Stories by Anna Sargent

Christchurch Hospital staff who have been left with life-long health effects after being exposed to toxic fumes at work have been let down by their employer, their union said.

Grey District Mayor Tania Gibson said the government's fast-tracking process for mining was good for the region.

A coroner will hear more evidence about claims the pair died by murder-suicide, or staged their deaths and fled overseas.

Zijing Yu was arrested last year after illegally importing 740 kilograms of tobacco and 25,000 cigarettes.

Christchurch's long-awaited $683 million stadium is on track to open its doors in one year's time. Audio

A proposed restructure at Canterbury's Ara Institute will result in job cuts.

Councillors voted to pursue a new freedom camping bylaw at a meeting on Thursday. Audio

Sincere Standtrue, 20, was found in the community's paint shop. Audio

Staff at rest homes run by Oceania Healthcare are worried plans to cut the number of nurses and caregivers rostered on shifts will put elderly residents' safety at risk.

The Defence Force wants to protect itself from neighbours raising issues about noise at the range.

The Lewis Pass blaze spread to 40 hectares until it was contained on Saturday, and 30 firefighters are still working on site today.

A 13-year-old victim of Fervent Ben-Canaan's told her abuser he stole her childhood and her innocence.

Dozens of parents doing drop-offs and pick-ups at a childcare centre were affected. Audio

A Canterbury swimming pool is using artificial intelligence technology to reduce the risk of drownings.

The delays and cost-cutting have been "frustrating and disappointing", critic says, and the government needs to "suck it up [and] commit the funds". Audio

When Wayo Carson was a boy, he loved throwing rocks. That thrill has never left.

Fires destroy their own evidence but there are still enough clues to work out what happened if you know what to look for.

Some have had to move out of their homes, a meeting of east Christchurch residents has heard.

A University of Canterbury student who saw his neighbour's house burn down in a wildfire has been part of a research project aiming to protect rural homes from future blazes.

Emeritus Professor Murray Thomson, says it is "tremendously humbling" to be recognised in the New Year Honours list.

Suzanne Prentice, a CNZM in this year's New Year Honours, has performed with Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash - but her work with underprivileged children is what makes her proudest.

Woolston Brass performed in high vis and hard hats to raise money for the city's mission. Audio

RNZ understands the well-known farming advocate died after being electrocuted while fixing a garage door on his property in Ashburton.

Gloriavale is being held accountable for poor behaviour with its loss in its fight to keep banking with BNZ, the Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust says.

Michael Ackerman says Kurt Blair is "not the guy we expected this to happen to" as police hold grave fears for the three missing climbers.