Lyttelton Harbour will welcome the Dutch tall sailing ship Oosterschelde on 27 December 2024, as Canterbury begins its 175th anniversary celebrations of European settlement. The ship is set to dock at ...

The Hagley Parkrun community and members of Achilles Christchurch united in an extraordinary show of support for much loved local man Mike Asmussen. Asmussen, a visually impaired athlete, has achieved ...

A man has died following a workplace incident at a property in Southbridge, Selwyn, this morning. A police spokesman said emergency services were called to the scene on Glasseys Road at approximately ...

A person died following a single-vehicle crash in Balclutha late last night. Emergency services were called to Gormack Street, between Moir Street and Barnego Road, at around 10.35pm. The sole ...

A tense standoff in Blenheim has ended safely, with a 44-year-old man taken into custody and a baby recovered unharmed. The incident began at a Park Terrace property, where the man had barricaded ...

Canterbury will move into a prohibited fire season from 12pm on Monday, 23 December, until further notice. The ban applies to the area stretching from north of the Rakaia River to just south of the ...

Emergency services are responding to a serious two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 near Greta Valley, just south of the Hurunui River bridge. Police were called to the scene at approximately 7:15pm ...

A push by Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger and Councillor Aaron Keown for free overnight parking near Christchurch Hospital will soon become a reality, following support at a council meeting today. The ...

Fire crews are battling a house fire in Redwood. Emergency services were called to Providence Place at 5.15pm. Fire and Emergency Communications Shift Manager Alex Norris told chrislynchmedia.com the ...

Police are investigating a burglary at Northlands Mall after a shop was targeted in the early hours of this morning. Officers were called to the scene around 2.40am following reports that alarms and a ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has imposed a temporary ban on fireworks and sky lantern activity across the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula, and Kaitorete Spit from 12pm on Friday to reduce the risk of ...

An operation by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has resulted in seven men being charged, 12,115 pieces of child sexual abuse material being located, and one child victim being rescued. New ...