Conan Young
Pike River families calls for explosion speculation to end
The wife of one of the men killed in the Pike River mine says leaked information about what has been found during the re-entry into the mine could undermine any future court action. Twenty-nine men… Audio
New Christchurch Northern Corridor opens
A portion of the Christchurch Northern Corridor has opened to traffic for the first time.
The new motorway from Cranford St to near the Waimakariri River Bridge/ State Highway One will be open to… Audio
CH Earthquake:CTV victims' families continue push for justice
The families of those who died in the CTV building's collapse during the Christchurch Earthquake in February of 2011 are vowing to continue their Fight For Justice after The Independent Police Conduct… Audio
Record numbers sign up for polytech apprenticeships
Polytechs are trying to make more space available as record numbers sign up for apprenticeships.
Since July when the government made them fees free for the next two and a half years, twice as many… Audio
West Coast commerates Pike River anniversary
Commemorations on the West Coast for the 10th anniversary of the Pike River Mine disaster are just coming to a close with a public service in Blackball. Earlier this afternoon, friends and family of… Video, Audio
Pike River mine tragedy remembered 10 years on
Friends and family have started gathering in Atarau, north of Greymouth, to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Pike River mine disaster.
On this day in 2010, 29 men went to work at the mine, only to… Audio
Tenth anniversary of Pike River Mine explosion arrives, but memories still fresh for some
Thursday marks ten years since a massive explosion ripped through the Pike River mine. 29 men from the West Coast and around the world remain entombed there.
A Royal Commission identified a total… Audio
Napier flooding: 4WD enthusiast rescued trapped motorists
Napier is under a state of local emergency after the city was pummelled by rain on Monday evening.
Flood waters tore through the streets of Napier last night, leading to evacuations, improvised… Audio
Questions over benefits of foreign fishing crews
A fisheries expert is asking whether the economic benefit New Zealand receives from having overseas crew here is worth the risk they pose due to Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health is continuing to… Audio
Anxiety in Christchurch following Covid case
Anxiety levels in Christchurch are heightened after a worker at an Ōtautahi managed isolation facility tested positive for Covid-19.
The worker visited a Countdown supermarket in the city while… Audio
Christchurch supermarket closed after Covid-19 visit
A new community case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Christchurch.
A staff member working at the Sudima Hotel, the managed isolation facility near Christchurch Airport where 237 Russian sailors are… Audio
Linwood mosque trust treated unfairly by unnamed complaint
The trust behind a Christchurch mosque says it has been treated unfairly over claims of financial impropriety.
Last week an unnamed complainant went to the local paper, accusing the Linwood Islamic… Video, Audio
Fears West Coast could be closed to whitebaiting
West Coasters are worried their rivers may be closed to whitebaiting as part of a proposal about to go to the incoming Minister of Conservation.
New research sent to the Department of Conservation… Audio
Christchurch cathedral cost blow-out revealed with new design
The cost of rebuilding Christchurch's quake damaged Anglican cathedral has blown out by 50 percent, and now stands at a whopping $154 million.
The increase was revealed today at the same time as an… Video, Audio
Christchurch Cathedral cost blows out to $154-million
The cost of re-instating Christchurch's Anglican cathedral has sky-rocketed, increasing nearly 50 percent to $154 million.
In 2017, the rebuild cost was originally estimated to be $104 million.
This… Audio
Homeowners warned against electric work with fires on rise
Fires caused by electrical faults are on the rise, with Fire and Emergency warning against homeowners attempting to do electrical work themselves. In the three years to the end of 2019, there's been a… Audio
Calls for Australia to pay for incarcerating mosque gunman
Some of the mosque shooting victims want Australia to pick up the massive bill for incarcerating Brenton Tarrant.
This as the 29-year-old Australian, who was last week sentenced to life in prison… Audio
Mataura residents have bags packed ready to leave due to paper mill dross
Residents of the Southland town of Mataura have their bags packed ready to evacuate in case potentially lethal ammonia gas is released from toxic waste being stored there.
A nearby fire yesterday is… Audio
Toxic dross still a threat at Old Paper Mill in Mataura
Gore's district mayor says putting a fire out at the Old Paper Mill in Mataura has not ended the danger of eight thousand tonnes of toxic waste. Yesterday, Fire and Emergency extinguished a blaze only… Audio
Mosque shootings: Harshest possible penalty for mass murderer
Warning: This story contains some discussion of the Christchurch mosque shootings, which may upset some people.
He'll never experience freedom again The country's worst mass murderer, Brenton Tarrant… Audio
