Conan Young

Christchurch could be about to lose the QEII stadium and aquatic centre. Audio

The police may soon announce whether criminal charges will be laid over the deaths of 29 men at the Pike River mine now the Royal Commission has completed its hearings. Audio

The Department of Labour has been accused of prosecuting the former chief executive of the Pike River mine, in order to deflect criticism about its own lack of action on safety at the mine. Audio

The Council of Trade Unions says the merging of the department responsible for mine safety with three other government ministries is a recipe for disaster. Audio

The Department of Labour has been accused at the Pike River Royal Commission of ignoring the lessons of the disaster by refusing to bring check inspectors back into mines. Audio

The families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine will have the chance today to give the Royal Commission their collective opinion on how they feel about what happened at the mine. Audio

The chief commissioner, and the Mines Rescue Service have today raised serious questions about the rescue response at Pike River, but the police want to keep using the new system. Audio

The Department of Labour is recommending radical changes to the way mines are regulated. Audio

A survey of Christchurch businesses by the largest commercial insurer in the city has uncovered discontent with the job it and other insurers are doing. Audio

The end of coal production at Pike River after the explosion that killed 29 men is understood to be behind the decision by Christchurch's Lyttelton Port to scrap plans for a 25 million dollar… Audio

The government says it is not concerned about contracting a major Chinese technology company to help in the rollout of ultra-fast broadband in New Zealand. Audio

The West Coast of the South Island is in the middle of a mining boom as the price of gold and coal makes previously marginal prospects a sure bet. Audio

The Crusaders may have only just scraped through to win at the weekend but it was a more convincing performance by those involved in putting the match on at Christchurch's new AMI Stadium. Audio

Quake-ravaged Christchurch could be ahead of the pack in taking advantage of the roll out of ultra fast broadband. Audio

A visiting expert from the United States says Christchurch needs to focus less on buildings and more on a vision of the city the majority of Cantabrians can get behind. Audio

New Zealand's first hospital based sealed laboratory for infectious organisms has been opened in Christchurch. Audio

The Rugby World Cup seems to have prompted something of a renaissance for the sport. Audio

The police have been speaking to a Christchurch City Council worker stabbed yesterday, and to the family of the man officers shot afterwards. Audio

A Christchurch City Council worker who was repeatedly stabbed while he sat in his car at an intersection yesterday, remains in a critical but stable condition. Audio

Air Asia X customers without travel insurance face having to pay hundreds of dollars more to get to their destinations, as the airline moves to axe all its flights from New Zealand. Audio