Christchurch has emerged as a potential location for the National Erebus Memorial, with three sites now under consideration by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The move follows a formal ...

A Hornby High School student known for his selfless dedication to the community has been recognised with the Coupland’s Bakeries Community Award. EJ Coffin, a Year 13 student, was nominated by Great ...

Christchurch City councillors have approved a notice of motion from Mayor Phil Mauger to investigate free overnight parking for hospital workers at the Parakiore. The decision, made at a council ...

A black swan found with an arrow through its neck on the Avon River in Christchurch has sparked outrage and a community rescue effort. The bird, later named Benny, was first seen near the Christchurch ...

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 ...

The Taxpayers’ Union has criticised Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) after its members voted to campaign against proposed Government legislation to cap council rates. At LGNZ’s annual general ...

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has called for answers over the taxpayer funding of FACT Aotearoa, now under scrutiny for potentially breaching the Charities Act by campaigning against the ...

The Government has announced that all new classrooms will no longer be built using open-plan designs. Education Minister Erica Stanford said feedback from schools suggested open-plan layouts were not ...

The Government is moving to stop councils from carrying out time-consuming and expensive plan changes under the Resource Management Act (RMA), as it prepares to replace the outdated law with a new ...

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 ...

Christchurch filmmaker Vanessa Wells has brought the icy expanse of Antarctica to the big screen in her new documentary Mighty Indeed, which follows the journeys of three female scientists working in ...

Police have confirmed a person has died following a crash in Hornby this evening. The single-vehicle crash on Waterloo Road was reported just before 5pm. Police initially described the incident as ...