Conan Young

MPs visiting Greymouth have been told mine safety is too lax with hugely inexperienced miners sent underground and managers blase or punitive when the alarm is raised. Audio

A judge has cleared Jean Hubbard of blame in the crash which killed her husband north of Oamaru in 2011 Audio

A trucking company owner says he can't understand why Immigration New Zealand is happy to class dog groomers as skilled workers, but not truck drivers. Audio

Investigations are carrying on into the engineer whose company designed Christchurch's doomed CTV building despite his attempts to stop them. Audio

The Christchurch City Council has been accused of misusing the law and strong arming six-thousand residents into accepting waste water tanks on their front lawns. Audio

The Court of Appeal has upheld the right of the Anglican Church to demolish Christchurch's cathedral. Audio

The mother of a 19-year-old who died after inhaling butane gas says more needs to be done to educate teenagers and parents on the dangers of the practice, known as huffing. Audio

Mayors of some of the country's largest provinces say money is being spent on the government's Roads of National Significance at the expense of roading in their areas. Audio

Provincial mayors say maintenance on their roads is sufffering due to a central government funding cap. Audio

American and German scientists are hoping to unlock some of the secrets behind the creation of the universe in a series of flights leaving Christchurch in the next three weeks. Audio

New Zealand researchers have been asked by the World Anti-Doping Agency, or Wada, to come up with an improved test to detect the use of EPO by drug cheating athletes. Audio

A medical researcher says he was motivated to develop an improved test for EPO in athletes when he was told by a group of cyclists that they thought it was acceptable to take the hormone. Audio

The Christchurch City Council is launching an independent investigation into the actions of its chief executive Tony Marryatt and management over the council's building consents crisis. Audio

The Christchurch City Council's credit rating has been cut from AA minus to A plus to add to its building consents woes. Audio

Pike River Coal's main shareholder has all but ruled out paying reparation to the victims' families just hours after a judge suggested it should. Audio

The families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine disaster are unlikely to receive any meaningful compensation when Pike River Coal Limited is sentenced today. Audio

The judge sentencing Pike River Coal over the deaths of 29 men in the West Coast mining disaster three years ago, says it's unjust that within a month of the tragedy the company was able to shut up… Audio

Pike River Coal Limited will be sentenced today for failing to ensure the safety of the 29 men who died at its underground mine on the West Coast in 2010. Audio

The mother of a murder victim has made an emotional plea for people to take action if they suspect a woman has been the victim of domestic violence. Audio

Doubt remains over whether the Christchurch City Council will be allowed to continue issuing building consents. Audio