Conan Young
Assailants say Ryder's failure to pay for drinks started fight
It's been revealed the fight that led to the cricketer, Jesse Ryder, being hospitalised started because his assailants believed he'd failed to pay for a round of drinks at a Christchurch bar. Audio
Push for Christchurch renters to get Auckland-sized benefit
People struggling to pay the rent in Christchurch want to get the same help on offer to Aucklanders on low incomes. Audio
Early closing plan could land council in court
A Christchurch City Council proposal to force bars to close early could land it in court. Audio
Call for warrants of fitness for squalid rentals
A walk through squalid homes in Christchurch has prompted the Minister for Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, to call for a warrant of fitness for private rentals. Audio
Building inspectors labelled pedantic
One of Christchurch's biggest property developers says city council building inspectors are being pedantic. Audio
Study says most Christchurch rivers choked with silt
A study of Christchurch waterways has found most are so choked with silt that only minimal numbers of eels, trout and whitebait are able to live there. Audio
Chch City Council prepares for legal action
The Christchurch City Council is preparing to take its insurer to court over an almost-billion dollar insurance claim. Audio
Sanford workers in shock at proposed job losses
Two-hundred-and-thirty workers at Sanford's mussel plant in Christchurch face some tough choices in the coming weeks after a proposal to make them redundant. Audio
Ban on set nets in Akaroa Harbour unlikely
A total ban on recreational set nets to protect Hectors dolphins in Akaroa Harbour seems unlikely. Audio
Govt urged to finish clean-up of Avon River
The government has finished cleaning up a three-kilometre stretch of Christchurch's Avon River, but many say the job is only half done. Audio
Coaches and board member quit as rowing fallout widens
Two rowing coaches and a school board member quit today in the widening fallout from the St Bede's College baggage carousel stoush. Audio
Scrapped Christchurch flights to impact SI
Air New Zealand is scrapping direct flights from Tokyo to Christchurch, a move the lead tourism agency says will hurt tourism operators across the South Island. Audio
Federated Farmers head not keen on moratorium
Farmers say other ways of cutting the environmental impact of dairy farming need to be considered before a moratorium on dairy conversions is considered. Audio
College board backs principal over misbehaving rowers
The board of trustees at Christchurch's St Bede's College has voted unanimously to back the school's principal over his decision to send two students home from the Maadi cup rowing regatta. Audio
Minister says school closure not cost cutting
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, is insisting a proposal to close Christchurch's Redcliffs Primary School is not a cost cutting measure. Audio
Parent shocked by call to close Redcliffs school
A parent of two children at Redcliffs school in Christchurch says a proposal to shut the school is absurd. Audio
Police label annual Dunedin party unsafe
The University of Otago says if the man who smashed an ambulance windscreen at a Dunedin street party turns out to be a student, he will face disciplinary action and could be expelled from the… Audio
New law considered to fix Christchurch boundary problems
A law change is being looked at to tackle the problem of property boundaries moving in the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio
Solid Energy says job losses inevitable
Inevitable. The word Solid Energy's chief executive, Dan Clifford used yesterday when talking to MP's at a parliamentary select committee about the prospects of further job losses at the state owned… Audio
U-turn on Christchurch property boundaries
Some Christchurch property owners whose land shifted in the earthquakes are none the wiser about where their property starts and ends, after a u-turn by the body in charge of defining boundaries. Audio
