Rescuers have appealed for help in their search for a former Olympic sailor missing since taking off in his microlight.

The wife of a former Olympic sailor and prominent businessman was last night waiting in hope for news.

The loss of Ashburton's historic Canterbury Flour Mill to fire this morning was a major blow to the regions's heritage, says the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT).

Firefighters are battling a huge blaze at the historic Canterbury Flour Mill building in Ashburton.

A man has been hospitalised with burns and cuts after a caravan was deliberately set alight in Ashburton last night.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

It wouldn't do city kids any harm to have a go at hunting.

A top international criminal profiler has thrown new light on the Kirsty Bentley murder case.