A sexual predator who attacked a schoolgirl and five women in Dunedin, Canterbury and the West Coast has been denied parole.Mateo Melina Nixon, of Christchurch, was jailed in 2015 for a series of sexual offences, including six counts... Read...

The name of a 46-year-old woman who died after an altercation in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton earlier this week has been released. Read...

TranzAlpine train journeys between Christchurch and Greymouth have resumed, after a five-month break because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read...

Three people charged with assaulting or neglecting to get medical treatment for a 4-year-old boy who had broken bones have pleaded not guilty to all charges at the Christchurch District Court.The three people were all remanded by... Read...

Destiny Church has pledged to continue holding a Sunday service in Cranmer Square, in spite of moves to prevent the controversial religious organisation and an anti-Government off-shoot congregating in the green space.Police and... Read...

A pedestrian was struck by a car and another person was seriously injured in two separate motor vehicle accidents in Christchurch overnight.Emergency services were called to the first incident on Fitzgerald Ave at 9.30pm.A police... Read...

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court this afternoon charged with the murder of a Christchurch woman. Read...

A person has been transported to hospital after falling off a cliff in Christchurch`s Heathcote Valley.A St John spokesperson said they were called to the incident at about 12pm.A helicopter and ambulance were sent to the scene... Read...

By Niva Chittock of RNZ Brian Tamaki`s Destiny Church and the Freedoms and Rights Coalition have taken up residence in a central Christchurch park - and they`re not doing it quietly.Since November, both groups have made Cranmer... Read...

A homicide investigation is under way in Christchurch after the death of a woman. Police were called to reports of an assault on Hawke St, New Brighton at 10.40pm last night.The victim, a woman in her 40s, was unresponsive when... Read...