A Christchurch developer says they were forced to cut down a 24m tall redwood tree after an objection from a Ngāi Tahu rūnanga.
In the tiny Canterbury settlement of Birdlings Flat, Patrick McNulty spends his advancing years tending to a menagerie of emus, pigs and chickens and reflects on his life’s loves and losses.
Residents' associations are concerned about the length of time suburban police stations are closed - with one major Christchurch station off-limits to the public for 77 days last year.
The presence of trees brings health and well-being benefits to people in Christchurch - but does your postcode affect the number of leafy giants in your neighbourhood?
A Christchurch couple who extended their backyard into a city council-owned nature reserve and fenced it off without permission will have to undo the changes.
A Christchurch man was hoping to find companionship on an over-50s dating site, but instead he got a German debt collection agency demanding payment after he tried to end his membership.
Grant Payne was hoping to find companionship on an over-50s dating site, but instead he got a German debt collection agency demanding payment after he tried to end his membership.
A South Island city council's inconsistent speed limit reductions are causing confusion for motorists.
Christchurch City Council's inconsistent speed limit reductions are causing confusion for motorists.
A truck driver had a close call when his vehicle came within metres of plummeting off the side of a Christchurch hill.
The driver of this truck had a miraculous escape after his vehicle came within two metres of plummeting off Clifton Hill in Christchurch.
Two masked women took 13 handbags worth about $3000 from a Christchurch Strandbags store.
Traffic monitoring data over the past three years has revealed the busiest intersections and major roads in Christchurch.
One of the first cars imported to Christchurch is up for sale - and a motor enthusiast is revving up efforts to put it on display.
The home of late Christchurch cinema icons Lang and Maureen Masters is up for sale.
A poll shows a majority of people support raising the speed limit on the Christchurch Southern Motorway from 100kmh to 120kmh.
A poll shows a majority of people support raising the speed limit on the Christchurch Southern Motorway from 100km/h to 120km/h.
When the call went out for donations to a Christchurch food drive, it was answered with a deluge of baked beans.
Handcuffing and restraining a suspected car thief on the run was not what Christchurch chef Glenn Manning expected while working at his food truck.
Handcuffing and restraining a suspected car thief on the run was not what Christchurch chef Glenn Manning expected while working at his food truck.