The results of the Annual Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards are in, and the Champion award in the "Water" category for 2024 has been awarded to Akaroa King Salmon. With 355 entries from across New ...

Local reporting is vital to a thriving and connected community. Help us keep telling Canterbury's stories by making a contribution. Akaroa businesses are basking in an early spring school holiday ...

As darkness descends at Pohatu Penguins, a penguin colony on the Banks Peninsula on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, the sightless little blue penguin in question is swimming in circles ...

Residents of tourist hotspot Akaroa are fighting a plan that could put sewage ponds near their homes. The Christchurch City Council is considering installing them to stop treated wastewater pouring ...

After all they've been through, who can blame them for seeking to destress in one of the most picturesque and charming corners of the South Island? But international visitors are also discovering that ...

From the moment I learned of the existence of Hector’s dolphins, seeing these creatures in the flesh shot straight to the top of my wildlife-encounter bucket list. Not only are they the smallest ...

A tourist boat that grounded in Akaroa on Banks Peninsula is more damaged than thought, with Environment Canterbury believing all fuel has leaked into the sea. The Black Cat Cruises boat remains ...

A handful of Akaroa businesses have been pumping sewage out of their shopfronts and back gardens, after a surge in stormwater caused a wastewater system to overflow. Banks Peninsula reopened on ...

A tourist boat has capsized off Akaroa this afternoon, prompting the evacuation of dozens of passengers. A tourist boat has capsized off Akaroa, prompting the evacuation of dozens of passengers. The ...