Stories by Rachel Graham

Research from the University of Canterbury shows low-lying and isolated communities on the Chatham Island could be at extreme risk from tsunami.

Restoration work and earthquake repairs have been completed on Canterbury's oldest church, and will reopen its doors to the public today.

An elderly Christchurch woman has been inundated with calls from phone scammers, once getting bothered four times in a single night.

New Zealand needs more science technicians, with employers finding it difficult to find staff with more practical skills, the Royal Society says.

A Christchurch school shut down after the Canterbury earthquakes is humming with activity once again - but with a new identity.

Nearly $200,000 was spent on a government conference, touted as ensuring valuable lessons were learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes, before its cancellation.

Bad driving habits like weaving between lanes and hesitating when the light turns green are being targeted by a Christchurch transport group. Video

A cafe and kayak hire could be set up in Christchurch's red-zoned land as part of a community garden project in Richmond.

Containers were no match for landslides that came down over SH1, south of Kaikōura, in heavy rain.

Ashburton's derelict Chinatown, once the largest communal Chinese settlement in the South Island, could be getting a new lease of life.

The owner of the tour bus involved in a crash that killed two people near Te Anau says it appears the rental car crossed the centre line.

A council will investigate all contracts issued by its asset manager after it emerged a cake shop owner's firm got a water treatment plant contract.

Classrooms at a new super school in east Christchurch cater for up to 300 students at a time. Video

The latest idea for the city's residential red zone would make it a star-gazer's paradise.

It might be single lanes in places, but SH1 from Kaikōura to Christchurch will be open within weeks. Video

Shipping containers that have lined the main road to the Christchurch suburb of Sumner for the last five years are on their way out. Removal of the containers started yesterday...

The Native American costumes at Christchurch's Santa Parade were withdrawn over abusive emails, the organisers say.

Owners of property close to damaged buildings in Kaikōura and Wellington could be in for a frustrating time, a Christchurch business owner says.

The company pulled out after victims' families got in touch, but it will not stop the mine being resealed.

As a programme reducing domestic violence is nominated for an international award, one man tells how it helped him tame his violent temper.

Fixing a quake-damaged cliff in Christchurch has proven a huge task involving remote-control diggers, homeowners and a rare flightless moth. Video

Almost a year on from a deal with a Chinese company to invest billions of dollars in the Christchurch rebuild there are still no projects signed up.

A long line of dog owners has queued up for a canine welfare clinic in one of Christchurch's most deprived suburbs. Yesterday's clinic in Aranui was provided by the Canterbury...

The Canterbury Regional Council has issued a final warning to farmers who are breaching water consent rules, and says it will start initiating prosecutions soon.

A bus blown off the road in Mackenzie Country was lucky not to roll down a steep bank, police say, as heavy rain and winds move up the country. Video