Conan Young

A Christchurch scam artist who met many of his victims online has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. Audio

The firefighters union says the deficiencies in the response of the service's senior management to the February quake still need to be addressed. Audio

The Anglican Church has been asked why it failed to carry out a detailed inspection of a building which partially collapsed, killing a Canadian tourist in Christchurch during the February earthquake. Audio

A structural engineer has broken down at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission after admitting he contributed to a woman's death in the February the twenty second earthquake. Audio

An Australian mining expert, has told the Pike River Royal Commission that regulators in his country would have shut the mine until the ventilation problems were fixed and a second emergency exit put… Audio

The Royal Commission into the Pike River mine explosion has been told the mine was a disaster waiting to happen. Audio

An independent mining expert from Australia has told the Pike River Royal Commission that the methane monitors at the mine were faulty and the ventilation fan shouldn't have been underground. Audio

The Department of Labour investigation into the Pike River mine explosion and the way it was carried out has been challenged at the Royal Commission inquiring into the disaster. Audio

The Pike River Royal Commission has heard the most likely cause of the fireball which killed all 29 miners was from sparks which ignited methane gas when the power supply to the water pumps was turned… Audio

The Pike River Royal Commission resumes today for the first time this year and will look at the immediate cause of the explosions that killed 29 men. Audio

The comedian, Jon Gadsby, has avoided going to jail for his fourth drink driving charge. Audio

The humble sausage sizzle, often the main means of raising money for everything from school camps to sports teams, could soon be under threat. Audio

A structural engineer says New Zealand needs a new system for determining whether buildings are safe following earthquakes. Audio

Evidence has come to light showing the performance of Tony Marryatt as the Christchurch City Council's chief executive may not have been as exemplary as some on the council have said. Audio

The Reserve Bank Governor, Alan Bollard, has delivered bad news for Cantabrians, pushing back the start date for the rebuild of quake-hit Canterbury from the end of this year to the beginning of 2013.

A structural engineer has denied he rushed the inspection of earthquake repairs to a Christchurch bar so it could re-open in time for New Years Eve. Audio

A structural engineer says consideration should be given to replacing all buildings made with bricks rather than just reinforcing them. Audio

A plan by Trustpower to reduce the amount of water flowing down Canterbury's Rakaia River has salmon fishers concerned. Audio

The failure of a shear wall was crucial in the near collapse of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in last year's February quake. Audio

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake. Audio