Duck shooters shot down an activist’s drone on the opening morning of the 2025 duck shooting season at Lake Ellesmere. Just after sunrise on Saturday, local animal rights advocates gathered at the ...

A paraglider has suffered serious injuries after crashing on Christchurch’s Port Hills this afternoon. A St John spokesman said they were notified of a light aircraft incident in Heathcote Valley at 3 ...

Mayor Phil Mauger made the declaration at 4pm due to the impact of the wet weather such as flooding, slips, landslide and falling trees, particularly on Banks Peninsula. “We need to make sure we’re ...

Emergency services attended two separate crashes on Christchurch’s Southern Motorway late this morning, both occurring around the same time. A police spokeswoman told chrislynchmedia.com that police ...

The Akaroa highway between Birdlings Flat and Little River (State Highway 75) reopened to all traffic at 1.30PM today after being closed due to flooding. The road was shut late Wednesday night when ...

Canterbury residents are being urged to take care and closely monitor road conditions as heavy rain continues to fall across the region. Environment Canterbury said its flood team is actively ...

Christchurch City Council has issued an urgent warning as the city faces widespread flooding, with stormwater basins nearing capacity and high tide threatening further impacts in low-lying areas. A ...

Fire and Emergency crews were called to a blaze in Shirley on Friday night. Several 111 calls were made around 10PM reporting a fire on Emmett Street, with flames seen coming from the back of the ...

Canterbury is being lashed by strong winds, heavy rain and rising river levels, prompting road closures and widespread travel warnings across the region. The NZ Transport Agency is urging people to ...

Flooding and rising tides have forced the closure of key roads around Christchurch as heavy rain continues to affect the region. As of Wednesday afternoon, New Brighton Road between Rawson Street and ...

Heavy rain and high tides have caused widespread disruption across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, with multiple road closures and delays to council services. A Christchurch City Council ...

Environment Canterbury councillors have voted down a proposed policy that some criticised as potentially limiting elected members’ ability to freely express their views on social media and in the ...