Police are investigating after thieves stole plaques from war veterans` gravesites. At least eight bronze plaques from plots in the RSA section of Kaiapoi Cemetery, about 17km north of Christchurch, were looted earlier this week... Read...

A man has admitted his dangerous driving in Christchurch - going through a red light at high speed - instantly killed a 62-year-old woman when their cars collided.The man left the crash scene after a witness noticed the smell of... Read...

OPINION: We started the week horrified by the random killing of Laisa Waka Tunidau on Cheyenne St in Sockburn , Christchurch.She`d been at work last Saturday at a retirement village, finished up, got the bus home, had a 300-metre... Read...

There have been no resignations at a mental health unit in Christchurch since a patient on community leave allegedly murdered a mother-of-four in a random street stabbing.Laisa Waka Tunidau, 52, had caught the bus home from work... Read...

The full coronial inquest hearing into the March 15, 2019 mosque shootings will begin in May 2023, the Coroner has confirmed today.Last month coroner Brigitte Windley announced the inquest would be held in Christchurch and would... Read...

A judge says a couple`s treatment of the man`s elderly man was `akin to torture`.Christchurch District Court Judge Mark Callaghan has remanded both of them in custody for sentencing on October 11.He found them guilty of elder... Read...

Two people have been injured after a crash between a car and bus in Christchurch this morning.Police were called to the incident on Greers Rd at about 9.30am.A spokesperson said it appears the car may have driven into the back... Read...

A fire broke out in a car in Christchurch this morning.Police were called to the incident at the intersection of Fairfield Ave and Antigua St at about 6.55am on Thursday. Read...

Former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates has confirmed he will run for mayor of Christchurch.Meates was the chief executive for 12 years and left in 2020 amid tension between senior managers and the CDHB.`There... Read...

A funeral service has been held in Christchurch for the woman killed while walking home from work in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon.Friends, family and workmates of Laisa Maraia Waka Tunidau, in her 50s, gathered together... Read...