Canterbury Region

The government wants to beef up the chief censor’s power to root out harmful and hateful stuff online - but opposition politicians and internet freedom advocates say this is an overreach which could… Audio

In just a few years, the 30-year-old Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year has gone from interning to running the show at Ngāi Tahu Farming's huge Te Whenua Hou dairy development in North Canterbury… Audio

Commemorating the anniversary of the deadly Canterbury quake was a huge undertaking for the media this week.  Video, Audio

A Canterbury black panther, mysterious moose sightings in Fiordland - and big cats reportedly roaming rurally in the South Island. All of these have been reported by serious news outlets this past… Video, Audio

Te Tai Tonga is Aotearoa's biggest electorate. It spans several islands—Te Wai Pounamu, Rēkohu, and Wharekauri—with a side order of Wellington and a chunk of Lower Hutt. Join the party and listen. Audio

Meet the team behind Widows of Shuhada.

Christchurch violinist Fiona Pears has had the thrill of her life during lockdown, performing with her hero Roby Lakatos. With her usual opportunities to perform cut off, Fiona took a punt and… Video

We meet our four widows of shuhada—Farah, Neha, Muhubo and Hamimah—and learn about their marriages, their challenges, and how they are dealing with their grief six months after the attacks. Audio

On 15 March 2019, dozens of women hovered in the female section of Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque as their time of worship became a time of terror, shocking the nation to its core. Audio

Long gone are the days when bronze statues of famous people were the face of public art in our cities. For the past 20 years dozens of public artworks have changed the face of Christchurch and… Audio, Gallery

Christchurch's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was set to be repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes, but the new Bishop Paul Martin has decided it's too expensive and has decided to rebuild closer… Video, Audio