Louis Day

A person has been taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries after a car crash near Rolleston.

A memorial five-a-side football tournament will be held to commemorate one of the victims of the March 15 mosque shootings.

The newly-elected council could become polarised across party lines, says a political commentator.

Environment Canterbury's new chair was elected unopposed but their deputy had to be drawn out of a reusable coffee cup after a tie.

Ousted city councillor Deon Swiggs has labelled the city council’s handling of allegations of misconduct against him as a “farce.”

The newly-elected city council will vote on the size of their own pay packets before the end of the year.

Three years ago Mark Smith was “down in the dumps” working as a software developer in Auckland.

Environment Canterbury has nine new regional councillors with three returning for a second term. 

Lianne Dalziel will keep hold of the mayoral chains for another three years.

Megan Hore’s battle with cancer has sadly come to an end.

The Turanga library and Lyttelton Timeball Station are two of eight buildings recognised for their design.

The city council has had to remove a link to Mayor Lianne Dalziel’s campaign website from one of its Facebook pages following a complaint from mayoralty rival Darryll Park.

The city council’s new chief executive Dawn Baxendale starts today.

Last week, The Star tested the pulse of people into the eastern suburbs leading in the local body elections. Today, reporter Louis Day reports on a trip through the western and northern suburbs

Don’t be alarmed if you are walking alongside the Avon River and see a large diving board, or past the Christchurch Casino and see a fluorescent shed pulsating with colour.