A temporary 50km/h speed limit is being put in place on a 28km stretch of a Canterbury highway where several serious crashes have occurred in recent days.
Police and rugby officials in Mid Canterbury are investigating an alleged assault of a referee at a senior club game in Ashburton on Saturday afternoon.
A South Canterbury mayor says she "cannot be more proud" of how her community came to the aid of about 60 Chinese tourists after two buses crashed off an icy highway.
Mayors, councillors and local government staff say they are seeing a big increase in abuse, predominantly online. So is this behaviour becoming a threat to local democracy?
It is a busy time of the year for contractors in the Waimakariri District with many major roading and infrastructure projects being started before summer arrives.
Dozens of Chinese tourists involved in two separate bus crashes will be taken to Christchurch on Friday after a frightening ordeal on an icy stretch of rural highway.