Stories by Anna Sargent

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.

An Employment Court ruling found whoever held the position of Overseeing Shepherd was the employer.

数名警察今日出庭作证，庭审仍在继续。

The flights Tingjun Cao purchased from Christchurch to Auckland, and then to Shanghai totalled just over $700, a court has heard.

The number of Christchurch Hospital staff who have come forward with concerns has risen to 84.

A woman charged over the stabbing of a taxi driver in Christchurch last month has pleaded guilty.

More than 100 army soldiers took part in a historic parade in Canterbury on Thursday.

法庭获悉，被告名下车辆曾出现在受害者手机所在的同一区域，虽然受害者手机被折成两截，但警方仍然追踪到它曾在哪里出现过。

The phone had been snapped in half, however, police were able to track where it had been, a court was told.

案发之后，警方找到了遇害人Bao的车，而在此之前，有目击者看到Cao的车在同一地区异常行驶；五金店主出庭作证，称一名亚裔男士进入店铺购买铁锹。

The High Court trial also heard from a hardware store owner who described the customer who bought the spade.

The car was spotted weaving all over the road in the same area police later found Yanfei Bao's car.

在电话中Bao对证人表示，自己拒绝了这名男子的追求，但并没有告诉她这名男子的身份。 Cao的姻亲兄弟称Cao到新西兰后住在自己家。

The real estate agent was last seen heading to show a house to a prospective client, where the Crown says she was stabbed to death.

Just days after the real estate agent went missing, the home where she was allegedly stabbed to death was opened to clients, the court has heard.

Bao的中介同事作为证人出庭，并证实案发现场的钥匙箱内丢失一串钥匙。

法官对陪审团说明了涉案人员相关权利以及需要注意的事项，并希望陪审团判断不受此影响。

Tingjun Cao has indicated he does not want to be present at his High Court trial.

Believing he was taking his son, Jayden Kahi attacked 60-year-old Mewa Singh with a "haymaker" punch.

Workers in the radiology and ultrasound departments suffered headaches, breathing problems and rashes, and one had to be admitted to intensive care.