Stories by Adam Burns

The outgoing Dame Sophie Pascoe is the country's most decorated Paralympian, and says her desire to be a devoted mother is a major reason she has called time on her glittering career. Audio

A transport safety advocacy group is taking legal action over the rollback. Audio

An urupā in Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi after more than a century of talks. Audio

Unions and patient advocates have urged the prime minister to rule out coalition partner suggestions of privatising the nation's health system.

A project manager for a planned statue of the rugby legend to be erected in his hometown said he hopes it can finally be built this year.

The Christchurch City Council is defending its moves to press on with long-awaited multimillion dollar sewage plant upgrades for the Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa.

Wipari Henwood was one of dozens of New Zealand firefighters deployed in 2018 to help tackle a string of destructive wildfires in Northern California.

A local rūnanga says the saga involving a site considered tapu has been "incredibly frustrating" for his whānau.

Yixia Chen denied charges of neglect and possession of a drug utensil, following the death of an infant last year.

We ask MetService what you can expect for the week ahead and when summer plans can resume. Audio

The country's top run scorer in first-class cricket this season says he is beginning to hone in on "the formula he wants" following a dominant start to the summer with the bat.

A group of school pupils suggested there was nothing to do for young people in Ashburton during a Youth Forum presentation to the mayor and councillors earlier this year.

Nigel Wilson, 62, was found badly injured with several stab wounds at a Christchurch park.

The group will embark on the "trip of a lifetime" when they set off in the new year for a month-long journey.

The Salvation Army says it is committed to "honouring the survivors" of abuse and neglect inside the organisation, in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Audio

Tributes have flowed for the barrister and climber, who died after a fall at Mount Arapiles in western Victoria on Tuesday.

原计划6周的庭审过程预计将拖入第7周。

The jury in the trial of Chinese national Tingjun Cao was dismissed for the day.

The new administrators of the Christchurch Show remain optimistic its slimmed down version of the show will be a success following a turbulent period for event leaders.

选择自我辩护的Cao在交叉询问环节称，证人给出的陈述"每一行"都是伪造的。

Chinese national Tingjun Cao is representing himself in his High Court trial after sacking his defence lawyers last week.

在交叉询问环节中，被告Tingjun Cao的提问与案件本身关联度不高，法官对此提出警告。

Tingjun Cao is representing himself in the trial and was warned by Justice Lisa Preston about the relevancy and repetition of his questions.

South Canterbury man Ray Bowman did not muck around when he learned that he - like hundreds others at Smithfield - was facing probable redundancy.

But the council is not ruling out further odour problems during planned remediation at the site.