Stories by Adam Burns

Review - The crowds came for Synthony, and stayed for Six-60 - but it was The Chemical Brothers that blew them away, writes Adam Burns.

Organisers for the country's biggest one-day music festival admit some perseverance was needed in securing this year's headliners.

Residents of north Canterbury's Waipara township - evacuated due to a wildfire - are breathing a sigh of relief as they returned home on Monday.

Although the impact of the latest fire has not quite been as severe as those seven years ago, it has sparked questions about the area's future, particularly its land use makeup.

There have been high emotions at a community meeting as officials briefed residents impacted by Christchurch's Port Hills fire.

Shoppers could be buying contaminated food from a Dunedin supermarket grappling with a rat problem, employees say.

A veteran television producer has described the arrival of colour television as one of the biggest broadcasting breakthroughs of the time. Audio

Susan Johnson was killed in the two-vehicle crash at Castle Hill, and three others seriously injured.

More than 150 road signs have been damaged or vandalised on local roads, particularly in the Malvern area.

Fire and Emergency crews have now mostly contained the blaze on State Highway 1 at Waipapa Bay, north of Kaikōura, on Friday afternoon.

A jury has found both David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum guilty of the murder of Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.

The jury in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial have retired to consider the fate of the two co-accused David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum.

A defence lawyer in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial has told jurors the Crown's key witness is a "liar" and a "pervert".

Crown prosecutors in the Angela Blackmoore murder trial have described evidence against the pair of co-accused as 'overwhelming'.

A senior police officer denies there was a breakdown of communication between police and ambulance staff on the day of the mosque attacks.

The scene at the Linwood Islamic Centre following the Christchurch terror attacks was unlike anything he had been confronted by before, a community doctor who rushed to help wounded worshippers says.

Firefighters at the scene of Monday's Port Hills fire are stressing "vigilance" ahead of what is shaping up as an unpredictable summer.

A Canterbury University student facing weapon possession charges following his arrest last month has again appeared in the Christchurch District Court.

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger has apologised profusely for the way the council handled the response to the stench caused by the Bromley wastewater treatment plant fire.

Christchurch RSA Holdings Limited, the RSA's local business arm, is in liquidation after the closure of its central city restaurant and bar business Trenches in 2019.

The High Court has ruled against building contractors CPB in its bid to suspend or stop work on Christchurch's new sports and recreation centre.

The prospect of resurrecting tours not seen for years has been greeted enthusiastically by some former All Blacks and rugby pundits.

Meanwhile, a Christchurch city councillor is calling for greater transparency from the mayor and council executives over proposed cost cutting.

When fire broke out at Bromley Wastewater Treatment Plant, Christchurch City Council's response was "poor and slow", an independent report says.

A polar expert is calling for transparency over why the planned half-a-billion-dollar redevelopment of New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica has stalled at the contract stage.