Plan to add more buses to Rangiora-Cashmere route
Plan to add more buses to Rangiora-Cashmere route
Environment Canterbury plans to boost its Rangiora to Cashmere bus route - if it can get the funding.
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Snow on the way for Canterbury
Snow on the way for Canterbury - MetService
A wild week of weather is on the way for parts of Canterbury with heavy rain and unseasonal snow expected in some areas.
Family want answers after mother killed
Family want answers after mother killed by mental health patient
Six months after Faye Phelps was murdered by a mental health patient, the second killing involving a patient from Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch in just over two years, her daughter is seeking answers.
Work starts on new Avon River bridge
Work starts on new Avon River bridge
A fourth bridge is being built over the Avon River to complete the first phase of a shared pathway in Christchurch.
Inquest into Juliana Bonilla-Herrera's murder
Inquest into Juliana Bonilla-Herrera's murder to start in Chch
A coronial inquest will examine how a convicted rapist was released on parole before brutally murdering a woman in her Christchurch home just 10 weeks after he was let out of prison.
Teen robot builder to take on world's best
Teen robot builder to take on world's best
Christchurch student Rhys Lewis is set to fly to the United States on Saturday to take on the world’s top young robotics experts.
'Any attractive female' was at risk from killer
'Any attractive female' was at risk from Chch killer
The Department of Corrections has admitted failures of its monitoring for a paroled prisoner who went on to brutally murder a woman in her Christchurch flat.
Supreme Court dismisses 'sexsomnia' appeal
Supreme Court dismisses 'sexsomnia' appeal
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a rapist who claimed he had sex unknowingly with his victim while he was asleep in his Christchurch flat.
Former lawyer’s Red Herring board game hooks players
Former lawyer’s Red Herring board game hooks players
From business lawyer to board game inventor, a Governors Bay man has made quite the post-retirement shift.
Backpacker 'living dream life' died in crash - inquest
Backpacker 'living dream life' died in crash - inquest
An inquest into the death of a 26-year-old backpacker who died in a crash on his way to Christchurch has found the cause to be a "road traffic collision".
Podmore inquest: sports leadership 'turned a blind eye'
Podmore inquest: sports leadership 'turned a blind eye'
The mother and stepfather of Olivia Podmore say Cycling New Zealand and High Performance Sport NZ chose medals over the welfare of their daughter.
Man imported cocaine while on community detention
Chch man caught importing cocaine while on community detention
A man who imported meth and cocaine from overseas while on a police curfew will now be locked down around the clock after Customs intercepted two packages destined for his Christchurch address.
Dad who killed young son in crash released
Canterbury dad who killed young son in crash released from jail
Niklas Gebhardt was sent to prison for manslaughter after causing the death of his six-year-old son in a high-speed crash near the Rangiora Racecourse in 2019.
Jellie Park closed after death
Jellie Park closed after death
A Christchurch swimming pool complex was closed this morning after a person died following a serious medical event.
Night-time road works to start at intersection
Night-time road works to start at Chch intersection
Four weeks of night-time road works will start on Sunday to install speed humps and traffic lights at a busy Christchurch intersection.
Bill Hammond's art-covered bach on the market
Bill Hammond's art-covered bach on the market
A bush-clad Banks Peninsula bolthole owned by a famous Lyttelton artist is on the market, complete with artworks painted directly onto the walls.
How the system failed Olivia Podmore
How the system failed Olivia Podmore
Six months of harrowing coronial hearings have revealed the disturbing truth about the treatment of Christchurch-born Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore before her suspected suicide.
Memorial to mark first Anzac service
New memorial to mark Canterbury settlement’s first Anzac service
Kirwee’s war memorial has been installed just in time for what is believed to be the settlement’s first Anzac service.
'Prolific' bike thieves caught on camera
'Prolific' bike thieves caught on camera in Chch
Several Christchurch bike thieves have been caught on camera brazenly cutting through bicycle locks and riding off in broad daylight.
Influencer loses her battle with cancer
21-year-old social media influencer loses her cancer battle
A "courageous" Christchurch woman who documented her battle with incurable cancer on TikTok and Instagram over the past year has died aged just 21.