Canterbury

Four homes are now confirmed destroyed in yesterday's fire on the outskirts of Christchurch. Video

One person has died and another is seriously injured after a car crashed into a tree in Hanmer Springs.

Fire crews will continue to fight two large fires in Christchurch overnight, emergency services say. Video

Local authorities and iwi in north Canterbury have applied to have popular walkways around Kaikōura elevated to 'Great Walks' status.

About 90 percent of the 200,000 turkeys farmed in NZ every year are eaten at Christmas, so it's a busy time of the year for Kyle and Monique Smith of Crozier's Free-Range Turkeys.

Earthquake demolition work in Christchurch has made way for an urban farm that is equipping young people with life and work skills. 

State Highway 1 just north of Timaru is closed after a two-car collision.

Extremely dry conditions and rising temperatures in Canterbury have fire crews and local councils concerned about a repeat of last summer's massive fires.

A South Canterbury blackcurrant farm is cashing in on the berry's "superfood" status.

Otago Regional Council is warning water users to avoid the confluence of Dunstan Creek and Manuherikia River today after toxic blue-green algae was discovered in the area.

A temporary alcohol ban will be put in a Christchurch suburb, after residents said they no longer felt safe.

Christchurch ratepayers will have to foot part of the bill to help repair the city's quake-ravaged Anglican cathedral.

A new park in central Christchurch will open to the public today.

Justice Minister Andrew Little is promising law changes to prevent a repeat of the decision not to charge anyone over the CTV building collapse.

A Marlborough crayfishing company is defending its right to drive through a conservation area with a bulldozer to launch a boat.