Stories by Conan Young

Commercial fishers say plans to protect some of the rarest dolphins in the world are another kick in the guts for a sector already down for the count due to Covid-19.

Pre-sale building inspections are continuing to uncover hundreds of Christchurch homes with botched repairs or undeclared damage.

The government is urging councils to invest in infrastructure and save jobs, but councils have run out of money and are instead putting off large projects to future years.

A campaign to stop Christchurch households from using their recycling bins to dump their smelly non-recyclable waste, is so far failing to change peoples' behaviour.

Gardeners in Christchurch are up in arms over a proposal to introduce water charges.

The move to gatherings of up to 100 people at midday comes just in time for Muslims to come together for Friday prayers for the first time in two months. Video

Christchurch's iconic council-owned red buses could be about to be sold off to the highest bidder as the council grapples with the prospect of a lower rates take.

Among the many activities people were able to do for the first time at the weekend under level 2, was to head to their local farmers' market.

The number of official complaints about the government's wage subsidy scheme have skyrocketed, with 800 being laid in the space of just nine days.

Businesses on the West Coast say they should be allowed to open their doors ahead of other regions where Covid-19 cases are a lot higher.

Rest homes are now looking at buying their own Covid-19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions. Audio

Some employers are not passing on all of the wage subsidy they are receiving for workers and are instead pocketing the money for themselves, employees have told RNZ.

Two of the country's biggest bus operators are being accused of gaming the system and using Covid-19 restrictions as an opportunity to reduce the amount of annual leave they owe drivers.

All manner of things were continuing to be sold online by companies based offshore, potentially putting extra pressure on couriers here trying to deliver essential items.

Covid-19 has not stopped a Canterbury council planning a 700 percent increase in the annual licence fee for its Selwyn Huts settlement.

The Royal College of GPs is calling for the rationing of data and phone calls but a telecom boss says there is plenty of capacity in the broadband network to handle the extra demand.

Noise complaints about the police Eagle helicopter in Christchurch have skyrocketed.

The police Eagle helicopter is being used inappropriately and disturbing people in the middle of the night, a Christchurch resident says.

A psychologist helping Christchurch mosque shooting victims says 20 percent of them could experience post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health conditions.

Canterbury's top police officer would like the police Eagle helicopter to become a permanent feature in the skies above Christchurch, but it's too noisy for some residents.

Two men whose lives have been tipped upside down by the 15 March mosque shootings are organising a football tournament to mark the one-year anniversary.

The Environment Minister says he is considering legal action against Rio Tinto, owner of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, to ensure it disposes of its hazardous waste. Audio

The cause of a fatal early morning inferno in a Christchurch boarding house remains unclear, but suspicious circumstances have been ruled out as investigations continue.

Of the country's 63 largest fishing boats, it's possible only one of them meets modern safety standards.

Things may be looking up for Franz Josef with the New Zealand Transport Agency hoping to have the badly damaged road to the north open before Christmas.