Stories by Anna Sargent

It comes after Greenpeace said drinking water in several towns had nitrates at levels linked to an increased risk of premature and underweight births.

The organisation tested 445 water samples in Canterbury and results indicate multiple town supplies had nitrate levels above the threshold.

Construction has begun on a $104 million solar farm on the Canterbury Plains, with power set to start flowing by the end of this year.

An entire community has been told it'll be evicted - but some are feeling stressed and cannot afford to buy anywhere else.

Christchurch's Arts Centre wants more money from the council.

A temporary system was put in place, but the odour is still there.

Victims of a sexual predator in the Gloriavale Christian community who has now been jailed have described him as an opportunist who used the vulnerability of his victims to exploit them.

NZ's Muslim community "responded to this horrific event with such courage and fortitude", the Prince of Wales says.

A resident whose house was destroyed in the 2017 Port Hill fires says it is a massive relief to be able to return home this time.

It has been another sleepless night for some evacuated Port Hills residents, some who have had close calls in the past.

Heritage advocates say they are seeing the most significant threat to homes and other buildings in decades.

Fifty years after Christchurch hosted the Commonwealth Games, the mayor is aiming to get the sporting event back to the city in 2030.

Workers in the Christchurch CBD will be dodging jugglers, acrobats, and flying trapeze artists for the next 10 days, as the annual Bread and Circus World Buskers Festival returns to town.

Experts say five years ago the number of road deaths over the holidays could be counted on both hands.

Conservationists are tactically planting fire resistant species on Christchurch's Port Hills, in the hopes it could mean fewer or less damaging fires in the future.

Festival-goers are being urged to get their drugs checked before they head to gigs, as a dangerous drug being sold as MDMA is doing the rounds in Christchurch.

Donna Moot is an expert on the shelled creatures, having run Turtle Rescue and Rehoming out of her house in Christchurch for almost 20 years.

A jury has found both David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum guilty of the murder of Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.

Residents have been complaining about the smell for 14 years and councillors have now agreed to shift processing to an industrial site in South Hornby. Audio

Lawyers representing the engineer whose firm designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake say the complaint against Dr Alan Reay has no basis and should be dismissed.

Sports enthusiasts will once more be welcomed into Christchurch's famed Lancaster Park through the historic Memorial Gates.

Transport safety investigators are calling for better safety measures at level crossings, following a near collision between a bus and a freight train in Christchurch.

More young people are turning out to vote each election, but their numbers still lag far behind the country's older voters.

National's education spokesperson says there's no reason to reduce Chisnallwood Intermediate's roll, but is not promising to keep it as it is if the party wins power.

A health campaigner is calling for an overhaul of the liquor licensing laws saying the Christchurch Mama Hooch sexual assault case has exposed significant failings.