The Government has introduced new legislation aimed at refocusing local councils on essential services, responding to growing public frustration over rising rates, bureaucratic expansion, and ...

A power outage has affected 1,324 properties across several eastern Christchurch suburbs including Aranui, Avondale, Avonside, Burwood, Travis Country, Wainoni and Westhaven. According to Orion’s ...

A Christchurch-based painting and maintenance company has gone into liquidation, with debts totalling more than $2.6 million. Phil Clarke & ...

Christchurch university student Dylan Smart has announced he will stand for both the Christchurch City Council and the Halswell Community Board in the upcoming local elections. The 21 year old said he ...

A motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle crash in Burnham this afternoon. A police spokesperson said emergency services were notified of the crash on Telegraph Road at about 3.30pm. A St John ...

State Highway 75 near Birdlings Flat has reopened after fallen trees forced its closure during strong winds overnight. Contractors resumed work at first light to remove trees blocking the highway near ...

Emergency services were called to a crash in Avonside on Saturday night after a vehicle struck a power pole. Police and St John responded to the incident, in Dunarnan Street, which is understood to be ...

A person was injured in a single vehicle crash in Leeston this morning. A St John spokesman said they responded to the crash at the intersection of Leeston Road and Brookside and Irwell Road at 8.41am ...

Emergency services have been called to clear a number of trees blocking Christchurch Akaroa Road between Little River and Cooptown. The incident was reported just after 5pm, near Puaha Road and ...

Emergency services are at a serious crash in Hornby. A police spokesman said they were called to the two-vehicle crash ...

Christchurch police are investigating a number of damaged vehicles in New Brighton overnight. A police spokeswoman told chrislynchmedia.com police were aware of a number of vehicles having been ...

New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill that would ban the display of all flags except the official New Zealand flag on government buildings, a move party leader Winston Peters says is aimed ...