Maxine Jacobs

Firefighters are battling to bring a large house fire under control in North New Brighton.

A man whose expert evidence helped in the return of Greenpark Huts on the shores of Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere to his iwi is fighting eviction from his own hut two decades later.

Supermarket giant Woolworths could open its next store in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans in the next two years - if it passes the next fast-track process.

Space for more than 11,000 homes could open up in Greater Christchurch in the next decade when developers get a second chance to pitch their projects under the Fast-Track Approvals Act in February.

A motorcyclist has died in Christchurch after colliding with a truck in Hei Hei.

Edgeware Village devotees who previously won the battle against a chain supermarket settling in their Christchurch suburb are horrified their efforts could have been for nothing.

A father visiting his family has died after crashing his motorbike in Arthur's Pass.

A man who died in after his motorbike collided with a truck in Christchurch was one of the “funniest” and “kindest” people, his friend says.

The cost of servicing a septic tank with no apparent owner at a North Canterbury airfield has fallen to ratepayers.

Temperatures in Canterbury have likely peaked for the summer, but experts say don't give up hope for February.