Canterbury
Dawa Steven Sherpa: Everest and environment
Kim Hill talks to Dawa Steven Sherpa is an environmental activist and tourism entrepreneur who has led more than 150 climbers from 18 different nations to summit Mt Everest, and in the process… Audio
Native plantings aim to boost Southshore wildlife
Seven years after a fire destroyed thousands of native plants in a Christchurch reserve, volunteers are replanting the site today.
David Levithan on LGBTQ fiction for young adults
Kim Hill talks to New York writer, editor and publisher David Levithan who is a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival 2016. Audio
Learning on the Land
Rangiora High School is one of the few schools in New Zealand to have a working farm. It was started in 1910 and after years as a mixed stock and crop unit it was restructured as a teaching unit with… Audio
Learning on the Land
Rangiora High School is one of the few schools in New Zealand to have a working farm. It was started in 1910 and after years as a mixed stock and crop unit it was restructured as a teaching unit with…
AudioFarm Call Outs Through a Vet's Eyes
Balclutha vet John Smart and Culverdon vet Alistair Kenyon talk about what is taking their time on farms at present. Audio
Farm Call Outs Through a Vet's Eyes
Balclutha vet John Smart and Culverdon vet Alistair Kenyon talk about what is taking their time on farms at present.
AudioPublic spa pool closed after bacteria test result
A spa pool at a Christchurch recreation centre has been closed after returning a positive test result for a potentially harmful bacteria.
EQC has no plan to deal with botched repairs
Leaked documents reveal the Earthquake Commission has yet to come up with a plan to deal with botched earthquake repairs.
Council looks to limit fast food stores near schools
Christchurch Council is considering a limit on the number of fast food outlets cropping up near schools in the city.
Chch council to investigate concerns about fast food outlets
Christchurch City Council has promised to look into the growing number of fast food outlets cropping up in the suburb of Linwood, after the community presented it with a petition. Video, Audio
Is EQC abandoning CHCH?
Christchurch City Councillor Ali Jones talks about what the cull of EQC staff will mean for life in the post-earthquake city. Audio
Doubts new Chch apartments will attracted 'well-heeled people'
A network of multi-million-dollar apartments on the eastern edge of central Christchurch may struggle to attract buyers, warns a local realtor.
Flu season hits Christchurch hardest
Canterbury has so far been the only region to be hit hard by the flu this winter, with a big drop in the number of cases reported throughout the country.
Chch council makes another U-turn on protected trees
The Christchurch City Council has made another U-turn in a decision on whether to save more than 800 trees that face losing their protected status.
Chch developers 'don't have monopoly' on retail zoning
One side involved in a stoush between Christchurch property developers has been lobbying the key government agency in charge of the city's rebuild.
EQC to cut more than 500 staff
The Earthquake Commission has proposed cutting the number of staff in its offices nationwide by more than half by the start of next year.
Sentencing of up-skirt photographer delayed
The sentencing of a man who took photos up women's skirts in a Christchurch mall has been delayed.
Bakery staff threatened by armed men
Three men armed with a rifle, hammer and bat threatened a staff member at a Christchurch bakery in the early hours of this morning.
Business backlash over Waimate Info Centre move
Some shop owners in Waimate want the council to dump plans to move the information centre, saying they will go bust without it.
