Canterbury

The Hantz family has been producing honey at Lakeside in Canterbury since 1951. Barry Hantz joined the apiary in 2001 and now, with 13 employees and 3500 hives in operation across the region, he says…

Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers.

Building plans accepted by Christchurch City Council show one of its own structural engineers designed a new multi-storey office block that is unstable, but the council says the document are wrong.

Family and friends of two teenage sisters killed by a fiery car crash on Christchurch's Port Hills are pleading for guard rails to be installed at the site.

It's wild salmon fishing season, and our guest this week, Chief Executive of North Canterbury Fish & Game, Rasmus Gabrielsson, talks about efforts to keep the fishery sustainable.

With increasing temperatures and hot westerly winds, Cantebury's fire indexes are at very high, just one level below extreme. Fire restrictions are coming into force.

Designs have been released for a 12-metre hydroslide tower being built at Christchurch's Metro Sports Facility.

The Timaru District has officially lifted its state of emergency following the flooding of the Rangitata River last weekend.

The investment case, which cost ratepayers $3m and took a year to prepare, found that a covered 25,000 seat multi-use arena was the best option for the city.

A building developer is asking the Christchurch City Council to cordon off his defective multi-storey block in the main shopping zone after earthquake risk concerns.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash involving a car and a truck at the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau.

A judge has ruled that the outcome of the Christchurch City Council election is valid.

A man who narrowly avoided the CTV building collapse in the 2011 earthquake says a new case of poor seismic design shows building consent failings.

More heavy rain is forecast for south Westland tonight with significant slips between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier on the South Island's West Coast after heavy rain today.

A property developer says he rejected the developers who went on to build a substandard multistorey in Christchurch's central mall.