An Uber driver has been sentenced to six years and six months in jail for the rape of a woman he had picked up as a passenger. Moses Gengo-Ton Ravanes cried throughout his sentencing at the Christchurch District Court yesterday,... Read...

Gasfitters are urging people to get their gas appliances serviced regularly, after an explosion that injured six people in Christchurch yesterday. Read...

The Christchurch community is being praised for rallying behind Northwood residents whose homes are uninhabitable after yesterday`s gas explosion. Read...

A gas contractor who worked on a Christchurch house just one day before it exploded arrived at the chaotic scene yesterday and made himself known to police officers.The gas worker spoke to first responders at the scene and voluntarily... Read...

About 12 homes remain off limits after a massive gas explosion in Christchurch. Read...

Barbara Blackie has little time to consider 100th birthday celebrations – her horse is racing. Read...

Further delays could push the opening date of Christchurch`s new hospital building back to 2020. Read...

National Basketball League semifinalists plan to `embrace the excitement`` generated by a parochial Christchurch crowd. Read...

Is $500,000 for Christchurch City Council`s new chief executive really too much? Read...

OBITUARY: When Stephen Collins took over Harcourts, there were 14 offices. Now the business has 900. Read...