Christchurch

Beside Christchurch's Avon River, Otakaro Orchard Community Garden and Food Forest has 96 different fruit trees, and an underscrub filled berries, herbs and medicinal plants.  Audio

David looks at leaked documents that show the Canterbury arm of Te Whatu Ora had been told to save $13.3m by July.  Audio

A senior tactical operator has defended how police units were deployed on the day of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The coronial inquiry into the 2019 terror attacks continued at Christchurch today… Audio

Police are investigating reports of people tampering with powerlines around Christchurch.

The behaviour - which they say is very dangerous - was reported numerous times in April, then again this… Audio

The police dispatcher on the day of the Christchurch terror attack says she would've sent armed units to Linwood Islamic Centre if she had been aware of the threat contained within the gunman's… Audio

A leaked independent report has painted a grim picture of Christchurch City Council and how it handled the Bromley stench. A fire at a wastewater treatment plant in November 2021 caused a terrible… Audio

Peter Ellis was released from prison in 2000 - but that was by no means the end of the story. This episode looks at life after prison and the huge impact this case has had on the whole country. Audio

Peter Ellis spent more than seven years in prison, for a crime he says he didn't commit. He and others describe his time behind bars and the many surprises and revelations he faced. Audio

Tensions run high as the High Court trial of Peter Ellis reaches its conclusion. Audio

The High Court trial into child abuse at the Christchurch Civic Creche begins on Monday, 26 April, 1993. Peter Ellis is charged with 28 counts against 13 children. Audio

As the divisions in the community intensify, one year on from those first allegations, the preliminary court hearing against Peter Ellis and the four women begins. Audio

Four female creche workers are arrested in a series of raids on their homes. A damning report into the creche culture is release and the child care centre is abruptly closed. Audio

The children’s stories get more and more bizarre and suddenly, others are in the frame too. Audio

As more and more children come forward with accounts of abuse, we look at what the role the parents, police and expert child interviewers may have played. Audio

Peter Ellis is arrested and charged with child sexual abuse. Creche parents are panicked and horrified. But what has really been happening at the creche? Audio

As more and more children came forward with claims of sexual abuse, we ask whether international events were influencing the case in Christchurch. Audio

Who was Peter Ellis, the childcare worker at the centre of the accusations and how did he come to work there? Meet people with many different connections to what was to become New Zealand's most… Audio

David Williams is a South Island reporter for Newsroom Audio