Maja Burry
Tumultuous week for Westland District Council
Three Westland District Council staff have been paid a total of $230,000 in severance payments and the council has a $2m deficit in it annual operating costs. Earlier this week it was revealed that… Audio
Abuse hurled at Greymouth murder accused in court
A 45-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 43-year-old Hayley Williams in Greymouth on Sunday afternoon. Maja Burry was in court today. Video, Audio
Greymouth shooting: Children home when mother killed
The police investigating the fatal shooting of a Greymouth woman are not sure how much her children witnessed but say they were at home at the time. Forty-three-year-old Hayley Williams was killed at… Audio
IAG blames adventure park, Orion for Christchurch fires
Insurer IAG is taking Christchurch Adventure Park and lines company Orion to court over February's Port Hills fires. Audio
Vodafone works with Sky to upgrade TV service and entice new customers
Vodafone is partnering with Sky Network despite regulators turning down their proposed merger earlier this year. But one technology commentator says the new offer is rather ho-hum. Audio
Police presence 'paying off' for West Coast town
The residents of a tiny West Coast town are welcoming the reinstatement of their comunity constable after a two year absence which resulted in an increase in petty crime and speeding. Residents were… Audio
Southland fatal crash's cause unknown - police
Southland police say they don't yet know the cause of a head on crash that claimed the lives of three people on Sunday night on the Dipton Winton Highway in Southland. The collision killed a young… Audio
Less than half of Kaikoura business aid given out
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says just under $400,000 of the $1 million available has been given to 18 businesses in the Kaikoura area and three in the Hurunui District. Video, Audio
Canterbury land can't be farmed due to earthquake
Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore. Video, Audio
Boutique Kaikoura hotel finally reopens 11 months on
The Kaikoura Boutique Hotel had to turn away guests and cancel hundreds of bookings after the November 14 quake left the 130-year-old building badly battered. There'll be more on Kaikoura's recovery… Video, Audio
Proposal to build five-star hotel in Dunedin falls appart
A plan to build a five-star hotel in Dunedin has hit a brick wall. Video, Audio
Kaikōura freight trains back up and running
Kaikōura has just welcomed the first freight train to the town since November's seven-point-eight magnitude quake. It arrived from Picton at 8am today. RNZ reporter Maja Burry joins us from the… Audio
Couple dies in Christchurch lake
Family and friends of a young couple comforted each other as their bodies were pulled from a Christchurch lake after their car was driven into the lake last night. Video, Audio
Halswell local describes scene after car goes into lake
Aid agencies are facing increasing pressure to keep up with the growing number of disasters and conflicts around the world. Audio
Police search Christchurch lake for couple after car submerged
The police specialist dive squad will search for a man and a woman who are missing after a car was driven into a lake in the Christchurch suburb of Halswell yesterday. RNZ's Maja Burry is at the… Audio
Ten in hospital after blaze destroys house in Christchurch
Ten people are in hospital after fire destroyed a three-storey house in Christchurch last night. RNZ reporter Maja Burry is at the scene of the blaze in Sumner. Audio
'I can't deal with it anymore': Cantabrians protest against insurance company delays
Christchurch woman Jo Petrie, whose St Martins home was damaged in both the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes, lead a protest over delays to settling Cantabrian's quake claims. Video, Audio
'Shoe-box' health centre won't help Buller, locals say
Some Buller residents on the South Island's West Coast are fighting the development of a new health centre, which they say is not fit for purpose. Audio
Christchurch stadium options revealed, but nobody wants to pay
A Government report on a multi-use arena near the central city released today details four options, ranging in cost from $368 million to more than $500m. Video, Audio
Classroom changes help reduce quake-related issues, study finds
Quake-related behavioural issues dropped by nearly a third in some Christchurch schools after small changes were made, such as removing hanging items and changing break times. Audio
