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Ten fresh faces and four returning councillors are set to make up the new Canterbury Regional Council. 39 hopefuls were in the running for 14 places at the table, in its first fully democratic… Audio

The University of Canterbury and Campus Living Villages have broken their silence, three days after discovering the death of a student on their watch.

The New Zealand man was dead for a number of… Video, Audio

The Education Minister is calling for an investigation after a Canterbury student was found dead, reportedly after up to eight weeks, at a university hall.

The University of Canterbury says the… Video, Audio

The government has stepped in to buy Kate Sheppard's former Christchurch home, where the petition demanding womens' voting rights was glued together, 126 years ago.

The villa will become an… Video, Audio

A street artist whose Auckland tribute to the victims of the mosque attacks struck a chord with the public, has just completed a second, permanent, piece on a prominent Christchurch corner.

Paul X… Video, Audio

When is a house a vehicle? Tiny house owners are accusing the government of hypocrisy, amid fierce debate over the status of their homes.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment insists… Audio

Tiny house owners are thinking big when it comes to protecting their tenancies and complying with building regulations.

They say they're being tripped up by a tricky clause in the Tenancy Act, which… Video, Audio

An Ashburton District Councillor of six years wants a tweak to election laws, after his nomination for the next council was turfed out on a technicality. Russell Ellis didn't know one of his… Audio

Canterbury Regional Council is about to undertake its first fully democratic election since 2010, when the National government sacked its councillors and replaced them with commissioners. Thirty-nine… Audio

The government's wellbeing budget and living standard framework have taken pride of place above climate change. That's the message from former PM and United Nations Development Programme… Audio

Protesters in Christchurch put their bodies on the line today to highlight the environmental impact of coal. Nineteen people were arrested, and five train services were disrupted as the group of… Video, Audio

Some Arrowtown residents are frustrated their regional council is supporting research into wood-burner pollution while ignoring smokey burn-offs on farms.

It comes as the picturesque town grapples… Audio

Police in Christchurch are carrying out a number of search warrants in their hunt for the man who ran over and killed a pedestrian in Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon.

A homeless man died after… Audio

It's hoped plans to hand major Christchurch projects back to the City Council will boost rebuild progress at no extra burden to ratepayers.

After months of nutting out the details, the council and… Audio

Queenstown's Muslim residents have been praying in their own homes, in hired-out churches or driving hours to get to other mosques. Now they're one step closer to having their own mosque after… Video, Audio

The volunteers who are racing to clean up the mess at Fox River before spring rains arrive say they wouldn't have to be there if the government had acted sooner.

They're calling on authorities to… Video, Audio

Today is one of the biggest days yet for the Westland cleanup job dubbed Operation Fox.

Garbage is still scattered across more than 2000 hectares of riverbed and coastline four months after rain… Audio

Researchers into trans-women in sport are suggesting a third category would be one way of removing any questions about unfair advantage.

A new study says transgender athletes can have an advantage… Audio

The country's largest gun retailer is about to open a new mega store in Christchurch, angering many living close by, who fear it will only lead to more firearms in the community.

Katie Todd reports.

Protesters picketed outside Oranga Tamariki's offices in New Plymouth, Hamilton and Christchurch today. Our reporter Katie Todd joined a small group of vocal protesters who spent their morning on… Video, Audio

Auckland Council has joined five other New Zealand local bodies to declare a climate change emergency - but is this just lip service being paid in election year?  Audio