Canterbury

With three days still to run, Christchurch's World Buskers Festival is being labelled a success by its new director. Audio

Two construction companies have been convicted of irreparably damaging an early Maori moa-hunter site while fixing a quake-damaged Christchurch house. Audio

Dairy farmers in Canterbury are calling for greater use of irrigation. Audio

Freedom campers in a Christchurch carpark are drawing the ire of some local people upset at the noise and rubbish left behind. Audio

Canterbury farmers are urging the government to declare a drought, and want to be able to take water from Lake Tekapo. A South Island Farmer who has changed his practices to withstand continuing… Audio

Farmers in Canterbury and Wairarapa say their regions are already in the grip of a drought and the government needs to make an official declaration now. Audio

Meridian Energy has been involved in investigating a potential irrigation scheme in South Canterbury since 2005. Audio

Farmers are urging the government to declare a drought and to find a way in Canterbury to get more water to their farms. Audio

Farmers in South Canterbury are pushing to tap into Lake Tekapo as they face weeks of more extremely dry conditions. Audio

Parched farmers are agitating for Government action over freeing up water from Lake Tekapo, saying if they had alpine water they wouldn't be in such dire straits. Audio

The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, published yesterday, showed it now requires more than six times the median household income to buy a property in both Tauranga-Western Bay… Audio

Joining us is the Waimakariri District Council's principal rural fire officer, Tim Sheppard. Audio

Firefighters north of Christchurch are hoping for cooler weather after two more fires yesterday including one that threatened homes west of Kaiapoi. Audio

A farming leader says things will soon be desperate in Canterbury if water for irrigation dries up. Audio

Fire crews in North Canterbury and Marlborough have been scrambling to control blazes this afternoon. Audio

The Grenells are bursting with musical talent. We talk to dad John Grenell and his children Amiria, Denver, Oakley, and Redford about their careers and growing up on the Grenell family farm. Audio

A North Canterbury farmer has sold 14-hundred of his lambs in anticipation of a looming drought. Audio

There are fears amongst some businesses in the port town of Lyttelton that a new entertainment and retail precinct on the waterfront could take away much needed customers from the town's existing bars… Audio

Dr Jane Newman was inspired by an article about people having to leave behind stray cats they were looking after as they moved out of Christchurch's red zone. Using infrared cameras, initially she… Audio