Canterbury

Christchurch ratepayers are being spared the full brunt of a huge 28% rates rise under a new proposal announced today by the mayor, Lianne Dalziel. Audio

We've been reporting this morning on a coroner's finding that cold, damp conditions in a South Auckland state house may have contributed to the death of a toddler. Audio

A journey down Worcester St, Blair Jackson. Audio

The special law that governs Canterbury's earthquake recovery expires in less than a year, and arrangements to transfer power back to local authorities are behind schedule. Audio

Cantabrians are still waiting to hear what the Government plans to do with the earthquake damaged redzone land, but one community group is getting on with trying to make their idea for the area a… Audio

After four years, Christchurch's Centre of Contemporary Art, is close to reopening - hopefully in November. At its helm is a new Artistic Director Paula Orrell, who's moved to the city from… Audio

On Tuesday mornings the Canterbury sales yards on the outskirts of Christchurch is a hive of activity. Thousands of surplus to requirement rams, ewes, lambs, calves, heifers, steers, bulls and cows… Audio

A five year old Christchurch boy has died after being taken to hospital on Wednesday afternoon with head injuries. Audio

A Christchurch painter and artist is saving tool sheds from the residential redzone in Christchurch, restoring and painting them in abstract designs. The state houses to which they belonged have all… Audio

Christchurch bar owners expect they will have to lay off staff if they're forced to close early as part of stricter licensing rules. Audio

A former Relationships Aotearoa client says the closure of the counselling service this Friday could leave people without help when they're most vulnerable. Audio

A North Canterbury sheep farmer is venting his frustration through 'sheep art'. Mike Bowler says the farming conditions in drought-stricken Canterbury are so bad, he wanted to make people smile. So… Audio

New early closing times for bars in the Waimakariri District have already cost jobs as bars notice a downturn in their customers. Audio

Puzzling figures have emerged suggesting a halving of problem drinking in Canterbury. Audio

It's almost five years since the first of the earthquakes that rocked Canterbury, causing loss of life and destroying many buildings and homes. Much during that period of struggle has already been… Audio

Specialising in gerberas and roses, Paul Loader's nursery in Springston South produces more than two million stems of cut flowers per year. He sells them through wholesale auction houses and… Audio

Federated Farmers North Canterbury Meat & Fibre Chairperson, Dan Hodgen. Audio

The government is being accused of short changing the Christchurch City Council by refusing to pay anything towards a 400-million-dollar cost over-run on repairs to quake damaged pipes and roads. Audio