Canterbury

The possibility that students may have eaten contaminated lunches "fills me with horror", says a Christchurch school principal. Audio

A person has died in a "water-related incident" at Glenbrook on Saturday morning.

Frustrated at police progress on his case, Steven Gardiner decided to take the law into his own hands.

Small pets will need to be in a carrier that fits on passengers' laps or under the seat in front of them, while small dogs can be on a lead with a basket-type muzzle.

A site with a view of the Southern Alps has been selected as the preferred location for the long-awaited memorial. Audio

Police believed the three were part of an organised crime group in Christchurch.

Wānaka-based Thomas Vialletet and a US client fell from Aoraki Mt Cook's west ridge.

Internationally-recognised guide Thomas Vialletet called the job a 'dream that came true'.

His former boss says he would've fired him sooner had it not been for a "misunderstanding".

People will be able to whizz down a hydroslide, shoot some hoops or relax in a sauna at Parakiore as soon as the sun is up on 17 December.

Cobra was last seen leaving school on 17 November and reported missing the next day.

Motorists were asked to avoid the area around Hinds Arundel and Gills Roads.

Collins said it was a modern complex that would make it easier for personnel to do their job in an "increasingly complex and very contested world".

Sumeer Thapa was found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls aged between 15 and 18.

The guide and a client were climbing from Empress Hut to the summit when they fell from the mountain's west ridge.

Three months after fainting and waking up paralysed, Angel Dagcutan is still searching for answers. Audio

A total of 33 structures were destroyed in the fires, but it was open fire season.

NZTA advised motorists to follow the directions given by traffic controllers on-site.

Murray Hill, who's been warned multiple times that his property wasn't up to standard, has been ordered to pay $33,000, remove industrial rubbish and repair holes in the roof and walls of a boarding…

The Tenancy Tribunal took action against Murray Lawrence Hill, who has a long history of complaints.