'I was always confident I would win'
Phil Mauger re-elected as Christchurch mayor
Phil Mauger has been re-elected as Christchurch mayor.
Dylan Smits
Key council wards to determine balance of power
Key city council wards to determine balance of power in Christchurch
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?
Central Christchurch growth defies national slowdown
Central Christchurch growth defies national slowdown
A new report shows central Christchurch is on the rise, despite challenging national economic conditions.
Central city growth defies national slowdown
Central city growth defies national slowdown
A new report shows central Christchurch is on the rise, despite challenging national economic conditions.
Council candidates sign pledge on future of asset sales
Council candidates sign pledge on future of asset sales
Christchurch local body election candidates are being lobbied to sign a pledge committing to keeping the city’s strategic assets in public hands.
Neighbour races to the rescue
Neighbour races to the rescue with baby in her arms
Christchurch mum Haylee Carson didn’t think twice when she saw smoke billowing from her elderly neighbour’s house.
Survey to examine toll of insurance disputes
Survey to examine toll of insurance disputes
Canterbury property owners who battled insurance disputes after the earthquakes are being urged to share their stories.
Déjà vroom as Uber driver hits pillar again
Déjà vroom as Uber driver hits pillar again
For the second time this year, a Christchurch Uber driver has crashed into Steve Pawson’s driveway pillar and then left the scene.
Fans angry at scalpers reselling festival tickets
Fans angry at scalpers reselling Electric Avenue tickets
Electric Avenue fans have blasted scalpers for reselling tickets after the Christchurch festival sold out in minutes.
Retirement village residents battle booze ban
'Flabbergasted and dismayed': Retirement village residents battle booze ban
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.
Booze ban battle leaves sour taste for residents
Booze ban battle leaves sour taste for retirement village residents
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.
Greyhound racing family chalk up wins after relocating to Aussie
Greyhound racing family chalk up wins after relocating to Aussie
Prominent Canterbury greyhound racing trainer Steve Evans has shifted his dogs to Queensland to escape the looming ban on the sport in New Zealand.
'Whole community effort' to get bridge across line
'Whole community effort' to get vital New Brighton bridge across the line
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'.
End of the cone age?
Is this the end of the cone age?
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.
Planned protest march hampered by red tape
Planned protest march hampered by red tape
Marine protectors say their protest march against Lyttelton Port’s land reclamation is being delayed by “bureaucratic barriers”.
Mauger and Keown are billboard buddies
Mauger and Keown become billboard buddies
Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger and Harewood Ward city councillor Aaron Keown will be brothers in arms for the local body elections campaign.
Election heats up: 'I like Tony but ...'
'I like Tony but ...': Christchurch election race heats up
A Christchurch City Council hopeful has fired a shot at an experienced political rival for not living in the ward she is standing in.
Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg
Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg
A Christchurch mother is questioning if more medical support should be available at sports grounds after her 9-year-old son suffered two badly broken bones in his right leg.
Boy breaks leg, waits an hour for ambulance
Boy breaks leg, waits an hour for ambulance
A Christchurch mother is questioning if more medical support should be available at sports grounds after her 9-year-old son suffered two badly broken bones in his right leg.
Scholarship helps UC student study penguins
$20k scholarship helps UC student study 'mischevious and cheeky' penguins
A love of sea life has inspired deeper conservation research for Canterbury University PhD student Alexandra Strang.