Alcohol has been stolen from various club rooms in Papanui, Hornby and Lincoln.

Christchurch's homeless used tents to shelter themselves from Cyclone Cook's aftermath.

Poignant images of the man who died in a paragliding crash in Christchurch.

A 12-year-old boy from Kaiapoi was missing for a day.

Resident tells Christchurch Council of rubbish, abuse, complaints and threats received.

A Christchurch mall has been evacuated after a fire in a commercial oven.

Police have released the name of a man who died after a crash near Greymouth on Thursday

A 3-year-old boy has been flown to Christchurch Hospital with serious head injuries.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Police were never able to confirm the remains were Ellen Mouat - until now.

Christchurch Police have arrested and charged a 15-year-old with aggravated robbery.

It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.

A main Christchurch river has burst its banks after a night of heavy rain.

Insurers are counting the cost after February's devastating blazes.

A woman crashed into two trucks in Christchurch yesterday.

An injunction prevents her selling homes across a 25-kilometre radius of Christchurch.

Ashburton farmer who bashed heavily-pregnant ex-partner jailed for eight years.

Trio to stand trial for murder after badly bashed man found at Sumner car park dies.

Erin Brockovich is in New Zealand offering hope to Christchurch.

Two flights from and to Christchurch have been cancelled due to heavy fog.

Erin Brockovich, the activist played by Julia Roberts in a 2000 film, is currently in NZ.

The trial before Judge Brian Callaghan is expected to take four days.

He will get his trip to Africa and more, after community raises more than $13k for him.

Six-year-old Keira Hubball's body turns protein into acid which burns her from the inside.

Cost of fighting midges at wastewater ponds is high, and doesn't seem to work.

Forget the Jaguar and ponytail, tackle the toughest bike race, writes Michael Brown.

Packages containing 5kg of ecstasy was found in luggage at Christchurch Airport yesterday.

The six-year battle has led to involvement of a lawyer and a traffic engineer.

Jo Byrne's Christchurch home has flooded four times, she tells Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch.

Cash was taken in the Canterbury robbery, no one was injured.