Adam Burns

A local state of emergency remains in place for Christchurch and Banks Peninsla due to widespread flooding and slips. It's just been lifted in the Selwyn District. Although weather warnings have now… Audio

A former Corrections' manager is defending how the release of a convicted rapist on parole was handled before he brutally murdered a woman in her Christchurch home. Reporter Adam Burns has more. Audio

A senior Corrections staff member said high risk offenders - similar to the man who murdered Juliana Bonilla Herrera - are regularly being paroled from prison and into the community. An inquest into… Audio

The Department of Corrections has admitted it failed to properly monitor a parole prisoner who went on to brutally murder a woman in her Christchurch home. Christchurch reporter Adam Burns spoke to… Audio

The Department of Corrections has admitted it failed to properly monitor a paroled prisoner who went on to brutally murder a woman in her Christchurch home. Colombian national Juliana Bon-illa Herrera… Audio

An inquest begins in Christchurch on Monday into the release and monitoring of a convicted rapist who was let out on parole and then murdered a woman in her home. Christchurch reporter Adam Burns… Audio

Schools and businesses in the West Coast town of Greymouth have been forced to shut with locals needing to boil their water because of possible contamination. A boil water notice has been in place… Audio

An investigation has found a fishing boat which ran aground on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula in 2023 when it turned towards land and nobody was in the wheelhouse to stop it. Audio

In today's episode, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has arrived in Washington DC, where he will meet with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other officials, a fourteen-year-old… Audio

A fourteen-year-old boy has been found guilty of manslaughter, after the fatal stabbing of another teenager last year. Reporter Adam Burns spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

Half of the buildings in south Dunedin remain vulnerable to flooding with the risk set to increase in the coming decades. Adam Burns reports. Audio

Tens-of-thousands of music fans packed into Christchurch's Hagley Park over the weekend for the Electric Avenue festival. Reporter Adam Burns went along. Audio

Thousands of music fans have flocked to Christchurch's Hagley Park for this year's Electric Avenue festival. The tenth edition of the drawcard music event goes for two days so many patrons are set to… Audio

In today's episode, the government is open to sending soldiers to Ukraine as peacekeepers if a ceasefire is reached, the Independent Police Conduct Authority is calling for new laws that control how… Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is calling for new laws that control how public protests are policed. Reporter Adam Burns spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Our most successful Paralympian says motherhood is the main reason behind her decision to call time on her remarkable career. Dame Sophie Pascoe announced her retirement from competitive swimming… Audio

A Nelson transport planner is taking the government to court over its rollback of speed limit reductions on state highways around the country. Reporter Adam Burns has more. Audio

After more than a century of talks between council and hapu, a sacred urupa in Canterbury Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi. This afternoon, community leaders voted unanimously to… Audio

The Christchurch City Council is defending its decision to press ahead with long awaited sewage plant upgrades for the Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa. Adam Burns has more. Audio

Well, there's not much snow on the horizon down here but it's certainly not warm for much of the country. The cold weather that brought summer to a halt for much of the country will linger on for at… Audio