Sparky is back in her happy place, romping around the Christchurch red zone after a carjacking and late night raid left her hungry, dehydrated and more than 300km from home.
Anti-apartheid protesters and rugby fans who supported the Springboks tour in 1981 are being sought to recount their memories for Christchurch school children.
A welcome occupation of Cranmer Square will not take place next month, with the traditional Anzac Day dawn service a casualty of the escalating Covid pandemic.
Gas for the car, fuel for the family - that's the juggling act people in Christchurch face each day as the conflict in far-flung Ukraine impacts prices at the local pump.
A lack of competitive match play will hopefully not thwart Cashmere Tech's bid to win football’s Chatham Cup for the third time.
The Freedoms and Rights Coalition has been billed for another series of anti-Government protests with Christchurch City Council now demanding almost $25,000 to cover traffic management costs.
Townhouses and sprawling subdivisions are popular blueprints for Christchurch’s burgeoning residential property market, but the look and feel of yesteryear remains in vogue.
Townhouses and sprawling subdivisions are popular blueprints for Christchurch’s burgeoning residential property market, but the look and feel of yesteryear remains in vogue.
A Christchurch man has called on the city council to loosen the leash on its dog control laws at Halswell Quarry after his beloved pet's pursuit of a rabbit culminated in a $200 fine.
Before the second test against South Africa got underway, Black Caps batsman Tom Latham sat down with reporter Chris Barclay to run through his career and life off the pitch.
Some Banks Peninsula residents effectively cut off from the world since wild weather damaged roads in December have now relocated to Akaroa as uncertainty continues over the repairs.
The mayoral race in Christchurch has taken an unexpected turn with incumbent deputy Andrew Turner opting out, leaving city councillor Phil Mauger as the only confirmed candidate.
A decorated WW1 veteran who committed suicide after returning home from Passchendaele was buried without recognition at a Christchurch cemetery, but not forgotten.
Former Burnside High School student and freelance photojournalist Tom Mutch is reporting from the frontlines of the evolving conflict in Ukraine.
A legal argument governing the ability to seek prosecutions related to a police investigation into alleged corruption and drug use in harness racing may go to the High Court.
A legal argument governing the ability to seek prosecutions related to a police investigation into alleged corruption and drug use in harness racing may go to the High Court.
A new initiative at English Park on Saturday mornings is encouraging footballers past their prime to still target goals.
Once Jason Tiatia ended a career that saw him travel the world with the NZ Sevens team, the Ara Institute of Canterbury academic rekindled his desire to keep the Samoan language relevant.
Sam Goodall extinguishes flames for a living, but one fire continues to burn inside the Christchurch athlete - his quest for a podium finish in the Coast to Coast.
The chance discovery of a warped wooden-shafted club at an Akaroa antique fair more than a decade ago has driven an authentic golfing experience that goes even further back in time.
