The massive Canterbury blaze that caused multiple evacuations ... Earlier, smoke from the Bridge Hill fire drifted towards Castle Hill Village, and there were fears that flames could follow.

The large vegetation fire on Bridge Hill in central Canterbury. Photo / Fire & Emergency Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora issued a public health warning for the smoke from the Bridge Hill fire.

It will come into force early next year after engineers said a survey of the 50-year-old Grove Ferry bridge near Upstreet, ...

“A lorry has collided with a bridge in the Canterbury East area,” rail operator Southeastern posted on X shortly before 11am. “Trains between Faversham and Dover are currently unable to run.

The viral footage, taken by a passenger, shows the man nonchalantly lying back and using his feet to push his riverboat down so it comfortably travels under a low bridge in Canterbury. His fancy ...

People are being told to avoid popular swimming spots along the Waimakariri River in Canterbury due to high levels of faecal ...

Fire crews are also battling another scrub fire in Kirwee - about about 10km away from the West Melton fire - which is largely contained, though there are concerns it could flare up again in the wind ...

Business Canterbury welcomes the Government's confirmation of funding from the NZ Transport Agency and Ashburton District Council for a second Ashburton Bridge, a critical infrastructure project ...

Canterbury Fire and Emergency has reported that the fire, which is about 140 hectares in size, is near Bridge Hill, Canterbury. Video / Canterbury Fire and Emergency Residents of an alpine village ...