Canterbury has been battered by severe winds overnight, with MetService confirming gusts well over 100 kilometres per hour in several areas. The strongest was recorded at Mt Hutt Summit, where gusts ...

History was made at The Court Theatre last night when ‘The King’s Speech’ received an instant, thundering opening night standing ovation – the first I’ve witnessed in the new Stewart Family Theatre, ...

A humpback whale that became stranded near Warrington Beach, north of Dunedin, has died despite efforts to save it. The Department of Conservation (DOC) said it received a report on Saturday morning ...

Emergency services have attended a two vehicle crash in New Brighton this evening, where one car ended up in the river. The crash happened at the intersection of Beresford Street and Owles Terrace ...

On opening night of ‘Blood Brothers’, fate played its own twist when understudy Sophie Harris stepped in as Mrs Johnstone – and gave a performance of such conviction and maturity you’d never have ...

Christchurch residents were warned to brace for a sharp change in the weather this weekend, with cold frosts giving way to powerful northwesterly winds and severe weather warnings across much of the ...

The façade has been completed and the roof is only days away from being finished at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch. In a video released today, Christchurch City Council Project Director Kent ...

The New Zealand premiere of ‘The King’s Speech’, a moving and inspiring drama that brings one of history’s most private struggles into the public eye, opens at The Court Theatre this weekend. Set ...

The Christchurch creative scene is about to burst into life with many events opening over the next few weeks. Here are just some of things you can look forward to this spring: ...

The large vegetation fire that has been burning at Southbridge in Selwyn since yesterday afternoon has now been contained. Incident Controller Lou Ander said most firefighting crews had been stood ...

A large-scale search is underway for missing Christchurch woman Tracy, 66, whom police hold grave fears for. She was reported missing about 1.20pm on Wednesday 17 September after failing to show up to ...