A Christchurch community leader has criticised Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour’s stance on removing well-being initiatives from local government. In ...

Christchurch police contracted a commercial helicopter to track and help apprehend offenders driving recklessly across the city. A police spokesman told chrislynchmedia.com just before 1PM, officers ...

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has defended his comments about spiritual practices in the Resource Management Act following criticism from Labour and the Greens. Seymour said his concerns were ...

Canterbury police are investigating an aggravated robbery at the Fresh Choice supermarket in Leeston. A police spokeswoman said officers were called to the incident just after 4.40am at a commercial ...

New research has confirmed that Christchurch and the surrounding Selwyn and Waimakariri districts can host around 39,200 visitors a night ...

Christchurch has emerged as a potential location for the National Erebus Memorial, with three sites now under consideration by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The move follows a formal ...

Christchurch City councillors have approved a notice of motion from Mayor Phil Mauger to investigate free overnight parking for hospital workers at the Parakiore. The decision, made at a council ...

The Taxpayers’ Union has criticised Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) after its members voted to campaign against proposed Government legislation to cap council rates. At LGNZ’s annual general ...

Mary Devine, ONZM, is the Chief Executive Officer of Foodstuffs South Island, the co‑operative that owns and operates New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square, Trents, and Raeward Fresh across the South ...

Construction has officially begun on a major upgrade to State Highway 76 (Brougham Street) in Christchurch, a project aimed at easing congestion, improving safety, and supporting economic growth.

The Government has announced that all new classrooms will no longer be built using open-plan designs. Education Minister Erica Stanford said feedback from schools suggested open-plan layouts were not ...

The Government is moving to stop councils from carrying out time-consuming and expensive plan changes under the Resource Management Act (RMA), as it prepares to replace the outdated law with a new ...