A body has been found in Christchurch’s Avon River this morning. Emergency services raced to the city centre river near the hospital just before 11am. A large area has been cordoned off by police.

Rogue whitebaiters are knocking down fences and camping illegally in Christchurch’s post-earthquake ... up illegally along the Ōtākaro/Avon River in tents and self-contained buses.

HEAVY rainfall in recent days has led to a flood alert being issued for parts of the New Forest and Christchurch. The Government currently has the alert in place for the River Avon and tributaries ...

A number of threatened native species are flourishing in new habitats created along the Avon River ... to improve the river between the Antigua Boatsheds to Colombo Street. Christchurch Central ...

CHANGES will be coming to the way developers can build in Christchurch because of the “terrible state” of the River Avon. Developers who want to build in the area must take measures to ...

Whitebaiters will no longer be allowed to drive vehicles through the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area to access the river when the season starts on September 1. Christchurch City ...

A body was found in a central Christchurch river on Friday morning. The discovery was made next to the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in the Avon River, near Riccarton Avenue, at around 10.45am.

A rainbow sheen of what is believed to be diesel has marred the surface of the Avon River in Christchurch's CBD. The chemical appeared to be coming from a drain outlet opposite the Antigua Boat ...

The study will investigate the impact on river water quality during floods ... A new £1m study into the rivers Avon and Stour and Christchurch Harbour will look at how heavy rainfall can wash ...