Canterbury
Minto to stand for Christchurch mayoralty
Veteran activist John Minto will run for the Christchurch mayoralty and has vowed to abandon asset sales. Video
John Minto to run for Chch mayor
John Minto, often described as a 'veteran activist' and one of the leading figures in the campaign against the 1981 Springbok Tour of New Zealand, is to run for Mayor of Christchurch. Video, Audio
Walking in Their Shoes
As the refugee crisis deepens in Europe, Christchurch children have gained an insight into the plight of the many Syrian families affected. Audio
Cats go missing in Timaru
Fifty cats, many of them the stay-at-home type, have vanished in Timaru without trace in the past year - and local residents are up in arms. Video, Audio
Ashburton cancels sale of water rights to NZ Pure Blue
Ashburton's mayor, Angus McKay, tells Phillippa Tolley why his council has cancelled the sale of a piece of land to bottled water company NZ Pure Blue, which came with the right to extract water from… Audio
ECAN to get tough with farmers who haven't installed water meters
Canterbury's regional council ECAN is getting tough with farmers who have not installed water meters, after three years of them being required, it says. Audio
Ashburton group still wants council water consent dropped
The group fighting the sale of council land to create a water bottling plant in Ashburton says the next battle will be to get the council to dump the water consent. Audio
Chch - the best place to be a kiwi
Former Christchurch mayor Garry Moore talks about a new promotional video for Christchurch. And are it's residents anti-intellectual? Audio
Ashburton Council won't sell rights to bottled water company
Ashburton District Council has cancelled the sale of water rights to a bottled water company. Audio
Canterbury farmers on notice
The Canterbury Regional Council has put farmers on notice they have ten days to comply with laws requiring them to install water monitors. The rule came into effect in November 2014 but the council… Audio
Controversial Ashburton water sale is put on hold
Ashburton Council abandons the controversial sale of a land lot that included rights to extract 45 litres a second from the town's aquifers. Jen Branje, who led community opposition to the plan, is… Audio
How partisan papers pushed to break up NZ
Restive regions demanding independence? Angry clashes over breaking away? The media taking sides and telling people and politicians which side to back? The UK's Brexit in 2016 - and here 150 years… Audio
How partisan papers pushed to break up NZ
Restive regions demanding independence? Angry clashes over breaking away? The media taking sides and telling people and politicians which side to back? The UK's Brexit in 2016 - and here 150 years…
AudioFrom Hoof to Plate - Bycroft Artisan Meats
Chris Carthy was twelve when he first worked as a scrubber in Taggarts Butchery in Christchurch. He went on to do his apprenticeship there too but since then he's travelled the world as a roadie… Audio
From Hoof to Plate - Bycroft Artisan Meats
Chris Carthy was twelve when he first worked as a scrubber in Taggarts Butchery in Christchurch. He went on to do his apprenticeship there too but since then he's travelled the world as a roadie…
AudioSupported housing for young people in Christchurch close
Two Christchurch housing services providing supervised homes for vulnerable young people have closed. Audio
Canterbury developer takes stake in Auckland boom
A big Canterbury-based house builder has sold a stake to a private investment firm to take advantage of the upper North Island housing boom.
Redcliffs School to remain open
Members of the Redcliffs School community are celebrating news their school, which was closed after the Canterbury earthquakes, will remain open. Video
Making Matches, Creating Careers
A Christchurch woman is hoping to provide better role models for her peers. Herstory is an online photographic project that showcases women in a variety of jobs. Now its founder has taken the idea… Audio
Elderly man believed dead in burnt home
A woman was able to escape a house fire in North Canterbury this morning, but police say her husband was last seen inside the building.
