Canterbury
Let's Get Trapping
In order to control rats, stoats, possums and feral cats on Banks Peninsula, ecologist Alison Evans has started a library in Little River that loans traps and cages to locals free of charge. She also… Audio, Gallery
Let's Get Trapping
In order to control rats, stoats, possums and feral cats on Banks Peninsula, ecologist Alison Evans has started a library in Little River that loans traps and cages to locals free of charge. She also…
AudioClean up of Christchurch's dirty thirty building list
The Christchurch City Council wants to name and shame the owners of these 30 derelict CBD properties in a bid to force them to repair or replace their quake-damaged buildings. Video, Audio
Chch cathedral should be repaired, report recommends
The Anglican bishop's claim that it's unaffordable to restore the Christ Church cathedral is contradicted by a report which says the church would only need to contribute its insurance payout.
Chch Cathedral rebuild achievable, new report shows
The Anglican church would only have to contribute the money it received in its insurance payout in order for Christchurch's cathedral to be restored. Video, Audio
Is this the year for Cathedral Square?
There’s talk of installing overhead gondolas; creating big, bustling laneways and revealing the Square’s hidden streams. Can James Lunday deliver on our dreams for this much-loved public space? Video
Continuing Cathedral conundrum
A decision around the fate of the remains of the Chrictchurch Cathedral is still dragging on. Audio
Two men missing in Canterbury
Police in Canterbury are searching for two men missing in separate parts of the region.
Anger over delay on Chch sex worker rules
Sex workers and Christchurch residents are both angry that the city's council has not been able to decide how to deal with street prostitution.
Delay on sex worker rules angers both sides
The Christchurch City Council has again delayed a decision about how to deal with street prostitution and, as Logan Church reports, both sex workers and residents are angry. Audio
Bishop blames Brownlee for Chch cathedral delay
The Anglican Bishop for Christchurch has blamed Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee for the delays in deciding the future of the city's cathedral. Video
Call for govt to buy Christchurch's cathedral
Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel is warning years of legal wrangling lie ahead if the Anglican church tries to get a resource consent to demolish the historic Cathedral. Video, Audio
Council delays decision on sex workers again
Residents in a Christchurch suburb are furious their city council has again delayed a decision about how to deal with street prostitution in the area.
Fishing vessel's sinking could have been prevented, says TAIC
Three men's lives could have been saved if a proper alarm had alerted them to rising water below deck, an investigation has found.
Water consent could be used to export bottled water
A Canterbury regional councillor says it's concerning a lucrative water consent attached to a former wool-scouring plant could be used to export bottled water. Audio
Water consent at former plant bought by Chinese investors
A lucrative water consent attached to a former wool-scouring plant in Christchurch has been bought by a group of Chinese investors.
Govt urged to act on Christ Church Cathedral decision
A group lobbying for the cathedral's restoration is calling for the government to intervene to speed up a decision on its future. Video
Swim school says council numbers 'don't add up'
A Christchurch swim school fears private businesses will lose out if a council proposal for free swimming lessons goes ahead. Audio
Is the tide about to turn for New Brighton?
Can the planners realise their vision of turning Christchurch into a beach city, proudly facing east to herald a revived New Brighton? Video
Sex workers could take legal action against Chch council
The Christchurch City Council could face legal action if it goes ahead with a bylaw designed to move sex workers out of residential areas. Audio
