Masked thieves take off with 13 handbags
'Arms laden with handbags': Masked thieves raid mall shop
Two masked women took 13 handbags worth about $3000 from a Christchurch Strandbags store.
Dylan Smits
Routes to avoid if you’re a commuter in a hurry
Busiest roads in Chch revealed: Routes to avoid if you’re a commuter in a hurry
Traffic monitoring data over the past three years has revealed the busiest intersections and major roads in Christchurch.
Motoring history could go on public display
Bid to put piece of motoring history on public display
One of the first cars imported to Christchurch is up for sale - and a motor enthusiast is revving up efforts to put it on display.
Cinema icons' retro home for sale
Cinema icons' retro home with 18-seat movie theatre for sale
The home of late Christchurch cinema icons Lang and Maureen Masters is up for sale.
Support for 120kmh speed limit on motorway
Support for 120kmh speed limit on Christchurch motorway
A poll shows a majority of people support raising the speed limit on the Christchurch Southern Motorway from 100kmh to 120kmh.
Motorway speed limit should be increased - poll
Christchurch Southern Motorway speed limit should be increased - poll
A poll shows a majority of people support raising the speed limit on the Christchurch Southern Motorway from 100km/h to 120km/h.
Food drive call full of beans
Food drive call full of beans
When the call went out for donations to a Christchurch food drive, it was answered with a deluge of baked beans.
Chef helps capture alleged car thief
Christchurch chef helps capture alleged car thief
Handcuffing and restraining a suspected car thief on the run was not what Christchurch chef Glenn Manning expected while working at his food truck.
Chef helps capture alleged car thief
Chef helps capture alleged car thief
Handcuffing and restraining a suspected car thief on the run was not what Christchurch chef Glenn Manning expected while working at his food truck.
Betty’s three-hour wait for ambulance
'Thought I was going to die’: Betty’s three-hour wait for ambulance
Christchurch woman Betty Chapman thought she was going to die as she waited more than three hours for an ambulance while losing consciousness from sepsis.
Revellers who hired rugby club bus urinated in front of 3-year-old
Revellers who hired rugby club bus urinated in front of 3-year-old
A woman was appalled to see members of a group that hired the champion Linwood Rugby Club’s bus urinate on a fence in front of her three-year-old grandson.
Man on mission against stop sign runners
Man on mission against stop sign runners
Think no one notices when you skip that stop sign? Think again, because Christchurch man Wayne Carey does - and he's been keeping tabs on the motorists who do.
Safety crusader recording stop sign runners
Safety crusader recording stop sign runners near Christchurch mall
Think no one notices when you skip that stop sign? Think again, because Christchurch man Wayne Carey does - and he's been keeping tabs on the motorists who do.
Ratepayers to foot up to $220k bill for pathway upgrades
Ratepayers to foot up to $220k bill for pathway upgrades
Ratepayers will fork out up to $220,000 to pay for safety upgrades to the $17.5 million Christchurch Coastal Pathway in Redcliffs Village.
Naval Point Club dusts off its past
Naval Point Club dusts off its past and puts it back on display
The Naval Point Club in Lyttelton has dusted off its old memorabilia and reopened its library to show off Banks Peninsula's rich nautical history.
'Big Blue Tractor' at the end of its life
Coastguard Canterbury's 'Big Blue Tractor' at the end of its life
A replacement is needed for Coastguard Canterbury’s beloved 'Big Blue Tractor' which is on its last set of wheels after more than a decade of towing rescue boats out to sea.
Youths involved in cat food assault identified
Youths involved in cat food assault identified
The result of disciplinary proceedings for some Christchurch high school students involved in assaulting and forcing a man to eat pet food will be known next week.
Youths involved in cat food assault identified
Police identify some of the youths involved in CBHS cat food assault video
The result of the disciplinary proceedings for the Christchurch Boys’ High students involved in assaulting and forcing a man to eat pet food will be known next week.
Market draws a crowd to The Lair
Future events planned after new market draws crowd to The Lair
The organiser of a new market in Ferrymead which featured a range of stalls and live DJs hopes it could become a regular event.
Tricky cliffside rescue after climber injured
Tricky cliffside rescue after rock climber seriously injured
A rock climber was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to hospital after falling from a cliff near Lyttelton Harbour.