Dylan Smits

A tree in a Christchurch reserve has been cut for the third time since 2020, frustrating efforts to shade park benches.

Dangerous exotic mosquitoes’ ability to breed in Lyttelton may be increasing due to climate change.

Coastguard Sumner patrolled Lyttelton Harbour during the Port Hills fire last week, keeping access to the water at Governors Bay clear so helicopters could fill buckets for firefighting.

A flock of about 50 white-fronted terns nesting near the cruise ship berth in Lyttelton Harbour will soon migrate after a successful hatching season.

A group of Lyttelton residents are frustrated by what they see as Christchurch City Council's inaction to repair a slip that has blocked the end of their street for 18 months.

Police Search and Rescue officers have been training to help fill a skills gap in body and victim recovery from marine environments.

A carload of tourists – one aged 88 – hung upside down, staring down a 100m drop, after they crashed off a road near Duvauchelle. 

A surf lifesaver has described the tricky rescue of a paraglider in heavy swells who crashed onto rocks at Taylors Mistake. 

A mother is urging parents to give passwords to their children so they know what to do if they are approached by a stranger. 

Cyclists are causing problems for pedestrians on the new $17.3 million Coastal Pathway.

Dog walkers are demanding fishers do more to clean up fish hooks and lines in Redcliffs after a series of injuries.