Canterbury
Canterbury police resume search for elderly man
Canterbury police are continuing the search for a 74-year-old man who hasn't been seen for a week. Raymond Finnie's silver Suzuki Swift was found stuck on a remote dirt road...
Christchurch extortion-accused remanded on bail
A 17-year-old charged with extortion has been remanded on bail. He is accused of sending letters to two families with children at Christchurch's Mount Pleasant School in June, threatening to...
Coastal group pushing for LIM change
Christchurch residents are stunned to find details about houses being vulnerable to the sea will stay on LIM reports - potentially pushing down the value of their homes. Audio
Expensive sculpture installed on Avon
The first of two cast-iron sculptures by the creator of the UK's Angel of the North, Anthony Gormley has been installed, in the middle of the Avon River in Christchurch. Audio
Coastal hazard zoning has 'lasting impact'
Real estate agents in the east of Christchurch say zoning areas as being vulnerable to sea level rise will have a lasting impact, even though it's now been placed on hold.
Backtrack over classing 18,000 homes as vulnerable
Tens of thousands of Christchurch residents are breathing a sigh of relief after the government decided not to class 18000 properties as being vulnerable to sea level rise. Audio
Sea you later: Ship is unsalvagable
The owners of an almost century-old schooner that ran aground off the North Canterbury coast on Sunday have decided to deconstruct it piece by piece. Video
Crew works to save as much of Tuhoe as possible
A small crew is working against the tide to help save as much of the doomed boat, the M-V Tuhoe as possible. The 97 year old schooner, fresh from two-hundred-thousand dollars of repairs paid in large… Audio
Chch coastal residents given reprieve
Thousands of coastal Christchurch residents have been given certainty, after learning their homes will not be identified as being at risk from rising sea levels.
Farmers 'would really struggle' without Filipinos
A North Canterbury dairy farmer who helps support migrants when they move to the area says she's not surprised to hear Filipino workers falsified documents to secure visas.
UAVNZ doubtful a drone could've caused close call in CHCH
The national body for unmanned aerial vehicles in New Zealand is doubtful a drone was involved in a close call in the skies above Christchurch. Audio
Restored schooner runs aground and is wrecked
A 96 year old schooner which ran aground at a Canterbury River Mouth last night is unsalvageable. Audio
Cologne bottle sparks armed police call-out
Armed police were called out to a Christchurch suburb after reports of a man with a handgun, only to find he had a cologne bottle shaped like a pistol.
Christopher Bowen & Alison Holden: 'Sings Harry, Bill and Mick'
Christopher Bowen is back in Christchurch, performing a series of songs by composers Douglas Lilburn, Lyell Cresswell, Patrick Shepherd and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He joins pianist Alison Holden to… Audio
Rob Garrett: SCAPE Public Art
This year's SCAPE Public Art exhibition features site-specific works from seven artists, responding in their own way to the theme of 'New Intimacies'. Eva speaks to Rob about what they've created. Audio
Sex offender breached conditions six times
The head of the Criminal Bar Association says most supervision orders do work - despite the arrest of one man yesterday who has breached his several times.
Historic schooner has run aground
A historic schooner has run aground at the mouth of the Waimakariri River, fresh from repairs in Lyttelton. Audio
Lyttelton shows off redeveloped port
Staying with ports and Lyttelton Port has been showing off the first stage of its $1 billion redevelopment. Audio
A different perspective on the Garden City
Large banners with images of cabbage trees, daffodils and even weeks have been handmade for the SCAPE outdoor art biennial. Otakaro Plant Parade is a new artwork by Fiona Jack which has been developed… Audio
A positive spin on Christchurch's wrecked buildings
New York Choreographer Leslie Scott is collaborating with Christchurch dancers on a project about decaying and demolished buildings and rebullding. Christchurch offers many options in all three… Audio
