Stories by Conan Young

A huge slip in Westland could have a bigger economic impact than the washout of the Waiho Bridge earlier this year, Mayor Bruce Smith says. Video

For so long a source of hurt, the Pike River Mine disaster has now produced something positive as the Paparoa Track is officially opened. Video

Kaikōura has used the visit of Prince Charles today as an opportunity to showcase what the town is all about.

The Earthquake Commission has offered a formal apology for its handling of quake claims in Canterbury.

Moving dairy cows indoors could be part of the answer to bringing down emissions on farms.

A major part of a plan to restore Christchurch's red zone has taken two years and $5 million to draw up but is now being slammed by council staff.

A former fisheries observer is casting doubt on the effectiveness of asking fishers to move on when they see critically endangered Māui dolphins.

The councillor at the centre of a complaint of inappropriate behaviour denies he has done anything wrong, but the youngest complainant says there were several cases of unwanted touching.

The Christchurch City Council is being accused of dragging its heels in dealing with a complaint of inappropriate behaviour over a three-year period by one of its councillors.

New Zealand's interactive media and gaming industry grew 40 percent a year in the past six years, and could be worth $1 billion by 2024 if supported, a report says.

The amount of tarakihi commercial fishers are allowed to catch could be about to be slashed.

Victims and bereaved from the March 15 mosque shootings will be travelling to Mecca this week, a trip that has been paid for by the King of Saudi Arabia. Video

The new chief executive of the Christchurch City Council has resigned from a council in England that has been criticised in a government-ordered report. Audio

Increasing numbers of people are being defrauded out of large sums of money by scammers accessing the email accounts of legitimate businesses.

Online shoppers are being warned to be vigilant with deliveries after reports of thefts of parcels from letterboxes.

Hundreds of people from the Christchurch suburb of Hillmorton packed into the local high school hall last night for a memorial service for four of their own who died in the mosque shootings.

Cats, not fishing nets, are by far the biggest threat to dolphins according to a proposed threat management plan released by Fisheries New Zealand and the Department of Conservation. Video

Cameras will be placed on fishing boats to protect critically endangered Māui dolphins.

An advocate for the victims of the mosque shootings says not enough of the Victim Support money is getting to those who need it most.

Pike River families shed tears when they heard today's re-entry attempt would have to be suspended, but say they understand the delay.

The husband of a woman severely injured in the Christchurch mosque shootings says he's worried about the couple's financial future.

Emails obtained by RNZ show the head of a health board media team trying to minimise an incident at its troubled mental health unit.

Among the survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings still coming to terms with what he has experienced is Shoaib Gani. Video

It appears the shootings in Christchurch yesterday were the actions of a lone gunman, police now say.