Canterbury

One person was airlifted to hospital, after being seriously injured in a rural area north of Christchurch.

Emergency services were called, after a person fell into trash at a Christchurch transfer station.

A spat between rural neighbours erupted when one took a digger and carved up a driveway during a confrontation.

Snowfall warnings are in place for a clutch of South Island mountain passes, with flurries forecast to 200 and 300 metres for parts of Fiordland, Southland and Dunedin.

After a lifetime of working to clear land, Chris Bolderston is rewilding parts of his sheep and beef farm in North Canterbury.

"A teenage Nancy Drew could've done a better job," his lawyer says.

Police said items on fire were thrown at the fence of the gang pad in the early morning.

Candidates promising a zero rate rises are ''living in la la land'', says Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon.

The mother of a Christchurch teenager says she is scared of losing her son to the same condition that killed her two brothers. Audio

It acknowledges the amazing work they did during the war.

The person has been flown to hospital.

The assault occurred earlier this month, but police shared images of the man this afternoon.

Friday was Daffodil Day, an annual event aimed to raise money for Cancer Society support and research.

It slid past biosecurity checks.

Police say the man who had been victimising people all over the world for years has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison.

It's been closed in yet another crash and repairs could take months. Some question whether it should just close permanently.

A community board heard impassioned pleas in front of a packed public gallery.

Leo Darin Goodwin has been recalled to prison after police charged him with breaching conditions by approaching teenagers.