Canterbury
CERA spent $5m on travel in 5 years
Staff at the now-defunct Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority spent more than $5 million on travel in five years, official figures show.
Fire guts historic Christchurch building
A fire which has gutted Christchurch's 152-year-old Risingholme Community Centre is being treated as suspicious.
Fire at historic Christchurch building
A fire has torn through a Historic Places building in Christchurch.
Men with pistol rob Christchurch TAB
Police are looking for two men in connection with an armed robbery of a Christchurch TAB last night.
Volunteers refloat whale near Christchurch
A rare false killer whale which stranded on a popular Christchurch beach has been floated after it was found this morning alongside an already dead companion.
You have a bad [hair] day
Two thousand years of hair styles are encapsulated in a new exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery, from bad hair days to eccentric styles, sideburns to split ends. Bad Hair Day includes more than 60… Audio, Gallery
Two temporary housing villages in Chch to stay open
Two temporary villages set up to house people after the Christchurch earthquakes are to remain open for a year.
Anna Reed: prostitution and sexuality
Kim Hill talks to the regional co-ordinator for the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective in Christchurch, who retired this week after 28 years. Audio
Philip Armstrong: sheep
Kim Hill talks to the Head of the Department of English at the University of Canterbury, and co-director of New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies about his new book, Sheep. Audio
Chch council eyes suburban parking meters
Parking meters and residents-only zones are being considered by Christchurch City Council to ease suburban parking pressure.
Chch City Council looking at ways to ease parking in suburbs
Christchurch residents frustrated with parked cars blocking driveways and taking every vacant space on their suburban streets, are hoping a Council plan to address the problems may offer some help. Audio
Minister silent on report critical of Chch rebuild
The minister in charge of Christchurch's rebuild isn't commenting on a Treasury report which is critical of the post-quake progress in the city.
Redzone cat trapping project finds positive news
For the last three years, Jane Newman has been monitoring, feeding and trapping cats in Christchurch's abandoned redzone, and she says the information she's collected should be used in any future… Audio
$133m AgResearch restructure gets go-ahead
AgResearch's controversial restructure has been approved by the government, despite costing $33m more than first proposed.
Sisters of Swing
NZ Society heads to Christchurch for some swing - southern style. The city has a new, all girl big band and its members range in age from 17 to the mid-70s. Audio, Gallery
Ashburton water rights group may take legal action
A group opposing the sale of water rights in Ashburton say it will meet the council to discuss its concerns, and may take legal action to stop the sale.
Ashburton group continues fight to export water
The Ashburton group battling plans to allow water from the town's aquifer to be bottled and sold overseas says it has enough public backing to continue the fight. Audio
Bung the Bore hosts public meeting
A group opposing water consents attached to a piece of land in Ashburton are hosting a public meeting tonight to try and educate the public. Audio
Air NZ pulls out of Whanganui
Air New Zealand is pulling out of Whanganui and scrapping flights from Blenheim to Christchurch. Audio
Theatre review with Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark reviews the Court Theatre production of "Educating Rita", by Willy Russell, directed by Yvonne Martin. Audio
