Stories by Adam Burns

Probation officer noted any 'attractive female' living next to the parolee would be at risk.

Lack of intensive support services means offenders, such as the man who murdered Juliana Bonilla-Herrera, are paroled into the community.

Juliana Bonilla-Herrera was stabbed to death by her Christchurch neighbour, ex-prisoner Joseph James Brider, in 2022. Audio

Juliana Bonilla-Herrera, 37, was attacked and stabbed to death in her Addington flat by neighbour who was on parole. Audio

It comes after a string of instances in which the behaviour of motorists at beaches within the scenic Catlins coastline have sparked the ire of the community, including the district's mayor.

Beyond Recruitment says it saw its worst year of new job listings.

Simeon Brown has accused the senior doctors' union of using patients as "bargaining chips". Audio

Greymouth and the wider district remains under a boil water notice.

Some schools and businesses in the West Coast town have been forced to shut due to the notice. Audio

Planned testing of sirens along Christchurch's coast did not happen.

During questioning, Nic Hill reversed the dynamics of the conflict.

A headmaster dismissed police concerns about an incident at a Christchurch high school, a former detective has told the Employment Relations Authority.

The Year 9 boy has also been excluded.

Parts of the suburb were locked down for several hours.

A Queenstown councillor is accusing her council of "secrecy" and underhand tactics over its plan of enacting emergency powers to divert treated sewage into the Shotover River.

A coroner says the driver of the car was "too tired" and should not have been driving.

A former nurse of a Christchurch mental health facility who "manipulated and groomed" a patient has avoided jail time.

Last week, the school was delivered 600 meals that arrived "completely frozen".

Gore man Bryson David Clark pleaded guilty to three charges of breaches of the Resource Management Act (RMA).

The ominous forecast has been outlined in reports released on Friday by the South Dunedin Futures programme. Audio

The new coach of the Canterbury Rams admits the prospect of an historic three-peat has been touched upon by his players ahead of their NBL season opener.

The company says it's trying to figure out if there was a "misunderstanding in communication".

The pair have released their first album in seven years.

"I helped pull the hoses out in my sandals," says a neighbour who saw black smoke spewing out of the garage next door.

Electric Avenue has reached uncharted waters a decade since its inception, and now stands as arguably the "biggest festival in Australasia".