Christchurch

Backpackers are still flocking to Christchurch as a must-stop destination, despite the earthquake-ravaged city's ongoing shaking.

The first multilevel property planned for Christchurch's central-city red zone since the earthquakes is in doubt because of insurance problems.

Labour MP Brendon Burns is gobsmacked at scoring an unprecedented dead heat in a battle for the Christchurch Central electorate seat.

Counselling would be an important tool to help people affected by the Christchurch earthquake, trauma specialists said yesterday.

Police are investigating after a woman cyclist was killed in an accident in Christchurch this morning.

Economics and a clash of personalities point to the New Zealand Open being moved from The Hills to the Clearwater Golf Club next year.

A Christchurch teenager who lost control of his vehicle causing the death of a four-year-old boy has been charged with dangerous driving causing death following police investigations into a May 21 crash.

Staff at two Silver Fern meatworks plants in Christchurch have this morning been called into snap meetings.

The husband of a mother-of-two struck and killed by a car while riding a bicycle in Christchurch last week is hopeful for answers on how the crash occurred.

Since Dunedin virtually disappeared off international air travel schedules, more and more southern travellers are flying out of Christchurch. But there's more to see in that venerable city than just an international terminal, as Janice Murphy finds out.