Three people have been injured, one seriously, after a crash on the Christchurch Akaroa Road this afternoon. A police spokeswoman told chrislynchmedia.com police were notified at 2.25pm that a car had ...

Hanmer Springs residents are being celebrated for their resilience and bravery after a violent storm tore through the alpine village last week, leaving widespread damage just days before one of the ...

A car collided with the Coastal Pacific train at the Doubledays Road level crossing near Kaiapoi on Wednesday evening. A police spokeswoman told Chris Lynch Media the crash was reported about 6.20pm.

A global Microsoft outage has caused disruption to some Air New Zealand systems, resulting in minor delays to flights and temporary issues with the airline’s online services. In a statement, Air New ...

A serious crash has closed part of State Highway 76, Southern Motorway in Addington. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the “serious incident” happened between Barrington Street and Curletts Road ...

A crash involving five cars closed the southbound lanes of State Highway 1, just north of the Tram Road overbridge this morning. Police were called to the scene on the Christchurch Northern Motorway, ...

Thousands of homes across Canterbury are without power on Monday night as a strong southwest front swept across the region. Electricity provider Orion said crews were working hard to restore power, ...

Nearly 2,700 properties are without power on Monday night after a large unplanned outage affected parts of Broadfield, Halswell, Hornby, Ladbrooks, Lansdowne, Lincoln, Marleys Hill, Prebbleton, Tai ...

Those heading home after the long weekend are being urged to keep a close eye on the weather, with another significant system expected to hit the South Island tomorrow. Parts of the island are still ...

A person was taken to hospital after a house fire on Barrington Street in Spreydon early this morning. Fire and Emergency Shift Manager Lyn Crosson said firefighters were called to the scene about ...

Canterbury Police are warning residents not to light any fires as a total fire ban remains in place across the region until Monday. “Canterbury Police are disappointed with fires being lit despite a ...

The state of local emergency has been terminated for most parts of the Canterbury region. Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell confirmed the decision late this afternoon, ...