Stories by Anan Zaki

A major South Island ski operator plans to install a barrier and charge people to access the popular road to the Remarkables ski area near Queenstown during summer.

About $1.5 billion worth of construction projects in Christchurch will be finished and opened this year, marking another milestone in the Christchurch rebuild.

Dunedin's hot property market is showing no signs of slowing down. The city's house prices have risen 18 percent over the past year - significantly outperforming other major centres.

The Chatham Islands started recording temperatures in 1878, and have never had a year warmer than 2019. Other parts of New Zealand also experienced their warmest year on record in 2019.

Auckland is facing an ice shortage after broken factory machinery caused supply issues during peak demand.

A leading academic has criticised the Race Relations Commissioner for defending the use of Dutch Christmas character Black Pete.

AA Insurance has dealt with about 1000 claims for hail damage after the November storm, and an Australian-based firm is helping with repairs.

Christchurch's mayor is blaming her husband for not declaring six large donations towards her re-election campaign.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel's lack of transparency has been labelled an "insult to ratepayers" after some of her large donors were publicly named today.

A teenage driver who killed another motorist while fleeing the police in Christchurch has been sentenced to two years and eight months' jail.

More than $5.5 million has been spent on maintaining and repairing Christchurch's brand new Justice and Emergency Services Precinct.

Designs have been released for a 12-metre hydroslide tower being built at Christchurch's Metro Sports Facility.

The South Canterbury District Health board and Pacific Radiology has been found to have failed in caring for a woman who died from lung cancer.

Christchurch's deputy mayor will not run for parliament, but admits he gave it some considerable thought.

An $86 million plan to make Christchurch's quake damaged roads more accessible is copping heavy criticism for removing car parks and dividing the central city.

A decision on how Christchurch wants to spend $80 million of Crown money towards its regeneration will be made on Thursday.

Lianne Dalziel has been inducted for a third term as the city's mayor in a ceremony this afternoon along with the city's new councillors.

Neighbours have described their shock at hearing of the death of a Christchurch motorist who was hit by a fleeing driver yesterday.

After new bus services and routes in Wellington turned into a debacle, calls are being made to overhaul how public transport is managed by councils.

A soldier has been sentenced to 28 days in military detention and stripped of his rank for assault.

Prominent Christchurch businessmen have thrown their weight behind councillor Deon Swiggs, questioning the timing of leaks to the media.

A former Christchurch mayor says voters have to make a call whether they are comfortable with voting for an embattled councillor.

The Christchurch City Council closed its final meeting of the term on today, and Mayor Lianne Dalziel is still refusing to comment further on the allegations of inappropriate behaviour by one of her…

Opening up a skid pad, create more housing for single people and make the central city dog friendly: policies from Christchurch's lesser-known mayoral candidates.

One pub owner is putting a $1000 bar tab on the line over the first All Blacks try scorer.