The Latest Breaking News from Christchurch

Christchurch’s mayoral chains have passed to Phil Mauger, winning by 3771 votes over second-placed David Meates, the former district health board boss.

On Friday the Supreme Court will deliver what could be a groundbreaking judgment on an appeal in one of the country's most extraordinary cases.

Christchurch mayoral hopeful warned for contacting staff at a council-owned facility

Jack Hindley and Samuel Jones have been jailed for life after murdering "vulnerable" musician Edward Reeve in his home in Christchurch, Dorset, on New Year's Eve 2021

'I would personally regard it as a conflict,' says outgoing Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel.

Social media companies have done well out of the United States congressional hearings on the January 6 insurrection. They profited from livestreamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building. They profited from the incendiary brew of misinformation that incited thousands to travel to Washington D.C. for the “Save America” rally.…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday announced a new research initiative under a global project aimed at tackling online hate set up in the wake of a mass killing by a white supremacist in Christchurch in 2019.

In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years ago, impromptu and transitional organisations kickstarted the city’s recovery.

Released to Newsroom after months of stalling, a staff survey report represents a devastating takedown of council bosses.

Christchurch is saying 'no' to the government's new housing density rules. Has the whole thing backfired?

Christchurch’s mayoral race ignites over private meetings and the appearance of backroom deals.