Sophie Cornish

A failed attempt at importing millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine from Mexico has landed two Christchurch friends more than 12 years behind bars.

Handing in a wallet found on the side of the road was a simple act of goodwill that changed Aaron Williamson’s life forever.

Prominent British newspaper The Guardian has shared a Christchurch man’s efforts to help improve New Zealand’s high domestic violence statistics.

The March 15 terror attack has transformed the operating environment for police and with that has come armed response teams, blast-resistant vehicles - and now potentially dash and body cameras.

An early alert system and social connectivity buddies are two of the measures Canterbury University will bring in to reduce the chances of another tragedy occurring  like the death of Mason...

The family of a Canterbury University student whose body wasn't discovered for several weeks will never know the cause of his death.

A prolific con artist will serve a five-month prison sentence for his role in a $250,000 scam.

Calls are being made to make one of Christchurch's biggest family-friendly events alcohol-free.

A routine police patrol turned into something a little different for Constable Georgina Weston.

One person was contaminated after a toxic substance was accidentally spilled at a Christchurch training institute on Thursday afternoon.

Saturday will mark two months since four-year-old Jackson White was struck and killed by a forklift operated by his father, Ian. His parents Ian and Meredith White talk to reporter Sophie Cornish.

Two of the three offenders who led New Zealand's largest synthetic drug ring out of a suburban Christchurch dairy will serve prison terms.

Police are working with fire investigators to determine the cause of two fires at Bottle Lake Forest in Christchurch on Wednesday night.

One person is dead and another is in a critical condition after a car went off a cliff on Summit Rd late on Wednesday night.

A group of five people armed with a hammer robbed a Christchurch dairy that has been targeted at least 12 times since 2016.

Armed police have responded to the sound of fireworks being let off near one of the March 15 mosque attack locations in Christchurch.

A fire investigator is on-site after a blaze ravaged a home in Charteris Bay near Christchurch on Monday causing extensive damage.

About 600-litres of diesel leaked into the ocean when a small fishing boat ran aground near Kaikoura on Sunday afternoon.

A 38-year-old man has been charged after a woman was shot in Christchurch on Saturday.

Concerns are being raised in the harness racing industry about a new performance-enhancing drug – gas from refrigerators.