Adam Burns

Several marquee All Blacks departed following last year's Rugby World Cup, either for sabbaticals or a transition into a post-test phase of their careers.

Lyttelton residents are remaining buoyant as SailGP returns this weekend, despite reports last year's event was an economic let down for businesses. Audio

A Christchurch mother is furious after the Disability Issues Minister accused families of rorting the system when explaining changes to disabled peoples' funding.

Talks are underway for the 'South Island Kea' to be included in an expanded NRL competition in the coming years.

Things have gone from bad to worse for defending Super Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders.

Christchurch musicians who will take to the stage to mark the commemoration of the 2019 mosque shootings say the performance will be a once in a lifetime musical event.

A legal appeal has been dropped but uncertainty remains over when the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will be completed and how much it will cost.

Review - The crowds came for Synthony, and stayed for Six-60 - but it was The Chemical Brothers that blew them away, writes Adam Burns.

Organisers for the country's biggest one-day music festival admit some perseverance was needed in securing this year's headliners.

Residents of north Canterbury's Waipara township - evacuated due to a wildfire - are breathing a sigh of relief as they returned home on Monday.

Although the impact of the latest fire has not quite been as severe as those seven years ago, it has sparked questions about the area's future, particularly its land use makeup.

There have been high emotions at a community meeting as officials briefed residents impacted by Christchurch's Port Hills fire.

Shoppers could be buying contaminated food from a Dunedin supermarket grappling with a rat problem, employees say.

A veteran television producer has described the arrival of colour television as one of the biggest broadcasting breakthroughs of the time. Audio

Susan Johnson was killed in the two-vehicle crash at Castle Hill, and three others seriously injured.

More than 150 road signs have been damaged or vandalised on local roads, particularly in the Malvern area.

Fire and Emergency crews have now mostly contained the blaze on State Highway 1 at Waipapa Bay, north of Kaikōura, on Friday afternoon.

A jury has found both David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum guilty of the murder of Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.

The jury in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial have retired to consider the fate of the two co-accused David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum.

A defence lawyer in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial has told jurors the Crown's key witness is a "liar" and a "pervert".

Crown prosecutors in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial have described evidence against the pair of co-accused as 'overwhelming'.

A senior police officer denies there was a breakdown of communication between police and ambulance staff on the day of the mosque attacks.

The scene at the Linwood Islamic Centre following the Christchurch terror attacks was unlike anything he had been confronted by before, a community doctor who rushed to help wounded worshippers says.

Firefighters at the scene of Monday's Port Hills fire are stressing "vigilance" ahead of what is shaping up as an unpredictable summer.

A Canterbury University student facing weapon possession charges following his arrest last month has again appeared in the Christchurch District Court.