Adam Burns
Police pause search for missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao
Police have temporarily paused the search for missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao.
It has been almost a month since the 44-year-old vanished from the suburb of Hornby on July the 19th.
…Psychiatrist who assessed Dickason says she showed delusional psyche
A forensic pyschiatrist who assessed Lauren Dickason believes her behavior showed a delusional psyche in the months leading up to her killing her children. The 42-year-old has pleaded not guilty to… Audio
Psychologist says mother who killed daughters was feeling overwhelmed just hours before
A clinical pyschologist who interviewed Lauren Dickason says she was feeling overwhelmed hours before she killed her three children, believing she would not get a good psychiatric report, as required… Audio
Mother's mental health was deteriorating when she killed daughters - forensic clinician
A forensic clinican has told a jury that Lauren Dickason's mental health was badly deteriorating at the time she killed her children, and has grounds for both an insanity and infanticide case. The… Audio
Two sentenced for manslaughter of 16 year old Christchurch boy
He was my baby boy. The heartbreaking words of a Christchurch father to those responsible for his son's death. 16 year old Connor Whitehead died after being shot outside a party in the suburb of… Audio
Dickason trial: Prosecution's psychiatric expert testifies
The Crown's key clinical witness in the Lauren Dickason murder trial has conceded Dickason could have been suffering from postpartum depression when she killed her three children.
This is despite his… Audio
Prosecutors challenge view that Dickason was psychotic when she killed daughters
A jury has heard how Lauren Dickason told a psychiatrist that killing her three children was a package deal. The 42-year-old is on trial for the murder of her three young daughters, Maya Karla and… Audio
Defence lawyer questions detective
A warning, the following story contains distressing content.
The detective who interviewed Lauren Dickason after she killed her three children told the court he could see she was struggling and he… Audio
Lauren Dickason's mental health history questioned in court
Immigration officials asked for more evidence of Lauren Dickason's history of mental illness the day before she killed her three daughters.
The jury in the murder trial has heard she had been… Audio
Lauren Dickason's text messages show her unravelling - mentally & emotionally
Text messages from Lauren Dickason have painted a picture of a wife and mother unravelling, mentally and emotionally. The messages were revealed in the Christchurch High Court today, where the 42 year… Audio
Work colleague describes moment father found 3 daughters dead
A warning, this story contains distressing content. A work colleague of Graham Dickason has described finding a distraught father moments after he found his three daughters dead. Lauren Dickason has… Video, Audio
Women's harrowing quest to have children she ended up killing
A high court has heard of the harrowing quest Lauren Dickason and her husband went through to have the children she ended up killing. Graham Dickason faced cross examination by his wife's legal team… Audio
'It's too late': Father of kids killed by mother recounts fateful night
The father of three daughters killed by their mother at their Timaru home has told the court via audio visual link that his children preferred him and his wife was not a nurturing mother. Speaking… Audio
Woman charged with killing daughters jealous & resentful say prosecutors
Crown prosecutors in the murder trial of the woman charged with killing her three young daughters believe she had grown jealous and resentful of her children. Lauren Anne Dickason is charged with… Video, Audio
Trial of mother accused of murdering three daughters begins
The trial of the woman accused of murdering her three daughters at her Timaru home begins in the Christchurch High Court today.
Lauren Anne Dickason is charged with murdering her two-year-old twin… Audio
NZers need to get act together: Minister of Sport
The Minister of Sport says New Zealanders need to get their act together and buy tickets to the FIFA Women's World Cup games.
Billed as the biggest women's sport event in the world the tournament… Audio
Super Rugby franchises being fleeced by ACC, administrators say
Administrators for the country's Super Rugby franchises claim they are being fleeced by ACC's double dipping and are looking to head back to court to fight for a fairer deal.
Changes to ACC's levy… Audio
Stargazers check out big bright 'buck moon'
Stargazers and onlookers are observing a full moon as "bigger and brighter" than usual this week and there is a reason. A supermoon, or what Nasa is describing as a buck moon, has been spotted in the… Audio
Music Critic: Adam Burns
Today Christchurch reporter Adam Burns talks to Jesse about new music from Roisin Murphy and the upcoming 30th anniversary of Bjork's album Debut. Audio
Private eye says Beckenridge investigation not thorough enough
A private investigator believes police did not investigate the disappearance of Mike Zhou Beckenridge and his stepfather John Beckenridge thoroughly enough. The pair disappeared in March 2015 and a… Audio