A meth-fuelled truck driver, seen swerving and crossing the centre line during his journey from Christchurch, has been locked up after causing a fiery fatal crash.
A "traitor" soldier, who tried to spy on NZ and came to the attention of authorities after the Christchurch mosque attacks, should be sent to prison, the Crown says.
Are Naval Point’s burglars getting off scot-free? That is the question posed by the Lyttelton yacht club's chairwoman after it suffered its fifth break this year.
When Margaret Haverland fell into a sand hole during a whitewater rafting trip, the Christchurch mechanical engineer laughed it off, never imagining that just hours later she would be airlifted to hospital.
It might be the quintessential pub game for middle-aged patrons, but darts is finding a niche among young people in Canterbury amid a global rise in popularity.