Conan Young
$15.5m 'teaching space' unlike anwhere else in NZ
A Canterbury high school has put a new spin on a modern learning environment by getting rid of traditional classrooms and creating an open space the size of 27 "teaching spaces". Video, Audio
Duck shooting season opens
Forty thousand hunters are expected to head out to estuaries and lakes around New Zealand during duck season, which kicks off tomorrow. Audio
Selwyn residents back rebel regional councillor
Last month the chair of a Canterbury Regional Council water committee controversially complained about the newly-elected councillor Lan Pham. Audio
Cruise ships coming back to Christchurch in 2019
The Lyttelton Port Company, owned by Christchurch City Council, will spend $56 million on a new berth for cruise ships, which haven't visited the garden city since the 2011 earthquake. Video, Audio
Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust
Medium-density fibreboard has been sitting at an old rubbish put in Wigram since the earthquakes and residents are worried it's harming their health. Video, Audio
Court threatened over funeral business run from residential home
The Christchurch City Council is considering court action against funeral operator Bell, Lamb and Trotter, and residents are upset at the prospect of funerals happening on their street. Audio
Midges cause mayhem for residents in east Christchurch
Residents living near the sewage ponds in eastern Christchurch feel like prisoners in their own homes after a decade of coping with swarms of midges. Video, Audio
Shooting in Christchurch shocks neighbourhood
A mother and daughter are in hospital after being shot in the Christchurch suburb of Rolleston. RNZ reporter Conan Young has the latest. Video, Audio
Rolleston shooter allegedly robbed hotel at gunpoint
A 23-year-old man allegedly robbed the Ashburton Hotel at gunpoint after he shot a mother and daughter in Canterbury last night. Audio
Farmers trying novel way to reduce environmental damage
Canterbury dairy farmers are trialling injecting freshwater back into aquifiers in a part of the plains with high nitrate levels. Video, Audio
Environment Court halts conversion in Mackenzie Basin
The Environment Court has halted the proposed conversion of thousands of hectares of the Mackenze Basin to dairy farms. Audio
Weakening cyclone reaches Christchurch but few callouts
Christchurch reporter Conan Young says it was a quiet night and there were only a few callouts. He says Avon River was very high - but it stayed within its banks. Audio
Canterbury pub can't serve booze for first time in 140 years
A Canterbury pub has been caught up in an administrative bungle which has left it without a liquor license for the first time in 140 years. Video, Audio
Potential foul play after Hector's dolphins found washed up on beaches
The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating as it says both dolphins could have died due to human interference. Audio
Truck drivers quit over safety fears
More than five people have died on crashes on SH1 between Picton and Christchurch since it became a main arterial route following the Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
Residents forced to don masks due to health risks from quarry dust
Dust around a gravel quarry on the edge of Christchurch contains levels of crystalline silica 20 times higher than the safe limit. Video, Audio
Kaikoura residents worry damaged homes will leave them short
Some Kaikoura residents with earthquake damaged homes are worried their insurance policies will leave them short changed. Audio
North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake
Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting. Video, Audio
Carers give evidence in trial into 15-month-old's death
Toddler Ihaka Stokes would scream for his mother when Troy Taylor tried to pick him up, just two days before his death, a jury has been told. Video, Audio
Mikala Stokes gives evidence in trial into her toddler's death
The mother of Ihaka Stokes was the first person to give evidence in the trial of Troy Taylor, who is accused of murdering the 15-month-old in Christchurch in 2015. Video, Audio
