Canterbury

A driver who was allegedly being forced at gunpoint to take a stranger to the West Coast raised the alarm by alerting staff at a Christchurch service station.

A prominent Christchurch developer hopes the central city will really come alive this year as the rebuild continues.

Police say a resurgence of boy racing activity in Christchurch is dangerous, anti-social and a waste of their time and resources.

One person has been critically injured following a three-vehicle crash in the Christchurch suburb of Waltham tonight.

Backers of the restoration of the historic Governors Bay jetty say repair work could start as early as June next year.

The Otago Volts and Canterbury Magicians have both enjoyed comfortable wins in domestic cricket's T20 Super Smash.

More sightings of wallabies around the edge of the Canterbury containment zone are prompting concern.

A co-housing development which aims to build community and sustainability in central Christchurch is planning to offer 150 houses to be sold below market value.

Two people have died in Canterbury crashes and one in Tauranga.

One person has been killed in a crash in Bay of Plenty early this morning.

Rodger Hobson, the UK's largest grower of carrots, was part of a recent whirlwind tour of agricultural production systems around NZ. He says British farmers have much to learn from aspects of New…

Matthew Winara Webber, 29, has been charged with murdering Shayne Heappey.

There is no proof that E coli found in three Canterbury rivers came from cows, according to Federated Farmers. Audio

Nearly 50 people in the last three years have contracted a severe syndrome which can be deadly and is linked to a bacteria detected in Canterbury rivers. Audio

Six fur seal pups have been decapitated and their bodies dumped in a bay on Banks Peninsula.

Scientific testing of three rivers in Canterbury has revealed strains of a severe pathogen which can cause kidney failure and, possibly for the first time, antibiotic resistant E. coli.