A fatal quad bike incident at a Mid Canterbury river was “an absolute tragedy” but could have been “much worse” said a local ...

People are being told to avoid popular swimming spots along the Waimakariri River in Canterbury due to high levels of faecal bacteria. Health New Zealand issued a health warning about unsafe ...

Better signage would not have avoided a woman dying following a water incident at the Rakaia River mouth in Canterbury, a ...

A woman has died following a water incident at the Rakaia River mouth in Canterbury this afternoon. Another person is in ...

Firefighters will remain on the scene of a large scrub fire in rural Canterbury which has ballooned in size and forced evacuations of homes this afternoon. In an update this evening, Fire and ...

Valleyfair, Canterbury Park, The Landing – the Minnesota River has become the main attraction this weekend. Hundreds of people flocked ...

Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown says it's not the first death there. He says years ago, a fishermen got swept away by waves.

A Canterbury community leader is frustrated over the lack of progress made on a promised after-hours medical centre in Rangiora. The restoration of the historic scow Success on the banks of the ...