Canterbury

The new Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel says she wants to hit the ground running on Monday. Audio

The first in a series of vaccination clinics to halt the spread of hepatitis A began in Ashburton today. Audio

Steve Wilde continues his preview of the local body elections with a close-up look at the metropolitan centres. This time it's Christchurch … the issues and what the voters are thinking. Audio

Mid-Canterbury farmers Jeremy Casey and Kim Solly, who milk 1300 cows near Methven, are conducting a comprehensive trial between conventional and biological farming to find out which system produces… Audio

James MacKenzie was one of New Zealand's most notorious outlaws. Catriona Baker is a 96-year-old retired Mackenzie Country run-holder who has put together 'The Story of James Mackenzie' with author… Audio

Justin Gregory takes a tour of Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral - better known as the Cardboard Cathedral. A couple of weeks after opening, has it fulfilled everyone's expectations? Audio

Ohau Point, thirty kilometres out of Kaikoura, is home at this time of year to thousands of new seal pups. Geography and man-made changes to the landscape have formed a spot which, by happy accident… Audio

A team of University of Canterbury geologists, led by Mark Quigley, explores the region's tectonic history Audio

As Christchurch rebuilds, archaeologists are uncovering a wealth of clues about life during the city's earliest decades Audio

In the 100 years since the Waihao Forks Hotel near Waimate opened, a few stories have been told but none as compelling as the one about Ted's bottle. Ted d'Auvergne left the unopened bottle of beer… Audio

A 49-year study of a red-billed gull colony at Kaikoura reveals surprising information about the familiar bird Audio

The 1954 Parker-Hulme matricide was the famous murder behind Peter Jackson's film 'Heavenly Creatures'. Two teenage girls - Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme - murdered Pauline's mother. Ruth Beran… Audio

Katy Gosset visits New Brighton, a suburb that's been a little down on its luck after the quakes. But its local ukelele jam is still pulling in punters from all over town. Katy Gosset dropped in on… Audio

For the past 30-odd years, registered nurse Alison Neill has been running Moreh House in Fairlie in Canterbury. It's a rest home with a difference. Audio

Geoffrey Rice is the Adjunct Professor of History at Canterbury University. He's just written a book which sheds light on Christchurch's history from a not-so-rosy perspective: its crimes. It focuses… Audio

Kennedy discusses the submission that has just been made for a Kaikoura marine reserve, and possibly World Heritage Site. Audio

A visit to Christchurch proved a surreal step back in time for one of the country's top comedians. Rhys Darby met his wife and performed his first stand up routine in the now quake-ravaged… Audio

The Hakatere Station in the foothills of the Alps in Mid-Canterbury is now part of the Hakatere Conservation Park and managed by the Department of Conservation. It was once considered to be good sheep… Audio

Andrea and Mike Gauland are living the rural dream on their 10 acre block near Oxford. They have chickens, ducks, turkeys, pigs and a large herd of Toggenburg goats Audio