Christchurch city councillor Sara Templeton says "the top-down approach from central government at the moment has had multiple unintended impacts".

Christchurch city councillor Sara Templeton said her council is working on a plan change on noise in the central city, which could be placed ...

Psychological thriller Severance and crime drama The Penguin have the most nominations for Emmy Awards in the contest for TV's highest honours.

A 54-year-old man has been charged after police located a large cannabis growing operation in Ashburton. A police spokesperson said 608g and ...

She was 20-year-old Tessa Elizabeth Macintosh Sheild, of Marlborough. The two-vehicle crash, which happened near Moeraki Boulders Rd, was reported to emergency services about 4.20pm on Sunday. Ms ...

A 54-year-old man has been charged after police located a large cannabis growing operation in Ashburton. A police spokesperson said 608g and ...

The Selwyn District Council is paying $60,000 to upgrade a sports ground for the South Island’s Super Rugby women’s team Matatū. The team is ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin will keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald Trump's threats ...

The government is putting the brakes on "pricey, pointless" council planning work ahead of its major shake-up of resource management laws. Speaking in Christchurch today, RMA Reform Minister Chris ...

Selwyn is considering a policy of “replacing one tree with at least two” after Rolleston was shown to have one of the lowest numbers for a town ...

A secondary school principal says about half a dozen students were on the Lower Hutt platform at the time of the incident.

Canterbury councils want to know who pays for preparing for climate change as major storms and flooding threaten local communities.