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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...