About 200 people are "sleeping rough" in Christchurch at any one time.

Legendary mountaineer Edmund Cotter passed away on October 19 at the age of 90.

The fire broke out in Linwood North School hall, which was under construction

A woman was threatened by a man in a car while out walking.

Owner of lost WWII memorabilia reunited.

Gang's Christchurch pad taken by police under civil proceedings.

Retirement home owner verbally attacked residents calling them "a pack of bloody kids".

A woman suffered smoke inhalation and at least two homes are destroyed in blazes.

Shandelle Battersby checks into an impressive Cathedral Square hotel.

Rapists showed no pity to traumatised victim.

Police are at the site near Carmen Road in Hei Hei after the incident occurred around 9am.

A prominent rest home owner and businessman verbally abused his tenants yesterday.

Researchers are hopeful a new test will detect kidney damage reliably and early.

One bird's plumage is compared to one of David Bain's infamous jerseys.

"One in a Winston". That's the flavour of the month at a Christchurch icecream shop.

A 14-year-old boy locked up for five days has stunned with his behavioural turnaround.

A strip-club kingpin has lodged official complaints over misconduct allegations.

Quarter of kids in lower decile schools don't have enough to eat.

Christchurch is getting a second container mall in an empty central city site.

Kiwi rapper Scribe has indicated he will take legal action against police.

A child with brittle bone disease was taken from her parents for suspected child abuse.

A man who stabbed a child to death when he was just 15 has been denied parole.

Kitten suffered a large exit wound from rifle bullet.

A man has died in Christchurch Hospital after a car crash that happened nearly a week ago.

The owner of a $5.8 million house on the street says he'd only leave "in a wooden box."

Lynda Hodge's dream of becoming a paramedic has been dashed by a change of anaesthetic.

Baby Chrissa had a 50/50 chance of surviving the procedure.

At 12:51pm on 22 February 2011, 12 people died beside Ann Brower.

An anorexia survivor speaks out about her mental health battle.

"All the cries for help fell on deaf ears," father says. Distressing content.