US Homeland Security contacted New Zealand police to inform them of a Christchurch link.

Government's shake-up of post-quake Canterbury schools mishandled, Chief Ombudsman finds

The cherished family man was trapped under a beam and killed.

Flights resume after fog causes major disruption at Christchurch Airport this morning.

Work on historic Timeball tower - damaged in 2011 earthquake - to begin in July.

More than 11,000 hours of staff time went into putting out the devastating fires.

Driver has to carry a 'huge burden of guilt' says mother whose son died.

Challenge for Chch to work out "how do you get the old heart to beat inside its new skin".

Canterbury already has the second-fastest growing Maori population in the country.

The child was approached at a Lyttelton hotel, but managed to fight off her attacker.

The killer of Christchurch schoolgirl Louisa Damodran still needs "immense" rehabilitation

Murray Allan, who pulled an imitation gun on police before he was shot, admits charges.

A young girl fought off a man who tried to abduct her in a hotel carpark in Christchurch.

"I was in disbelief it was happening again. I went into shock."

Man followed girl for a kilometre before fleeing when she sought help from a passing car.

Elderly Christchurch woman's sudden death not suspicious, police confirm.

Police won't lay charges in relation to the quake death at St Christopher's Book Market.

COMMENT: The Cathedral has been left to rot for the past six years, six years too long.

Residents are sick and tired of young people parking up and smoking 'obscure substances'.

New Zealand's inner cities are a hot bed for violent crime, police statistics show.

New survey shows 'evenly split' over earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral debate

Feisty Christchurch woman confronted a burglar moments after he broke into her house.

Since 2015, the Riccarton bus lounge had been a hot-spot for trouble-causing youths.

Thieves are targeting everything from razor blades, meat, clothing, to petrol and tobacco.

Security guard at McCaw wedding held up five Canterbury pubs and shot two women

A man has been stabbed in the leg outside a Christchurch bus shelter.

New tourism data has revealed Christchurch is back on the itinerary for tourists.

A couple's passports and tickets to tonight's Lions match were stolen from their campervan

A 4.1 magnitude quake has been recorded near Christchurch.

A young girl who suffers from several medical ailments to be sent back to her birthplace.