South Canterbury

Woman has serious head injuries after meth driver misses stop sign

A man had meth and cannabis in his system and had driven close to 1500km in less than 48 hours when he crashed after failing to see a stop sign in Geraldine, leaving a woman with serious head injuries.

Family question absence of health and safety probe after crash

WorkSafe has come under fire for not investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of...

Family question absence of health and safety probe after crash

The parents of a Waimate woman are demanding to know why there was no health and safety investigation into the truck crash that killed their daughter.

$34.8m set down for insured losses

A fire-ravaged remains of a house near the shore of Lake Ohau. Photo: Supplied

$34.8m set down for insured losses

The fire that tore through Lake Ohau Village has resulted in a large bill for insurers.

Lake Ōhau cordons lifted after devastating fire

Aerial photographs have revealed the scope of the devastating damage cause by the fire at Lake Ohau. Photo: Pool

Lake Ōhau cordons lifted after devastating fire

The cordon around Lake Ōhau village has been officially lifted just over a month and a half after the devastating blaze that damaged or destroyed 48 properties.

Counting the toll of the Lake Ōhau fire

Ōhau Conservation Trust chairperson Vivienne Smith-Campbell. Photo: Ōhau Conservation Trust /...

Counting the toll of the Lake Ōhau fire

A Lake Ōhau resident says thousands of dollars worth of native plants and 80 predator traps went up in smoke when the fire tore through the village earlier this month.

Road reopens after serious crash in Mackenzie District

One person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on Tekapo-Twizel Road (State Highway 8) in the Mackenzie District.

Push to put pest pines to festive use

High Country Contracting wilding conifer team members (from left) Libby Cassie, Lockie Hann,...

Push to put pest pines to festive use

Wanting to do something different when getting a Christmas tree this year? Look no further than High Country Contracting, which will sell wilding pines as Christmas trees for a charitable cause.

Anger, hurt five years on from loss

South Canterbury man Jarrad Blackler was killed in a crash involving alcohol in 2015. Photo: File

Anger, hurt five years on from loss

Jarrad Blackler should have turned 29 on Wednesday.

Residents return home one month after Lake Ōhau fire

Two Lake Ōhau residents have marked a month since a fire tore through their village with their first night sleeping in their own beds.

Lake Ōhau residents raise issues with insurance process

Lake Ōhau residents say they may have been unnecessarily delayed from moving back into the village due to issues with demolition.

Monster trout may be a record-breaker

Razza Bar and Bistro employee Sean Colenso shows off the monster brown trout. Photo: Supplied

Monster trout may be a record-breaker

A mammoth brown trout caught in the Mackenzie hydro canals near Twizel may be a record-breaker.

Man killed in Tekapo crash named

Emergency services at the crash scene on Saturday. Photo: Supplied

Man killed in Tekapo crash named

Police have released the name of the man who was killed in a crash on State Highway 8 near Tekapo yesterday.

Council points finger at industry as smog levels soar in Timaru

The Canterbury Regional Council believes industry is to blame for the high amount of air pollution in a Timaru suburb.

One dead, three injured in crash near Tekapo

Emergency services were alerted to the crash about 9am on Saturday. Photo: Supplied

One dead, three injured in crash near Tekapo

One person has died and three people have been injured in a crash which has closed the highway near Lake Tekapo.

'Just glad we are all safe' after river crossing goes wrong

A member of a group whose vehicle was nearly washed away during an attempted river crossing says he is just glad everybody is safe.

Debris from huge avalanche spotted at Aoraki Mt Cook

Aoraki/Mt Cook has a year-round avalanche forecast due to the continued risk. Photo: Supplied

Debris from huge avalanche spotted at Aoraki Mt Cook

The largest publicly reported avalanche of the year was sighted at Aoraki Mt Cook last week.

Lake Ohau road reopens after fire

Remnant framework of a Lake Ōhau Village home. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

Lake Ohau road reopens with limited access after fire

The Lake Ōhau road has been reopened to the public - but access to the fire-stricken village remains restricted to residents only.

Next steps after fire revealed

"One week ago, the world changed for a lot of people."

48 properties confirmed lost to Ohau fire

Six fire crews have returned to Lake Ohau this morning to dampen down hotspots and erect a large fire containment line.

Burned Doc land could take decades to recover

Burned Doc land could take many decades to recover

It could take many decades for parts of Department of Conservation land at Ohau to return to its former state.

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