for the whānau of a Franz Josef man involved in a plane crash as they await the delayed recovery operation.

Motorists are being urged to take care on roads as snow settles in parts of the South Island today.

Four men have been arrested and three have been charged after a person was allegedly knocked unconscious in central Christchurch early today.