Danil Kive Albert charged with one count of obtaining $537,000 by deception today pleaded guilty to the charge at Christchurch District Court.

Christchurch Police are investigating after a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Hagley Park last night.

Armed teenagers dressed in Halloween horror masks - including a creepy clown - robbed a service station in Christchurch.

An online predator posing as a teenage girl lured boys as young as at least 13 into sending nude selfies online.

A dog attacked his hens so this man used the closest thing to hand when he took his anger out on the dog owner.

High temperatures indicate Kiwis could be in for record-breaking highs this summer.

Several costume hire stores across NZ have withdrawn clown outfits from their shelves for Halloween after a recent rash of creepy clown incidents.

"As Prime Minister of New Zealand, I'm at my best when something comes along like what's happened in a disability toilet at Christchurch airport."

A truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed a Christchurch father of three today pleaded not guilty.

Two people have received burns in a house fire in Christchurch this evening.

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A man who witnessed All Black Aaron Smith slipping into a disabled toilet with a mystery woman says he fears for his safety, and that of his family.

The West Coast rugby player who underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing straight after a Heartland Championship match against

Woman whose brother died after being hit by truck in 2005 says she is still waiting for an apology from truck driver who today avoided jail for killing a second cyclist.

All Black Aaron Smith faces a tough road to shake the shame of his sex scandal.

Dramatic details have been revealed of an incident which left a teenage boy seriously injured at a Christchurch trampoline park.

Christchurch's rich-lister Stewart family has built up a substantial stake in SeaDragon, exercising more than half the rights issued to prop up the fish oil manufacturer.

Serious injuries reported at city's new trampoline park.

Two would-be burglars of a Christchurch pub apologised to a cleaner and fled the building empty-handed in the early hours of this

A motorcyclist is in a serious condition after a crash in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere.

Lianne Dalziel has thanked voters for placing their trust in her as she romped to a landslide re-election victory today and pledged: "I won't let you down".

Groups of marauding youths wearing gang colours are intimidating customers at a busy Christchurch shopping area and driving them away.

Firefighters were tonight battling a blaze in a Christchurch building that was threatening neighbouring buildings.

The race to elect a new mayor for Auckland and other cities and towns round the country is drawing to a close.

A sports psychologist says Aaron Smith's latest indiscretion is ridiculous schoolyard behaviour that is not tolerated in the larger

A judge has told a Christchurch man, who burned his father's house after abusing methamphetamine, that he was lucky to be alive.

A disability advocate is dismayed that a prominent rugby player would treat disabled toilets with such little respect.

A Geraldine man led police on a 50km chase past schools and busy roads.

Jucy's Christchurch-based pod-style hotel is in demand ahead of its November opening.

A wealthy Christchurch businessman and his mistress-turned-partner should not have kept their name secret, says the Court of Appeal.