The Latest Breaking News from Christchurch

The Government created 10 water corporations to give local communities more control, but new changes to the Three Waters reform package ensure they will share the same employment contracts, the same IT systems, and more. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

Christopher Luxon’s drive for party votes hits an Act-shaped judder bar

Two new novels explore a city battered by earthquakes and hanging on among "the motley motels and paint-peeled homes"

City mayors are pushing for new funding deals that would devolve more responsibility for infrastructure and social services to local communities. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

As the country's mayors meet for their big Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch, the quake-stricken city's former mayor warns of a renewed failure to align resilient infrastructure and robust emergency management.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, kicked off Thursday with a month of intense competition leading up to the final on Aug. 20. The first match following the opening ceremony was a victory by cohost New Zealand, 1-0 over…

The Christchurch-based structural engineering business has thrown itself behind the new initiative, which aims to do more in local communities

Staff at Christchurch’s beleaguered city council unleash on the top brass

A board set up to help victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings is a 'joke', a former member says.

A memo to outspoken Christchurch councillors – read your memos

Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018.