Stories by Jean Edwards

Dramatic orchestral symphonies, soaring operatic solos and piano sonatas have been blasting from speakers at Christchurch's bus interchange.

Ask dahlia devotee Vanessa Robinson to pick her favourite and you might be surprised to hear her say 'Pooh'.

Christchurch's The Strip has been brought to life in a digital collection of photographs from 2000.

It comes after the six women, working under punishing conditions, were found to be employees, not volunteers.

Books with animals wearing clothes were once forbidden, but Winnie-the-Pooh was allowed because "he was so kind to his friends".

Virginia Courage says decent police interview could have exposed the abuse inflicted during her childhood. Instead she suffered alone for decades. Audio

He preyed upon some as they slept and touched them while caring for children or working at the Christian community.

The brand of Christchurch's new $683 million arena risks being smothered by corporate sponsorship, experts warn.

After surgery to remove her breast, Ruby Wallace was so repulsed by her body she covered every mirror. The operation had saved her life - and ruined it. Audio

It comes as the Royal Commission's findings show leaders allowed physical and sexual abuse to occur at the Christian community.

On a winter morning six years ago to the day, Anna Courage left Gloriavale, packed off to Australia and a totally foreign world.

They're also seeking a declaration the government breached international child labour treaties, a statement of claim obtained by RNZ says. Audio

Work to protect members of the Gloriavale Christian community from exploitation and abuse could lose momentum with the end of an all-of-government response, ministers have been told.

Four agencies are being accused of knowingly allowing abuse to happen at the community. Audio

Rising ballet star and teen swimming sensation Hamish Giddens has mastered the art of fluid movement.

'Choice to take that power back'

The Employment Court has found Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd was the employer of six women who worked on the Christian community's domestic teams.

Ilam's candidates are out campaigning for the public's vote, an electorate with a split voter base.

Long read - Raised to be meek and submissive in a world dominated by men, six former Gloriavale women have won an extraordinary legal victory they say vindicates their claims of labour exploitation.

Six former Gloriavale women were employees working extremely hard under punishing conditions for years on end at the Christian community, in an experience that has left deep scars, the Employment…

A prominent South Island man has been charged with sexual offending against six girls over a period of more than 20 years.

An Oamaru business is running donation-based shuttle rides to Dunedin for cash-strapped patients struggling to get to hospital appointments.

Children living with the stench of the Christchurch compost plant are suffering sore stomachs, chest infections and asthma, city councillors have heard.

A judge has told former Gloriavale dairy farm manager John Ready he has "spent enough of his life in chains" in sentencing him to community detention for beating two 11-year-old boys.

Christchurch tourism chiefs are predicting bumper winter and summer seasons as the city re-establishes itself as a key travel destination.