Rachel Graham

A second attempt at a symposium aimed at learning from the Canterbury earthquakes has been labelled an attempt to re-write history. The first was cancelled by the previous government two months after… Audio

A mother whose disabled son was turned away from the local school because it said it couldn't cope with his disability is hoping 600 new specialist learning support coordinators will stop this from… Audio

A mother whose disabled son was turned away from her local school because it said it couldn't cope with his disability hopes 600 new specialist learning support coordinators will stop this from… Audio

Tales of a goat-man creeping around a cemetery, and children's swimming competitions in Lyttelton Port's dry dock are just some of the stories being collected for a project which will offer a guided… Audio

Tūī have started to be sighted in the port town of Lyttelton. Once a common sight around Banks Peninsula, the birds have been absent for about 40 years and are only now starting to gain a foothold… Audio

Those odds and ends of unrecyclable plastic like milk bottle tops and bread bag tags littering your kitchen could one day be used to 3-D print a new washer or machinery part. That day is still a wee… Audio

The decision on what to do with Christchurch's earthquake damaged redzone is one step closer, with the end of the public consultation period on the plan for the area. Over the past month Christchurch… Audio

Securing Christchurch's water system, and ultimately stopping chlorination could cost as much as $40 million - almost double what the council has already approved. Audio

Regenerate Christchurch has come up with a master plan to rejuvenate Christchurch's Cathedral Square, including a proposal for a large pavilion covering part of the area, but it doesn't know how it… Audio

The report says EQC staff have no confidence in their own data, the organisation needs to treat its customers with respect and honesty, and needs to dramatically improve the way it communicates with… Video, Audio

After 400 shows, the theatre is closing effective immediately, leaving 11 staff jobless and the lower South Island without a professional theatre. Video, Audio

A petition presented to Canterbury Regional Council calls for unused consents for two water bottling plants to be revoked.( Video, Audio

The cleared site, where 115 lost their lives in the February 22, 2011 earthquake, has been turned into a memorial garden, which is intended to be a place for reflection and rememberance. Video, Audio

Rachel Graham reports from Sumner Beach, where a young boy went missing in the water today. A helicopter and surf life-saving crews have been stood down from the search at this stage. Video, Audio

A woman with multiple sclerosis died from hyperthermia on Wednesday when temperatures reached 32 degrees in Christchurch, and even hotter, up to 37 degrees, in the North Canterbury town of Waiau. Audio