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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Christchurch police have blocked off a section of Marshland Road this afternoon as part of an ongoing operation. Witnesses say the activity is focused between Prestons Road and Hawkins Road. Traffic ...

Rain has eased in Christchurch, but floodwaters and widespread road closures continue to cause disruption following record rainfall over the past 48 hours. While conditions have improved, Christchurch ...

The state of emergency for Selwyn District has been officially lifted, following improvements in weather conditions across the region. Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton confirmed the termination of the ...

Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb has publicly endorsed city councillor Sara Templeton in her bid to become the next Mayor of Christchurch. In an with Chris Lynch Media, Webb ruled himself out of ...

Selwyn District remains under a local state of emergency this morning, despite the worst of the weather now passing. Selwyn District Council said its Emergency Operations Centre remains active and is ...

Banks Peninsula MP Vanessa Weenink says the area is facing a major clean-up following widespread flooding, slips, and road closures. Speaking on Thursday morning, Weenink said the rain had eased ...

(12:15AM) State Highway 75 between Birdlings Flat and Little River has been closed due to flooding. NZTA said the closure was in place between Bayleys Road and Kinloch Road, and there was no detour ...

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 ...

(1.30pm) Parts of Canterbury have recorded more than a month’s worth of rain in just 36 hours, with totals between 100 and 180 millimetres since Wednesday. A local state of emergency has been declared ...