Canterbury

A Christchurch city councillor says the decision to cut the capacity of the planned stadium is one the city will eventually regret.

Canterbury anglers will only be able to catch two sea-run salmon a season from October instead of two a day.

Christchurch city councillors have voted to reduce the capacity of its new stadium, in a bid to stop ballooning costs.

A Christchurch city councillor says it's time to rethink how sporting events are funded in New Zealand, ahead of an extraordinary meeting in the city today.

There was a hint of deja vu in the Ashburton district as the South Island was once again clobbered by historic volumes of rainfall.

All non-urgent surgery for children at Christchurch Hospital has been halted as climbing numbers of patients with respiratory illnesses stretch resources.

Polio survivors in Canterbury and the West Coast are being offered free physiotherapy classes to help them cope with long-term effects of the virus.

Farmers across the upper South Island are on clean-up duty and counting up the costs as damaging floodwaters recede, and the agriculture minister has reminded farmers to take a thorough look at…

Canterbury have kick-started their bid for a fifth successive Farah Palmer Cup title with an emphatic 59-12 win over Counties-Manukau 59-12 in Christchurch today.

Armed police have arrested three men at a house just outside of Christchurch this morning in connection with a shooting last weekend.

Flood-hit farmers in Ashburton's Greenstreet area had a message at a community meeting this week: 'Get the shingle out of the river, then come back with more money'.

Police say rescue teams have exhausted all viable options in the search for the 85 year old.

A farmer in the Canterbury high country still cleaning up after last month's flood is worried the bridge which connects them to the rest of the world could be washed away.

The South Island's Mt Hutt skifield is reminding parents and caregivers to supervise their children after a child slipped from a chairlift yesterday. Audio

Greenpeace is urging regional councils to lower the limit of allowable nitrates in groundwater, which they say poses a cancer risk.

Waimate High School teacher Stuart Albrey wants students to develop a passion for farming and it's working. His ag classes are full and a Corriedale sheep stud on the school grounds means hands-on…

The final stage of a major social housing development has opened in Christchurch this morning.

A NZ Post worker in Christchurch says he had to take a day off work after a racist message appeared on his scanner.

An insurance lawyer is rubbishing the Earthquake Commission's new disaster response model, saying it reinforces a power imbalance.