Fire and Emergency crews were called to a blaze in Shirley on Friday night. Several 111 calls were made around 10PM reporting a fire on Emmett Street, with flames seen coming from the back of the ...

Christchurch police have blocked off a section of Marshland Road this afternoon as part of an ongoing operation. Witnesses say the activity is focused between Prestons Road and Hawkins Road. Traffic ...

The University of Canterbury has confirmed that police were called to campus after a pro-Palestine protest escalated, with a small group of demonstrators reportedly forcing their way into a secured ...

Selwyn District remains under a local state of emergency this morning, despite the worst of the weather now passing. Selwyn District Council said its Emergency Operations Centre remains active and is ...

Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb has publicly endorsed city councillor Sara Templeton in her bid to become the next Mayor of Christchurch. In an with Chris Lynch Media, Webb ruled himself out of ...

The state of emergency for Selwyn District has been officially lifted, following improvements in weather conditions across the region. Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton confirmed the termination of the ...

Banks Peninsula MP Vanessa Weenink says the area is facing a major clean-up following widespread flooding, slips, and road closures. Speaking on Thursday morning, Weenink said the rain had eased ...

(1.30pm) Parts of Canterbury have recorded more than a month’s worth of rain in just 36 hours, with totals between 100 and 180 millimetres since Wednesday. A local state of emergency has been declared ...

(12:15AM) State Highway 75 between Birdlings Flat and Little River has been closed due to flooding. NZTA said the closure was in place between Bayleys Road and Kinloch Road, and there was no detour ...

Rain has eased across Canterbury, but some flooding concerns remain as stormwater basins near capacity and overflow continues along parts of the Heathcote River. Christchurch City Council said the ...

Selwyn District is under a state of emergency, with the Selwyn Huts community being asked to self-evacuate due to rising river levels. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell is heading to the ...

Mayor Phil Mauger made the declaration at 4pm due to the impact of the wet weather such as flooding, slips, landslide and falling trees, particularly on Banks Peninsula. “We need to make sure we’re ...