Canterbury

Motorists in Canterbury will be about to pump the pedal a little harder from tomorrow, with a higher speed limit beginning on Christchurch's Southern Motorway.

An investigation into the leak has now been completed.

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman at her Mt Pleasant home in Christchurch.

Four people have been injured in a crash between a campervan and a car in the Mackenzie District.

The Waimakariri District Council could ditch the credit rating agency S&P after it received a credit rating downgrade.

A Christchurch restaurant owner who served recalled ramen meals to customers and breached immigration law has been sentenced to six months home detention and fined $30,000.

Fire and Emergency said the fire did not spread to neighbouring properties and is not being treated as suspicious.

Businesses near a blaze an industrial warehouse in Christchurch say an acrid smell of burnt plastic remains, despite no visible smoke.

Following a scene examination, Investigators have determined the fire was not suspicious.

North Canterbury farmers want to help boost the economy, but say the red tape needs to go.

Matthew Kelly was originally sent to prison in 2016 after he was found with objectionable material on his cellphone and laptop.

Police have seached properties in two Christchurch suburbs after the death of Tyrone Munns.

Environment Canterbury's former chair says his colleagues are ''acting like emus'' by allowing staff to continue planning work in the face of legislative change.

A watchdog has found the 111 system caused 'unnecessary delays' while people were trapped under the hull. Audio

Emergency services were called to Little River about 10.40am on Thursday.

During questioning, Nic Hill reversed the dynamics of the conflict.

Hurunui councillor and former mayor Garry Jackson has resigned in protest at the "oversized" cricket ground in the Amberley Village Green.