Canterbury
Settled Chch quake claims reaches 91 percent
More than 90 percent of all earthquake-related residential insurance claims have been settled in Canterbury, the Insurance Council says.
Untidy Cantabrians making Christchurch waterways dirty
Dumped mattresses, tv sets and building materials were just some of the items that thirteen hundred volunteers collected from Christchurch's river banks and estuary edge on Saturday. Audio
Community must raise 2 million for Akaroa hospital replacement
Akaroa will get its hospital back five years after it was damaged by earthquake, but only if the local community spends two-and-a-half million dollars on it. Audio
Francesco Ventriglia: on a ballet high
Kim Hill talks to the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet who came here after a career as a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director in Italy. The RNZB's latest production, The… Audio
Iwi's development set to be 'landmark project'
The first stage of Ngāi Tahu's $85 million King Edward Barracks development in Christchurch was marked today with a concrete pour to complete the top floor.
No compo for homes rebuilt in potential flood zone
Compensation is off the cards for houses rebuilt using an incorrect council flood level assessment, Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel says.
Port Hills blaze believed sparked by fireworks
Fireworks are thought to have started a large blaze in Christchurch last night.
Flooding mistake made in five homes, Chch council says
Christchurch City Council is certain a mistake calculating flood levels is confined to five homes.
WINZ office aggressor gets prison time
A man who tried to get into a Christchurch Work and Income office with a gun in October last year, has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.
Three dogs attack elderly woman
Three dogs have been seized after they attacked an elderly woman in Christchurch.
Family fight over water wraps up in court
An eight-year stoush between two Canterbury cousins over the use of water for irrigation has finally ended.
Flood modelling changes in Christchurch
Residents and the Christchurch City Council are at odds over whether some homes should have been rebuilt higher to avoid possible future flooding damage. Audio
Christchurch Council's flood modelling 'flawed'
A community group says the Christchurch City Council's flood modelling has been flawed and some homes have either been rebuilt or are in the process of being rebuilt almost 50 centimetres lower than… Video, Audio
Resource consent process law 'lacks detail'
There is a lack of detail in new legislation aimed at speeding up the time it takes to process a resource consent, says the Canterbury Regional Council.
Plea to include polluted lakes in plan
Leaving two polluted Canterbury lakes out of a government plan on water quality would send a dangerous message, says an environmental expert. Audio
ECan wants polluted lakes exempted
The government is currently consulting on it's National Policy Statement for freshwater and has proposed that the national freshwater standards should include lakes and lagoons which periodically open… Audio
ChristChurch Cathedral's future remains uncertain
There is no news on what will happen with the ChristChurch Cathedral, as another deadline for progress is missed.
Couple wants to turn Christchurch into circus capital
A Christchuch couple want to make their city the country's capital of circus arts again by opening a new school. Video
Christchurch gets its circus school back
The city was once home to New Zealand's only degree in circus arts before the 2011 quake shut the Christchurch Polytechnic course. Audio
Man charged with Canterbury murder
A man has been charged with the murder of Marcus Luke Tucker, after his burnt body was found near a lake in Canterbury last week.
