Canterbury

Christchurch homeowners say a new report which says asbestos poses a low risk to homeowners, offers little comfort in the earthquake damaged city. Audio

Listening to that was Canterbury District Health Board's medical officer of health, Doctor Alistair Humphrey. Audio

A report into the health risks posed by asbestos to Canterbury home-owners during the rebuild says there's unlikely to be an increased risk of cancer. Audio

A report into the health risks posed by asbestos to Canterbury home-owners during the rebuild says there's unlikely to be an increased risk of cancer. Audio

An Auckland lawyer is weighing into Christchurch's insurance woes, warning group action could set a precedent for how insurance companies handle major natural disasters in the future. Audio

Rebecca Macfie, Lloyd Jones and Gaylene Preston discuss dealing creatively with tough stuff through non-fiction, family memoir, and television drama at the 2014 Christchurch Word Writers and Readers… Audio

Singer and songwriter recently returned from tours of Canada and Australia, and embarking on a nationwide 22-date tour in support of her third album, Drylands. Audio

There's a rural theme to Dawson Clutterbuck's show at the Physics Room, a contemporary art project space in Christchurch. The main gallery resembles a country hall, with court lines, indoor bowls and… Audio

The union representing some of the 230 workers facing redundancy at Christchurch's Sanford mussel plant, says it's ridiculous to suggest they might find work as part of the city's rebuild. Audio

A hunter has survived a 40-metre plunge off a North Canterbury cliff narrowly avoiding sharp rocks and a nearby river. Audio

Two hundred and thirty two workers at Sanford's fish processing plant in Christchurch will be out of a job before the month is out. Audio

The Department of Corrections says a fatally-injured prisoner was not found for some time after he was attacked by three other inmates. Audio

More than two hundred seafood workers listened in disbelief this afternoon, in Christchurch, as they were told they'd be out of a job by the end of the month. Audio

More than four years after the February 2011 earthquake devastated Christchurch's city centre, the rebuild in and around the iconic Cathedral Square has stalled. Audio

A total ban on recreational set nets to protect Hectors dolphins in Akaroa Harbour seems unlikely. Audio

Executive producer and presenter of the documentary, Anzac: Tides of Blood, which explores his family's experience with war and the legacy of Anzac on both sides of the Tasman, which will premiere on… Audio

Associate Professor of Politics and head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Canterbury, who will lead one of nine research teams for the new international Centre for the… Audio

People living in flood-prone parts of Christchurch are being told by the city council to buy their own sandbags in the case of heavy rain this winter. Audio

A law expert says legal action against a Christchurch school that decided to ban two pupils from a rowing event, sets a dangerous precedent. Audio