Rachel Graham

A young woman whose parents and brother died in a house fire in Waimate yesterday says she woke to a noise like a strong wind. Audio

The investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy in Christchurch will continue over the weekend.

A new housing project will see the revitalisation of two central city sites which have been empty for years, the Christchurch deputy mayor says.

A group of Christchurch residents say no-one is taking responsibility for a spring that has been flooding their street since February 2011. Audio

Only a fifth of Christchurch's English language schools have managed to remain open since the 2011 earthquake but there are signs of a turnaround.

Police say problems at the border will be their biggest challenge during the Cricket World Cup, which officially opens in Christchurch this evening.

When the earthquakes wreaked havoc on central Christchurch, they also destroyed many of the older buildings which had provided cheap rehearsal spaces for local musicians.