Smoke seen near Christchurch's Port Hills is believed to be from controlled burn-offs in surrounding areas. Shortly after 3pm on Friday, fire crews rushed to the hills after reports of smoke in ...

"Having flown over the original Port Hills fire, seeing the difference that low-flammability plants in native plantings made in saving some houses and shifting where the fire was going was amazing, ...

Lyttelton Port workers are warning that a proposal to cut jobs will result in more deaths and have urged the city council ...