Canterbury
Excavators onsite at SH1 slips
Work is set to begin next week to clear the largest slips blocking State Highway 1 between Kaikōura and Picton.
Woman who died after shed fire named
Police have named the woman who died when a shed was destroyed by fire in Christchurch on Thursday morning.
Fire risk prompts Canterbury ban
A total fire ban will come into force in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula tonight due to an increasing fire risk.
Teenagers flee police in stolen car
Two teenagers fleeing in a stolen car in Christchurch had to be stopped with road spikes.
North Canterbury locals fight proposed 50ha quarry
North Canterbury residents say if given the go ahead, the noise, dust and vibrations of a proposed quarry will cause constant disruption and impact on their house values. Video, Audio
Regenerate Christchurch must involve the community, says mayor
The Christchurch City Council says it is important the group charged with redeveloping the city's red zoned land has the full confidence of the public.
Southern Response refuses to release legal fees
Southern Response is refusing to say how much it has spent on its legal battle against policy holders who are taking class action against the insurer over their Christchurch quake claims. Video, Audio
Body found in burnt-out shed
A body has been found after emergency services were called to a fire in Hoon Hay, Christchurch this morning.
Scott statue toppled in quake to be repaired
Repair work has started on Christchurch's 100-year-old statue of polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott, which toppled in the 2011 earthquake.
Brownlee had no idea about potential Cera conflicts
Gerry Brownlee says he learned of allegations facing three former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority staff the day before the story broke.
CERA failed to maintain 'momentum' - report
The auditor-general has released a damning report on the now-defunct Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, but Gerry Brownlee says it "misses the point".
NASA flying lab in NZ to measure climage change, pollution
Staff onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft are flying across the globe on a 28-day-mission to better understand climate change and air pollution. The flying laboratory has touched down in Christchurch. Video, Audio
Funding boost for family violence programme
A Christchurch family violence pilot programme will receive a $680,000 boost from the government to continue its work.
Explosions during Canterbury honey company fire
Empty drums exploded at a Leeston honey company during a blaze which took three hours to bring under control, its owner says.
US coast guard vessel to stop at Lyttelton
A United States vessel has been granted permission to make a port call at Lyttelton on its way home from Antarctica later this month.
Fire derails TranzAlpine journey
Twenty-thousand people booked to take the train across the Southern Alps will have to go by bus after fire damaged bridges on the route.
Could Banks Peninsula become NZ's first Geo-Park ?
Banks Peninsula could soon sit alongside places such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef as a place of special geological interest. Audio
'They've signed off on everything we've done'
A Canterbury dairy farmer is defending the use of public land 50 metres from the Rakaia River, saying the regional council has let him farm it since 1990. Video
Michael Heron to investigate CERA officials
The former Solicitor-General will investigate allegations three senior earthquake recovery officials tried to use their positions for personal financial advantage.
Farmer given 109ha of public land near Rakaia river
Forest & Bird says 12,000 hectares on the Canterbury Plains has been "basically stolen" to be converted for intensive agriculture. One farmer says he was given public land in exchange for clearing… Video, Audio
