Kees Chalmers

Jess Reid received an unwanted birthday present when her family’s treasured rickshaw was vandalised while parked up near a Christchurch beach.

Jess Reid received an unwanted birthday present when her family’s treasured rickshaw was vandalised while parked up near a Christchurch beach.

The Lyttelton Toy Library has changed hands and is negotiating for new premises, just a month after being on the brink of closure.

Lanza the four-year-old german shepherd has been back out on the water training with Coastguard Sumner.

An art auction and soirée fundraiser to upgrade Coastguard Sumner’s slipway has raised about $20,000.

Public pushback against the potential sale of a historic Māori burial ground on red-zoned land in Christchurch looks to have paid off.

What might happen to a historic Māori burial ground on Christchurch red zone land may be known on Tuesday.

The Coastal Pathway Group is still planning to proceed with viewing platforms along the $26.25m trail, despite push back from the public, a Christchurch city councillor and a MP.

Rāpaki iwi Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke is calling for a new strategic partnership with Christchurch City Council to ensure it is involved in key decisions about land and waterways it acts as guardian for.

Ruby Love-Smith was sitting in the back of a religious education class with a friend at Marian College three years ago, discussing their adoration for Jacinda Ardern. Now the 18-year-old will be rubbing shoulders with the very person who inspired her.

An altercation with a pedestrian has prompted a Christchurch parkrun organiser to push for markings along the esplanade.

A Canterbury hotel resident said the establishment’s fire alarm system "100% saved our lives" after a deep fryer in the kitchen caught fire.

The Christchurch Coastal Pathway Group is seeking to get a significant funding cut reversed to allow for platforms to be built along the causeway.

That is what relieved Ōtoromiro Hotel resident Emily Banfield said about the establishment’s fire alarm system, which was put to the test after a deep frier caught fire.

A plan to redevelop the historic Lyttelton stables on Donald St into an artistic haven will not be hindered by an absence of Christchurch City Council funding, the project leader says.

Three men caught on CCTV breaking into a Christchurch cafe then attempted to force their way into the ice cream parlour and takeaway shop next door.

The Coastal Pathway Group is seeking to have a significant funding cut reversed to allow platforms to be built along the Christchurch causeway.

Three men caught on CCTV breaking into a Christchurch cafe then attempted to force their way into the ice cream parlour and takeaway shop next door.