Canterbury

The highway has since been reopened.

A family is distraught that a mother's headstone has been repeatedly damaged.

An Indian all-women tri-services sailing crew arrived in Lyttelton as part of a historic round-the-world voyage showcasing military unity and women's leadership.

Items of climbing equipment were found within a known icefall hazard zone on the upper Linda Glacier.

Moana disappeared in December 2021 and his body has never been found.

The Christchurch man, aged in his 50s, has interim name suppression.

James Holder will spend at least 11 years and nine months for the murder of David Bridgwater.

Anglers are becoming an endangered species on some parts of the country. Audio

Can the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference? Audio

Luis Arevalo fears his grandson will never be able to drink water straight from the tap. Audio

Car parking fees are being trialled from this week at three major sites.

About 20 mince and potato meals covered in mould were served to children at Haeata Community Campus.

This means anyone wanting to light an outdoor fire will have to apply for a permit authorised by Fire and Emergency.

Weather in the area deteriorated over the weekend.

Police have located a teenager who absconded from a youth justice residence near Christchurch.

The youth escaped from justice residence Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo in the Selwyn district town of Rolleston on Saturday morning.

Police previously shut the highway between Summit Road and Long Bay Road.

The Unutai e! Unutai e! exhibition opens in Christchurch on Saturday and uses photographic works to highlight the realities being faced by waterways across the country.

There are reports of flooding in Timaru, while Dunedin was pelted with hail as severe thunderstorms swept across Otago on Thursday.

Haeata Community Campus is now doing its own investigation in relation to the lunches served to students earlier this month.