Police are appealing for information about a missing Christchurch woman.

The Christchurch City Council is following up on complaints about a property that's overrun with rubbish.

Jo Pitman shares her story on having a baby in prison. She is one of a handful of women who had babies behind bars.

A Christchurch mother who objected moves to exhume her son five years after he died, has now been buried alongside him.

A trial of the fully autonomous vehicle will begin at Christchurch International Airport.

A New Zealand man who allegedly attempted to smuggle more than $8.5 million worth of cocaine into the UK in the back of a truck has

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.

Sophie Pascoe has earned her a Laureus Sports Award nomination, however last year's winners the All Blacks have been snubbed.

16 year old Marcus Armstrong heads to New Zealand to compete in the premier domestic championship.

Two investigations are underway into the death of a highly respected data expert with CERA

A man has been stabbed in Christchurch following a heated argument over a dog.

A little blue penguin was spotted in central Christchurch today after making its way up the Avon River.

Cantabrians will need to batten down the hatches as wild weather is expected this afternoon.

They are the 19 names that make up this holiday season's high toll. Behind every name is a story, and family left grieving.

The driver killed in a two car crash south of Christchurch yesterday was driving on the wrong side of the road, police say.

A motorist is dead after a single car crash south of Christchurch this afternoon.

Police have released the name of the man killed in a fatal crash just out of Christchurch on New Year's Eve.

A collection of rare memorabilia stemming from the famous 1908 Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica, including items from the NZ leg of the trip, will be auctioned.

Firefighters in Kaiapoi, North of Christchurch, are attending a large blaze near the Waimakariri River this afternoon.

Police are "generally pleased" with behaviour at New Year's Eve celebrations across the country and say there were no significant issues or incidents reported.

The holiday road toll stands at 17, rising overnight with the deaths of two pedestrians in Northland.

One person is dead following a single car crash near Christchurch tonight.

The Fire Service is responding to multiple reports of a grass fire in Christchurch.

Christchurch businessman Roger Bridge has been made a Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to business and philanthropy.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery in relation to a shooting in Bryndwr, Christchurch yesterday.

A woman has had surgery after being stabbed in the neck this morning.

A man shot in Christchurch overnight who was targeted by armed intruders is set to make a full recovery.

Springs Junction - the tiny settlement connecting State Highways 7 and 65 - now boasts two food caravans as well as a service station and cafe both operating 24/7.

DoC says there is significant arsenic, mercury and cyanide contamination of the soil at the Alexander River mine site.

Thousands have reported feeling the "severe" 5.5 magnitude quake which rattled central New Zealand this afternoon.