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 ...

Christchurch police are investigating two supermarket burglaries that occurred overnight. A police spokesperson told chrislynchmedia.com that around 3:40am, officers received reports of a break-in at ...

A fire at a vacant property in Papanui overnight is being treated as suspicious. Multiple fire appliances were called to the scene on Grassmere Street shortly before 6PM. By the time crews arrived, ...

A New Brighton resident says she was left angry after spending hours cleaning the beach following last night’s council-run fireworks display, describing the aftermath as “a war zone.” Danette Wereta ...

Five people were rescued overnight after their vessel got into trouble near Motunau Island, north of Christchurch. Coastguard North Canterbury said they were alerted by police just after 8.30pm on ...

A man has died following a hunting incident near Lords River on Stewart Island on Saturday. Police said they were alerted around midday and a Search and Rescue team was deployed to the island by ...

In October, local elections will be held across Christchurch. Chris Lynch Media has contacted all current Christchurch City Councillors to ask why they are seeking re-election. Each councillor was ...

Burwood Councillor Kelly Barber has confirmed he will seek another term on the Christchurch City Council. Barber, who represents the ward as an independent, said it had been a privilege to serve the ...

One person has died following a truck crash in Wairoa Valley, Tasman District, this morning. Police were notified at 9.40am that a logging truck had crashed on Wairoa Gorge Road. The driver was ...

Structural engineer Zoran Rakovic has been announced as ACT Local’s candidate for the Springs Ward of the Selwyn District Council in this year’s local body elections. Rakovic, a long-time Selwyn ...

A new era for government science research begins today with the launch of Earth Sciences New Zealand, a new public research institute formed through the merger of GNS Science and NIWA. The ...

Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a car and a bus on Hills Road in the suburb of Edgeware this evening. St John was notified of the incident at 5:34pm and dispatched two ...