Follow live coverage as Canterbury host Counties Manukau in an NPC quarterfinal at Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch on Sunday afternoon. Read...

Christchurch CBD is thriving with people, events, and busy eateries while North Island cities struggle. Read...

Civic leaders in Auckland and Christchurch have returned, but new leaders will take office in Wellington and Dunedin, while some areas have scrapped Maori wards. Read...

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger is grateful to be re-elected for a second term. Read...

A pilot programme at Christchurch Hospital, which created a specialist intravenous team for patients with difficult intravenous access, has been dropped, despite showing positive results and financial savings. The Vessel... Read...

A Fiji Airways flight was forced to circle for two hours before landing at Christchurch Airport, after it was struck by what is thought to have been a substantial flock of birds. Read...

The trouble is said to have been caused by people ‘pushing and shoving’ while waiting in line to get into Christchurch students’ bar The Foundry. Read...

A veteran pilot and flight school instructor has explained why a bird strike could cause significant damage to a plane. Read...

The woman was allegedly stabbed on Lamorna Rd in Parklands in July. Read...

A 36-year-old man, charged with murdering the woman, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch. Read...