Stories by Rachel Graham

The appointment of two partners of former Labour MPs to a $600m charitable trust shows the way trust boards are appointed needs to change, a former mayor says.

A Christchurch woman who has set up a small scale plastic recycling system says local councils need to look at copying her, and reduce the amount of plastic going into landfill.

The government has missed its best opportunity in almost a century to protect access to the gateway to Arthur's Pass National Park, a neighbour to Mount White Station says.

The family of a 2-year-old boy with epilepsy say they are reliant on donations to fund the costly drug that helps improve their son's condition.

Christchurch locals, among other regions, are pleading for urgent change in the mental health and addiction sectors, a panellist forum has found.

The decision on what to do with Christchurch's earthquake damaged red zone is one step closer, with the end of the public consultation period on the plan for the area.

Securing Christchurch's water system and ultimately stopping chlorination could cost as much as $40 million.

The head of the Christchurch Civic Trust says he's alarmed at a proposal to build a large pavilion across Cathedral Square.

The minister in charge of the Earthquake Commission has called for immediate changes to the organisation in response to a damning report.

Christchurch may have to impose a special tax on building owners who refuse to deal with their derelict buildings, a councillor says.

Christchurch retirement village residents have won a compromise from the Canterbury Regional Council in a battle over a bus route.

A petition signed by over 114,000 people was presented to the Canterbury Regional Council today calling on consents for two water bottling plants to be revoked.

The Hurunui District Council is calling for public feedback on its plan to buy almost $500,000 worth of shares in an irrigation project.

A popular walking and mountain biking track in Christchurch is still closed a year after the Port Hills fires, and users are worried the fires are being used as an excuse to permanently block access.

The New Zealand and Australia arm of the international yoga festival Wanderlust has gone into liquidation owing an estimated $1.6 million.

Police in Christchurch say they are speaking to a number of people in connection to a death overnight.

A Queenstown resident says she realised more needs to be done to help a Sri Lankan family who are facing deportation.

Three orangutans from Auckland Zoo have finally arrived at their new home in Christchurch.

A soldier who threatened to share nude photos of a woman unless she introduced him to her parents has been dismissed from the army at his court martial.

One council and two government-owned buildings remain on a list of problem sites, which the Christchurch City Council say are holding up the rebuild of central city.

Frustrated Christchurch residents grappling to grasp the implications of three major regeneration projects in their suburb have taken matters into their own hands.

A proposal to put housing on a Christchurch park, which is currently used as a golf course, has been labelled a land grab.

Neonic pesticides are "extremely harmful" to bees and other non-target species, even in barely-measurable amounts, new research shows.

A move by the Hurunui District Council to chlorinate the water supply without consulting the public has infuriated many locals. Audio

Rolleston in Canterbury now has an augmented reality playground.