Canterbury

Henare Te Ua presents coverage of the 1986 Aotearoa Performing Arts Festival held in Christchurch. The winners of the competition at the 8th festival was Auckland based group Te Waka Huia. Highlights… Audio

Gemma Syme introduces her solo project Instant Fantasy. Audio

Dunsandel engineer and author, discussing how energy gives us the musical scale. Audio

Mayor Lianne Dalziel discusses Christchurch City Council's proposed rate increases and asset sales. Audio

Christchurch's proposed rates hike of 28-percent has passed its first hurdle. Audio

The husband of a woman who died in the CTV building during the February 2011 earthquake is encouraging the public to have their say on a memorial to honour the 185 people who lost their lives four… Audio

Farmers reliant on South Canterbury's Opuha irrigation scheme are set to take a big financial hit now that the tap has been turned off. Audio

The taps at South Canterbury's Opuha dam will be turned off today. Audio

Rates in Christchurch could rise 26 percent over the next three years as part of a proposal from the city council to meet a 1.2 billion dollar budget shortfall. Audio

About 700 people packed Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral last night to hear from a panel of experts on why, four years after the big earthquake, they're still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt.

Four years on from the earthquakes, there's conflicting evidence on the state of the Christchurch and Canterbury economies. Audio

Most motels near Hagley Park in Christchurch are either booked out or have limited accommodation - a week out from Te Matatini - the national kapa haka festival. Audio

Hundreds of people turned out in Christchurch yesterday to mark four years since the earthquake that changed the city forever. Audio

Indigenous advocate for Te Reo, who has written on how Maori language could be better integrated in Aotearoa, and how the internet can play a crucial role in normalising Te Reo for younger people. Audio

After Glen Herud saw a picture of a Belgium farmer milking cows in a portable shed, it dawned on him that a cowshed could be totally mobile and as a result, he's developed a cowshed on wheels that… Audio

Thousands of Christchurch homeowners may end up being short changed on their earthquake insurance payouts. Audio

Fans of an American R-N-B singer are furious they waited hours for her concert to begin in Christchurch last night, only to have it end after ten minutes. Audio

An official send-off will be given to the godwits in Canterbury tonight, before they make their annual flight north. Audio

A Chilean family taking refuge in a Christchurch church after Immigration New Zealand threatened to deport them says they have battled to gain residency for several years with no luck. Audio