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The airline has revealed cheap fares today. Photo: NZH

Air NZ unveils 300,000 domestic flights under $100

Air New Zealand has released 300,000 domestic fares, including some on its Christchurch routes, for less than $100.

Jetstar unveils thousands of cheap flights

Auckland to Christchurch for $33: Jetstar unveils thousands of cheap flights

Jetstar has unveiled thousands of cheap fares between Christchurch and some of the country's main centres.

Wider Dyers Pass Rd takes shape

Up to 1.25m is being added to the width of the narrowest parts of Dyers Pass Rd. Photo: Newsline ...

Wider Dyers Pass Rd starting to take shape

This is what the widened Dyers Pass Rd is looking like in a bid to make it safer for motorists and cyclists.

Full steam ahead for Sir Edmund Hillary Explorer

The Ab608 Passchendaele built in 1915 will carry the first part of Hillary Explorer. Photo: Supplied

Full steam ahead for the Sir Edmund Hillary Explorer classic train tour

A classic train expedition named after New Zealand's most famous explorer is set to carry visitors from Picton to Invercargill and back to Christchurch.

Pregnant Kiwi stranded in NSW able to return home

A pregnant New Zealand mum who has been stranded in Sydney will return home after being granted a mercy flight.

Speed limits likely to drop to 40km/h on Lyttelton streets

Lyttelton street speed limits will likely be reduced to 40km/h. Photo: Geoff Sloan

Speed limits likely to drop to 40km/h on Lyttelton streets

Speed limits on Lyttelton streets are likely to be lowered from 50km/h to 40km/h in a bid to make the area safer.

Cruise industry expects ships to return next year

Planning is under way for the return of big international cruise ships but they are unlikely to be back this year.

Light rail for Christchurch? It's possible, new report finds

A report investigating the possibilities of a Mass Rapid Transit system for the booming Greater Christchurch area has found it could be done.

Traffic light sensors still causing delays on Dyers Pass Rd

Added delays to travel times over Dyers Pass Rd in Christchurch have been caused by road users not activating traffic light sensors.

Blackball - the town that refused to die

Blackball - the town that refused to die

The tiny West Coast town of Blackball is experiencing something of a renaissance.

No lift off for Mike Pero's Pasifika Air

Businessman Mike Pero's proposed new airline, which would have flown direct from Christchurch to Rarotonga, has been grounded.

SH75 speed limits under review

Speed limits on Christchurch to Akaroa road under the spotlight

Feedback is being sought on whether the speed limits along State Highway 75 between Christchurch and Akaroa need to be adjusted.

Help sought to save Air NZ plane from scrap

The plane carried more than two million passengers for Air New Zealand. Photo: supplied

Help sought to save Air NZ plane from scrap

Kiwis are being asked to put their hands in their pockets to bring a former Air NZ Boeing 747-400 parked up in the United States to Christchurch then Wanaka.

Australian Today Show in South Island

The Australian Today Show filming in Akaroa as part of a campaign to promote New Zealand to...

'Stop dreaming and go': Today Show in South Island to promote country to Aussies

This week the team from Channel Nine's Today Show will take a trip to Akaroa and broadcast from Mt Hutt Ski Field.

City's transport policies not working - expert

A former university lecturer says the city council and Environment Canterbury’s efforts to get...

'Council put bicycles first, businesses and rebuilding the city came second': Transport policies not working

An economist and author who specialises in policy effectiveness says strategies encouraging Christchurch residents to get out of cars and onto bikes and buses have not worked.