Canterbury

South Canterbury children now have a multi-million-dollar playground that draws on art, history and culture to fire up their imaginations.

Donna Moot is an expert on the shelled creatures, having run Turtle Rescue and Rehoming out of her house in Christchurch for almost 20 years.

A disabled Christchurch man and his family have received some Christmas cheer after finding themselves in a desperate housing situation.

A rural entrepreneur is pasteurising and bottling A2 milk from his families farm and delivering it to people's doors, just like his grandfather did.

An increased road budget, three waters compliance and interest are behind a signalled 11.5 percent rates rise in the first year of the Ashburton District Council's long-term plan.

"It's no good for this small community," say upset locals as police cordon a park by a Christchurch kindergarten and a sports court.

A man with a gunshot wound was dropped off at a petrol station and a woman was admitted to hospital in the early hours..

Dr Preechapon Tovaranonte has been censured after using an alias to attack his former employers on social media.

Hundreds of Cantabrians struggling to make ends meet will have a Christmas to celebrate, thanks to the kindness of strangers.

The Wellington city took the crown, but a handful of small New Zealand towns also made the top 10 list.

Fire crews were called to Northcote Road about midnight and again at 4am.

Firefighters have contained an ammonia leak from a ship at Lyttelton Harbour.

A class action against the Earthquake Commission could be one of the most expensive in New Zealand's history.

A teenager jailed for the manslaughter of a man after an attack in Christchurch will serve the rest of his sentence on home detention.

A Christchurch councillor says the city is a better choice than Auckland to host SailGP.

It was Gisborne's turn to be battered by thunderstorms Tuesday evening, following wild weather - including a tornado - across the lower North Island.

Christchurch's Emergency Department (ED) and an after-hours medical clinic experienced very high demand on Monday night, with the medical clinic not accepting new patients for a time.

A teenager who killed another teen then bragged about it in a rap video posted to social media has failed in his bid to reduce his prison time.

A man in his 30s will appear in the Christchurch District Court today after an eight-hour standoff with police in the Avonhead suburb late on Sunday night.