Hanmer Springs residents are being celebrated for their resilience and bravery after a violent storm tore through the alpine village last week, leaving widespread damage just days before one of the ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to take extra care with fireworks this year after crews responded to 166 callouts last year, the highest number of fireworks-related fires since 2019.

Autistic and neurodivergent students will soon have new learning options, with the launch of the Autism NZ Education Hub confirmed for Term 3, 2026. Associate Education Minister David Seymour said the ...

A global Microsoft outage has caused disruption to some Air New Zealand systems, resulting in minor delays to flights and temporary issues with the airline’s online services. In a statement, Air New ...

A car collided with the Coastal Pacific train at the Doubledays Road level crossing near Kaiapoi on Wednesday evening. A police spokeswoman told Chris Lynch Media the crash was reported about 6.20pm.

A serious crash has closed part of State Highway 76, Southern Motorway in Addington. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the “serious incident” happened between Barrington Street and Curletts Road ...

A crash involving five cars closed the southbound lanes of State Highway 1, just north of the Tram Road overbridge this morning. Police were called to the scene on the Christchurch Northern Motorway, ...

Nearly 2,700 properties are without power on Monday night after a large unplanned outage affected parts of Broadfield, Halswell, Hornby, Ladbrooks, Lansdowne, Lincoln, Marleys Hill, Prebbleton, Tai ...

Environment Canterbury has issued a flood warning for several major alpine rivers after heavy rain throughout Thursday caused significant rises in water levels across the region. In an update issued ...

A person was taken to hospital after a house fire on Barrington Street in Spreydon early this morning. Fire and Emergency Shift Manager Lyn Crosson said firefighters were called to the scene about ...

Those heading home after the long weekend are being urged to keep a close eye on the weather, with another significant system expected to hit the South Island tomorrow. Parts of the island are still ...

Labour MP Duncan Webb has announced he will not seek re-election in 2026, marking the end of nearly a decade in Parliament. The Christchurch Central MP said serving his community and time as a ...