Patrick Phelps

A farming leader says things will soon be desperate in Canterbury if water for irrigation dries up. Audio

A campaign is under way on the West Coast to crack down on poaching and illegal hunting on the province's remote farms. Audio

A looming drought in the South Island has brought a few F words to the forefront, - farmers, fires, and now, fish. Audio

Sixteen people have died on the road this holiday period- more than double last year's figure. Audio

Farmers in South Canterbury are battling a dry summer - irrigation reserves are low and rainfall's been disappointing. Audio

The pioneers will come ashore, the cannon will fire and the best beards will be chosen this weekend as Hokitika celebrates its 150th birthday. Audio

A Canterbury emergency services first has taken place at Christchurch's gondola on the steep, windswept Port Hills. Audio

A Christchurch factory that has been the subject of hundreds of complaints about its offensive smell is today asking the regional council to give it three more years to fix the odour problems. Audio

The sole South Canterbury Finance director found guilty of charges relating to the company's collapse will be sentenced in Timaru this morning. Audio

Residents of Christchurch's flood-prone Flockton Basin say a court judgment on how the Earthquake Commission handles claims based on the increased flood risk caused by the earthquakes is bitter sweet.

The presence of wastewater and raw sewage doesn't appear to be keeping people away from Christchurch's rivers. Audio

Canterbury farmers will face significant water restrictions from next week, with a dry spring leaving water reserves extremely low as a hot summer looms. Audio

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