Canterbury

Listening to that was the Minister of Building and Housing, Dr Nick Smith. Audio

One of Christchurch's biggest property developers says city council building inspectors are being pedantic. Audio

Engineers of a different kind have spent the afternoon talking about ways to make Christchurch a happier place. Audio

Supporters of convicted child offender Peter Ellis say they will continue to fight to clear his name despite the Justice Minister turning down a Commission of Inquiry. Audio

Sanford's Christchurch mussel factory has shucked its last shell today and 232 people are now out of a job. Audio

A Maori eeling business is warning that the silt killing Christchurch's eels will do irreversabile damage unless the sediment is removed urgently. Audio

Sanford's Christchurch mussel factory shucked its last shell early this afternoon and now 232 people are out of a job. Audio

Otago's war on pests has a new target: wallabies crossing the border from Canterbury. Audio

Spectrum joins the Birch Hill Ride, to mark the role of horses in our military history. As ANZAC Day approaches and we remember our fallen soldiers, North Canterbury riding enthusiasts have not… Audio

In 2009 a group of Banks Peninsula sheep farmers pooled resources and formed the Banks Peninsula Farms Wool Growers Company to increase the value of the wool and to strengthen their farming community… Audio

Police are defending their tactics in Canterbury, after criticism thery're making too much use of the Armed Offenders Squad. Audio

Policing tactics in Canterbury are being questioned after official figures revealed the region is responsible for almost one in six armed offender call outs - more than the three Auckland districts… Audio

Almost a fifth of all police armed offenders call outs are in Canterbury. Audio

The crew of two notorious Korean trawlers are asking a court to order the Crown to sell the ships to pay them millions in wages they say they're owed. Audio

Israeli Silver-Garburg Duo pianist previews their New Zealand performances in Christchurch and Wellington. Audio

Four years on from the Canterbury earthquakes and still a street in one of the poorest Christchurch communities is flooding. Audio

Staying in Christchurch .. residents have accused the Government of keeping them in the dark while fast-tracking a new housing development on Riccarton Race course land. Audio

The Christchurch City Council is preparing to take its insurer to court over an almost-billion dollar insurance claim. Audio

Listening to that was David Kelly, the chief executive of industry body Registered Master Builders. Audio