A global Microsoft outage has caused disruption to some Air New Zealand systems, resulting in minor delays to flights and temporary issues with the airline’s online services. In a statement, Air New ...

A serious crash has closed part of State Highway 76, Southern Motorway in Addington. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the “serious incident” happened between Barrington Street and Curletts Road ...

A person has been seriously injured in train and vehicle crash in Kaiapoi. Police said they received a report of a collision between a train and a vehicle on Doubledays Road in Kaiapoi about 7pm. One ...

Nearly 2,700 properties are without power on Monday night after a large unplanned outage affected parts of Broadfield, Halswell, Hornby, Ladbrooks, Lansdowne, Lincoln, Marleys Hill, Prebbleton, Tai ...

A crash involving five cars closed the southbound lanes of State Highway 1, just north of the Tram Road overbridge this morning. Police were called to the scene on the Christchurch Northern Motorway, ...

Thousands of homes across Canterbury are without power on Monday night as a strong southwest front swept across the region. Electricity provider Orion said crews were working hard to restore power, ...

Environment Canterbury has issued a flood warning for several major alpine rivers after heavy rain throughout Thursday caused significant rises in water levels across the region. In an update issued ...

Police have seized a motorbike, power tools and more than $9000 in cash following a search in Christchurch. Canterbury Rural and Christchurch Tactical Crime Units carried out the search warrant last ...

The Uber Eats app stopped working across Christchurch this evening, preventing users from placing or tracking orders. Many reported that the app displayed the message: “We’re coming soon. We are ...

A residential fire broke out early this morning on Jollie Street in Linwood. Fire and Emergency NZ responded to multiple calls at 7.40am with three crews, including units from Woolston and ...

Firefighters are responding to a large vegetation fire about 4.5km southeast of Hanmer Springs. A Fire and Emergency Canterbury spokesperson said there are no properties are currently threatened.

Those heading home after the long weekend are being urged to keep a close eye on the weather, with another significant system expected to hit the South Island tomorrow. Parts of the island are still ...