The main road to Akaroa on Banks Peninsula is still blocked, days after intense rainfall flooded State Highway 75. The highway from Christchurch has been closed from Motukarara to Little River ...

Two earthquakes have been felt in Akaroa, just minutes apart. The first quake registered as a magnitude 3.9 at a depth of 24km and hit at 1.40pm followed by a magnitude 3.4 with a depth of 20km at ...

Where will the smoke go? Forecast advances aim to warn communities sooner ...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) says the Akaroa highway, SH75, will remain closed overnight and at least until Lake Forsyth/Te Roto o Wairewa can be safely opened to the sea. Checkpoints ...