Dylan Smits

Reporter Dylan Smits looks at the future of Christchurch’s ratepayer-owned assets after the local body election.

The Christchurch Night Market will relocate for a second time due to complaints from nearby food outlets about unfair competition.

Ram-raids dominated headlines in Canterbury and fuelled public outrage at their peak in 2022 and 2023 - but what has caused the sharp decline since then?

Tony Church is legally blind and almost every day he takes 2-year-old budgie Monster on the bus in Christchurch.

After witnessing the ground shift during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Erin McEwan set out to help landowners better understand how quakes affect rivers and flood risks.

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger has often come up short of the votes needed to achieve his priorities. If he's re-elected this weekend, who will need to win for him to gain a working majority on the city council?

Christchurch local body election candidates are being lobbied to sign a pledge committing to keeping the city’s strategic assets in public hands.

Canterbury property owners who battled insurance disputes after the earthquakes are being urged to share their stories.

For the second time this year, a Christchurch Uber driver has crashed into Steve Pawson’s driveway pillar and then left the scene.

Electric Avenue fans have blasted scalpers for reselling tickets after the Christchurch festival sold out in minutes.

A Christchurch retirement village resident has pushed back against claims she and other residents broke the alcohol rules, sparking a booze ban at the village.

A Christchurch retirement village resident has pushed back against claims she and other residents broke the alcohol rules, sparking a booze ban at the village.

Prominent Canterbury greyhound racing trainer Steve Evans has shifted his dogs to Queensland to escape the looming ban on the sport in New Zealand.

Politicians are taking credit for their role in securing $38.5m of Government funding for the Pages Rd bridge replacement. Reporter Dylan Smits takes a look back at the journey to 'build the bridge'.

Motorists could see less “ridiculous” use of road cones in Christchurch if the Government achieves its goal with new guidelines, but the city council cannot say what the impact of the guidelines will be.

Marine protectors say their protest march against Lyttelton Port’s land reclamation is being delayed by “bureaucratic barriers”.