Jean Edwards

RNZ's South Island bureau cheif Jean Edwards brings us up to date with news from Canterbury. Audio

The funding and future of the Arts Centre is one of the biggest stories to emerge from the City Council's Long Term Plan. The Mosque inquest resumes on Monday and Jean has the latest on nitrate levels… Audio

Rising ballet star and teen swimming sensation Hamish Giddens has mastered the art of fluid movement. The Christchurch 16 year old holds 4 national titles in the pool and is flying to New York next… Audio

A group of former Gloriavale members have filed a claim for lost wages and compensation at the Employment Relations Authority that is believed to total more than $5 million.

The claim follows two… Audio

RNZ's Jean Edwards is in Christchurch where the race for the Ilam electorate is heating up again. Sarah Pallett's success was one of the biggest upsets in 2020, as the first Labour MP to win the… Audio

National is striving to reclaim a traditional party stronghold in Christchurch, following one of the biggest upsets of the last election.

Labour's Sarah Pallett unseated long-serving MP Gerry… Audio

RNZ's Jean Edwards is in Christchurch, where the dust is still settling following the Lauren Dickason trial. Jean looks back at how the case unfolded, after the mother of three was found guilty of the… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

By Jean Edwards: Raised to be meek and submissive in a world dominated by men, six former Gloriavale women have won an extraordinary legal victory. Audio

Relief and vindication for women who, according to their lawyer, were treated like slaves. The Employment Court has ruled six former Gloriavale women were employees who worked extremely hard under… Video, Audio

Tourism leaders in Ōtautahi Christchurch are predicting bumper winter and summer seasons, as the city re-establishes itself as a key travel destination.

Data shows the number of international… Audio

The High Court has heard Bank of New Zealand cannot justify terminating its 40 year banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community.

The bank sought to close Gloriavale's commercial… Audio

The High Court has heard BNZ can't justify terminating its banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community. The BNZ sought to close Gloriavale's commercial accounts following an… Audio

The coroners court has heard 11-year-old Mike Beckenridge's name was written on items of clothing that washed up in Southland following the disappearance of the boy and his step-father eight years… Audio

Fed-up Bromley residents say they are tortured by a worsening stench from Christchurch's compost plant.

They say rotten odours from the city council-owned plant are aggravating asthma and ruining… Audio