Weather: Akaroa no longer cut-off after flooded road reopens; mayor and Mark Mitchell front media

Emergency services are responding to a landslip in a residential Dunedin suburb. Police said they were called to the slip on ...

Christchurch streets flooded as region braces for more heavy rain

Firefighters helped two people escape their cars after they drove into floodwaters overnight amid a deluge hitting the Banks Peninsula.

SH75 Reopened But Care Needed

State Highway 75/Christchurch Akaroa Road has reopened after clearing of flooding and slips, but road users will need to take ...
Business.Scoop

SH75 To Remain Closed Overnight

UPDATE: 17 February, 3.45pm SH75 to remain closed overnight: State Highway 75/Christchurch Akaroa Road, between Gebbies Pass ...

18 February, 9.55am – SH75 Closure Reduced

The closure of State Highway 75/Christchurch Akaroa Road has been reduced as progress is made towards reopening. The stretch of SH75 now closed is from Birdlings Flat/Jones Road through to Barrys Bay, ...
The New Zealand Herald

Akaroa Harbour set to become a marine reserve

Canterbury's popular tourist spot Akaroa Harbour is set to become a marine reserve to recognise the marine environment as the "new frontier for conservation". Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith ...
Australian Gourmet Traveller

Akaroa, New Zealand: French accent

It may have a Maori moniker, but Akaroa is a little slice of France nestled on New Zealand’s South Island. ** A picturesque B&B built in the 1870s. It was one of the town’s first doctor’s surgeries.