Canterbury
Business group attacks rebuild slow-down
Christchurch's leading business group is criticising city council plans to slow down its earthquake rebuild programme. Conan Young reports. Audio
Police cordon off victim's home
22-year-old Renee Duckmanton's badly burned body was found on Sunday morning near Rakaia: her family say she will be remembered for her beautiful smile. Sally Murphy reports. Audio
Chamber urges Chch council 'to be brave'
Christchurch City Council needs to be "staunch and brave" and move ahead with the rebuild rather than stalling it, Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce says.
Collective to monitor streets after sex worker's death
The Prostitutes Collective will increase its presence in Christchurch tonight after the body of a sex worker was found at the weekend.
Christchurch grass roots work continues to grow
The grass roots organisations that sprang up after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake are showing little sign of fading away, as life slowly returns to normal.
Chch social enterprises not losing momentum
The grass roots organisations that sprang up after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake are showing little sign of fading away. Audio
Police name woman found near Rakaia river
A woman whose body was found by the Rakaia River in Canterbury on Sunday had extensive burns to her body. Audio
Homeless and hoping no one comes into the car
Advocates for the homeless say the country has to get a grip on the true number of homeless if struggling support services are going to have a hope of helping them. Audio
Man tied up and attacked in Timaru
Police are looking for two women after a man was tied up and assaulted in a home invasion in Timaru.
PM hopeful of Chch Cathedral resolution
The Prime Minister is keen to see a resolution to the impasse over Christchurch's cathedral.
Police cordon off Christchurch house
Police have cordoned off a Christchurch house after a woman's body was discovered in Rakaia on Sunday. Audio
Police say woman's death in Rakaia homicide
The police are now treating the death of a woman whose body was found on the side of a Canterbury road as a homicide. Audio
Canterbury investigation focused on homicide
The police are treating their investigation into the discovery of a body near a hedge in South Canterbury last night as a homicide. Audio
Herds of goats and some cheese- Daniel Jenkins
After traveling through France, and trying a goat's cheese for dessert, Daniel Jenkins was hooked. A few years later the Christchurch quake hit and it gave the family the push to pursue the goat's… Audio
Police cordon remains after body is found
A police cordon remains in place near the Rakaia River in Canterbury this morning after the discovery of a woman's body yesterday. Audio
Woman's body found on banks of Rakaia
The discovery of a woman's body found on the banks of the Rakaia River in Canterbury is being linked to a number of fires in the Selwyn area yesterday. Audio
Arrest over Christchurch chapel fire
Police have arrested a man over the fire which devastated a Christchurch church yesterday.
Police hunt man weilding pocket knife
Christchurch police have asked for help in identifying a man who wielded a knife in a fast-food store this morning.
Asbestos find closes Hurunui council building
A North Canterbury council office building has been closed and sealed off from the public after asbestos was found.
Safe Passage
Locomotive engineers talk to Katy Gosset about fatalities, close calls and how KiwiRail's trauma response programme is helping. Audio
