Turley Farms Chertsey, in the heart of Canterbury, is among a growing number of farms turning to sunflowers as a rotation crop to use between plantings.

A small brigade of protesters have reached Parliament's grounds with a key message to politicians over tiny houses.

Countdown is trialling the sale of produce wrapped in paper rather than plastic as part of a 10-week programme to test the viability of reducing plastic.

Parts of Banks Peninsula are now so dry that level four water restrictions have been introduced in a bid to take pressure off the dwindling supply.

A new group that aims to transform Christchurch's red zones has got a new leader.

Police have warned the public to be wary of scammers offering maintenance work - often roofing - who are overcharging for incomplete or poor work.

A photograph of a strange-looking bird in a Dunedin backyard is causing a flutter in birding circles.

Nurses, teachers and other middle class professionals - including those in Christchurch - are increasingly unable to buy homes in the cities where they work, with every housing market in the...

A team will begin spot checking the contents of yellow wheelie bins in Christchurch next week in a bid to improve people’s understanding of what can be put out for recycling.