Adam Burns

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Final submissions in the coroners court case into the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son are being heard.

The coronial hearing which aims to establish whether the pair are dead or… Audio

A Christchurch restaurant that opens when its owner wants to is still doing a roaring trade without hiking its prices. Addington's Afghan restaurant doesn't advertise, has no set times and no menu… Video, Audio

Residents of the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are at breaking point as the saga over the wastewater treatment plant lingers on.

Christchurch City Council is awaiting a settlement from its insurer… Audio

One of the women targeted by the brothers convicted of rape and drink-spiking at Christchurch bar Mama Hooch says she is relieved the pair's identities have been revealed.

Danny and Roberto Jaz were… Audio

A witness has told the coroners court she feels let down by the police officers investigating the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his 11-year-old stepson Mike.

The pair were last seen in the… Audio

A fed up Christchurch business owner says she feels violated and believes crime in the city has reached crisis point.

It follows another flurry of break ins - with nine businesses targeted overnight… Video, Audio

A fourth man accused of sexual violation - following a night out at Christchurch bar Mama Hooch five years ago - has been found not guilty..

A woman alleges she was sexually violated on a couch at a… Video, Audio