Canterbury

The woman who set up a Christchurch trust for troubled young people is determined to carry on despite claims the trust is doubling as a men's sex club. Audio

Houses near to a large fire at an industrial building in Timaru have been evacuated over concerns that chemicals in the smoke may be dangerous. Audio

In just a few days Ashburton's flash new public art gallery will be officially opened, but with no art on show. How can it be? Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay explains why the building is over budget… Audio

As the fourth anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Christchurch approaches, the slow pace of the rebuild has surprised many. But how quickly have other earthquake hit cities returned to… Audio

Sharon Earl welds sculptures out of steel from her workshop in Pyramid Valley. Her life-sized 'Warhorse', made in a filigree style, was recently exhibited at the Sculpture on Shore exhibition in… Audio

Theresa Rosanowski is organising the Birch Hill Station Memorial Ride. Audio

People in the Christchurch suburb of Hei Hei are coming to grips with the extent of damage from yesterday's fire. Audio

Major Nicki Gardiner - Camp Commander of Burnham Military Camp. Major Ian Lattimore - Officer in charge of the Youth Development Unit at Burnham Military Camp. Ensign Hayden Halse - Navy medic in… Audio

Our Christchurch reporter Rachel Graham travelled to Japan, with the support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, to find out. Audio

At the scene of the Hei Hei fire is our Christchurch reporter, Rachel Graham Audio

Kahli Hobbs' is 30 weeks pregnant and arrived home yesterday to find all of her possessions had gone up in smoke, including her father's five prized motorbikes. Audio

There have been one or two flare ups over night at the scene of yesterday's large scrub fire at Yaldhurst west of Christchurch Audio

A fire is being fought at North Bank in Marlbourgh which began at about 11:15 last night, with the fire service saying some people have been evacuated. Audio

30 to 40 homes have been evacuated in Christchurch in the face of a scrub fire that threatened two schools in Hei Hei. Audio

among those evacuated is the board chair of Gilberthorpe School Penny Osborne. Audio

Two major fires have forced evacuations of homes, schools and a nursery in Christchurch and rural Canterbury this afternoon. Audio

Competition with the booming Auckland housing market, is likely to constrain progress in the Canterbury rebuild, this year. Audio

Ashburton's new art gallery will open shortly without any pictures on its walls despite the mayor's last-ditch bid to prevent that happening. The gallery is $4 million overspent but even so its air… Audio