Retiring UC geotechnical engineer Misko Cubrinovski has spent a lifetime studying earthquakes, liquefaction and rebuilding cities - shaped by growing up in one disaster zone and working through another.
When wharfies arrived for work at Lyttelton on February 15, 1951, they found the entrances locked.
A Christchurch couple are jolted awake most nights by loud banging from the heavy trucks travelling along their deteriorating street in Bromley.
A busy Christchurch intersection has finally got its multi-million dollar upgrade. But there are already complaints about the number of right turning arrows it has.
Heathcote city councillor Nathaniel Herz Jardine has passed his first-ever amendment, asking Christchurch City Holdings Ltd to investigate the possibility of a zero pay increase for executives and directors of its companies.
Sports clubs and an Olympic gold medallist are backing a new campaign urging spectators to behave on the sidelines at fields across Christchurch.
After more than a decade as a music conductor in Christchurch, United States expat John Linker reflects on life at the cardboard cathedral and his hopes for the future. Dylan Smits reports
Mountain biker Matthew Fairbrother, 21, garnered attention after riding around a McDonald’s drive-through for 24 hours. Reporter Dylan Smits finds out why he took on the fast food challenge.
After years of waiting, the traffic lights at one of Christchurch's most notorious intersections are finally being switched on this week.
A property development has left residents of a Christchurch suburb frustrated about not being consulted – while the developer is annoyed at the delays their complaints have caused.
It is the busiest time of year for Canterbury pest controller Darryl Knauf, as ant and fly infestations increase over summer.
What streets have the worst congestion in Christchurch and what transport projects could help move the more than 100,000 extra vehicles projected to be on roads by 2050?
A busy Christchurch roundabout is used by more than 10,00 vehicles a day, but many motorists say its overgrown vegetation is a crash risk - and a fire hazard.
From trucks to commuters, this busy Christchurch roundabout is used by 10,100 vehicles a day. But many motorists say its overgrown vegetation is a crash risk - and a fire hazard.
How courteous are you when another motorist lane jumps to get up the queue of traffic quicker? That is the scenario being played out on a busy stretch of Halswell Rd as the carriageway gets a $60m upgrade.
A baffling sign on Christchurch's Cashel St instructs passers-by to slow their strolling to a new ultra-slow speed limit - but the fast walkers among us can relax.
A baffling sign on Christchurch's Cashel St instructs passers-by to slow their strolling to a new ultra-slow speed limit - but the fast walkers among us can relax.
Eight police officers were tied up in a 75min traffic stop in Christchurch - at a time when the city’s top cop says "every available resource" was being used to fight an outbreak in youth crime.
Eight police officers and five patrol cars were tied up on a 75min traffic stop in Christchurch - at a time when the city’s top cop says "every available resource" was being used to fight an outbreak in youth crime.
Christchurch's Parakiore - the largest recreation and sports centre in NZ - will open on December 17. Reporter Dylan Smits looks back at the $500m facility’s history of cost blowouts and opening delays.
