Patrick Phelps

Earthquake repair boss Roger Sutton is now on gardening leave in his half a million dollar a year job with an acting chief executive being brought in early, as the sexual harassment case rolls on.

Mine experts and families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine are unsure whether to keep fighting for entry into the mine. Audio

The Westland District Council has consented the clearance of more than fifteen hundred hectares of native bush for farming and mining in the past fifteen years. Audio

The Government has initiated the first steps towards legal action over the Pike River disaster that could ultimately see the managers of the mismanaged coal mine being sued. Audio

A consultant to the Transport Agency says lockable gates could be built in the Haast Pass to stop traffic if there is a risk of landslides. Audio

An inquest has heard how a Canadian couple drove into the Haast Pass in the middle of a storm unaware warning signs were going up behind them. Audio

The second part of the inquest into the death of a Canadian couple who were killed by a slip on the Haast to Wanaka highway gets underway today. Audio

The High Court's been told any decision it makes about the EQC repairing flood-prone properties in Christchurch will be too complex to make work. Audio

An historic Christchurch clock tower damaged in the earthquakes was unveiled today, after undergoing more than eight hundred thousand dollars of repairs. Audio

The lawyer for South Canterbury Finance's former chief executive says the trial has ruined the lives of innocent men. Audio

Two acquittals and one guilty verdict. Audio

A High Court hearing against the Earthquake Commission has heard the owners of the home at the centre of the dispute were a house-proud couple who took good care of their property . Audio

The Engineering, Printing, and Manufacturing Union says the government needs to make Solid Energy start the recovery of the Pike River men's bodies -- or take the job away from the company. Audio

Ashburton is still coming to terms this morning with the killing of two workers at their local work and income office. Audio

Promising too much to the people of Christchurch has been identified as one of the biggest mistakes of the city's earthquake recovery. Audio

A hearing's been told an Earthquake Commission engineer signed off a home as safe when questions remain whether it is or not. Audio

Dirty politics and local democracy were hot topics at a candidates meeting in the Christchurch Central electorate last night. Audio

A transtasman study of intensive care unit patients has found those discharged at night are more likely to die than those discharged in the daytime. Audio

Insurance payouts, asset sales, and rising sea levels were the main points of interests at a candiates meeting in Christchurch East yesterday afternoon. Audio

Builders in Christchurch say the sooner the city council can issue building consents the better. The Building and Construction Minister, Nick Smith, says he expects that will happen by Christmas. Audio