Canterbury
Hurunui Garden Festival goes ahead after big post-storm clean up
North Canterbury is back on its feet just in time for one of its biggest weekends of the year, the Hurunui Garden Festival.
Multiple people injured in crash in Canterbury town of Rolleston
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash that has forced a road to close near the Canterbury town of Rolleston.
Midweek - severe storms test media, netball keeps media at bay
Severe storms bring the best out of media - but climate change mentions raise hackles. Also: netball's top-brass keep exasperated media out of their internal business - while the Silver Ferns do the… Audio
'Untrue, illogical': Crown responds to murder accused self-defence argument
David Bridgwater was fatally shot outside a property in Aranui, Christchurch in 2024.
Irrigation equipment smashed by winds - 'A huge concern coming into the summer period'
More than 700 pivot spans - worth $30,000 each - have been damaged in North Canterbury.
Supermarkets to trial facial recognition tech
Three supermarkets are trailing facial recognition to help identify people that have previously acted violent or threatening in store.
Multi-vehicle crash on Christchurch's northern motorway
The crash had blocked southbound lanes of State Highway 1 north of Christchurch.
'Safer, greener and more welcoming': Mayor heralds new town centre
Last week's site blessing, led by Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, marked the beginning of stage one works of the Lincoln $10.4 million town centre upgrade.
The Waimate Trail
Volunteers are nearing completion of the first leg of a new trail for walkers, runners and cyclists in South Canterbury, the 67km Waimate Trail which will pass through native forest, limestone rock… Audio
Hawke's Bay, Canterbury fires mostly under control after week of wild weather
Firegrounds at Kaikōura and Leader Road at Waiau were expected to be handed back to landowners on Friday.
What happens when emergency strikes, but you're not yet the mayor?
While Craig Mackle was re-elected as Kaikōura Mayor, he was not yet sworn in, and could not declare a civil defence emergency during Thursday's weather.
One dead, one hospitalised after crash near Ashburton
Police say one person died and another was hospitalised after a crash near Ashburton overnight.
Millions flow into Canterbury flood protection push
Environment Canterbury is rolling out millions of dollars' worth of flood resilience projects across Mid and Selwyn districts.
Fierce winds rip trees from ground at renowned garden
The almost three-hectare garden was established almost 60 years ago.
Hanmer scrub fire evacuees return home
A small number of homes and luxury hotel Braemar Lodge were evacuated because of a fire around 4km south-east of the Canterbury resort town.
'We thought they were goners': Couple save ponies from fire
When Reneé Davis saw a fire raging through paddocks near her home in Kaikōura her first thought was for the ponies.
Man reports being kidnapped at gunpoint but ends up being charged
The Christchurch man said he was made to drive around the city by an unknown assailant who then stole his car.
Houses destroyed by fire in Kaikoura
Five homes and another nine structures have been destroyed by fire in Kaikoura, as several blazes still burn in the region. Reporter Keiller MacDuff is in Kaikoura and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Rowing clubs call for change to calendar due to weather
Rowing clubs around the country are imploring the sport's governing body to rethink its calendar after one of its major regattas was again hampered by weather. Adam Burns reports. Audio
Puzzle over identity of dead Canterbury man resolved
The man whose body was found a month ago has now been formally identified.
