Patrick Phelps
Masseur jailed for 21 months
A Christchurch masseur has been jailed for sexually assaulting three women on the massage table. Audio
Hokitika rental strain
Expansion at Hokitika's milk factory is thought to be behind a shortage of rental properties in the West Coast town. Audio
Farmers - drops in milk payout will put them in the red
Industry experts say the drop in Fonterra's forecast milk payout will take 7 billion dollars out of the economy. Audio
Cave Creek commemorations a time to reflect on safety standards
Yesterday marked 20 years since a Department of Conservation viewing platform collapsed and plunged into a gorge at Cave Creek near Punakaiki on the West Coast. Audio
Victims of Cave Creek remembered 20 years on
The sister of one of the victims of the Cave Creek tragedy says the outdoors are safer for the death of her brother. Audio
Helen Milner's son is sentenced for selling cannabis
The son of a woman who murdered her husband has been sentenced to home detention for selling cannabis and having a sawn-off shotgun without a licence. Audio
Is Christchurch on the road to happiness?
Engineers of a different kind have spent the afternoon talking about ways to make Christchurch a happier place. Audio
Crew of two Korean trawlers say they're owed millions
The crew of two notorious Korean trawlers are asking a court to order the Crown to sell the ships to pay them millions in wages they say they're owed. Audio
DOC worried about viabilty of venison recovery industry
The Department of Conservation says Fiordland's feral venison recovery industry could be on the brink of collapse, a potential disaster for conservation. Audio
Wintry blast moves north after sweeping over South Island
The country is shivering under an unseasonal cold snap, with extensive snow showers from the Desert Road in the north, to Dunedin in the south .. the good news is that the wintery system should start… Audio
Franz Josef says WDC can't have quake safety both ways
A Franz Josef shop owner's questioning why local businesses are being allowed to operate at all if the Alpine Fault makes it too risky for them expand and develop. Audio
Franz Josef people say fault plan will leave them stranded
People living in Franz Josef are accusing the Westland District Council of misleading them over an Alpine fault plan they say will leave them stranded. Audio
Legal battle continues for St Bede rowing students
The legal battle looks set to continue over whether two St Bedes students can keep competing at the Maadi Cup rowing regatta. Audio
German tourist sentenced for fatally running stop sign
A German tourist who killed a woman when he ran a stop sign in Canterbury has been disqualified from driving and ordered to pay fifteen thousand dollars to her family. Audio
Kaikoura landowner says time to put a stop to shooting
A Kaikoura land-owner is calling for an outright ban on shooting on public roads to put an end to illegal hunting once and for all. Audio
High Court says college ban on rowers was hasty
A High Court judge says a Christchurch college didn't fully and fairly consider what went on when it banned two boys from rowing in the top schools' regatta this week. Audio
Residents concerned quarry will contaminate Chch water
Residents say a planned expansion of quarrying on the western outskirts of Christchurch could threaten the city's water supply for decades into the future. Audio
Government too slow returning to democracy
A government proposal to allow Canterbury ratepayers to once again elect some regional councillors is being seen as too slow a return to democracy. Audio
1080 sets some shoppers' nerves jangling
The 1080 infant formula threat has set some shoppers' nerves on edge. Audio
Foreign driver sentenced
A Taiwanese tourist whose father died in the van she was driving sobbed as she was sentenced in a Christchurch court today. Audio
