Stories by Anna Sargent

A 13-year-old victim of Fervent Ben-Canaan's told her abuser he stole her childhood and her innocence.

Dozens of parents doing drop-offs and pick-ups at a childcare centre were affected. Audio

A Canterbury swimming pool is using artificial intelligence technology to reduce the risk of drownings.

The delays and cost-cutting have been "frustrating and disappointing", critic says, and the government needs to "suck it up [and] commit the funds". Audio

When Wayo Carson was a boy, he loved throwing rocks. That thrill has never left.

Fires destroy their own evidence but there are still enough clues to work out what happened if you know what to look for.

Some have had to move out of their homes, a meeting of east Christchurch residents has heard.

A University of Canterbury student who saw his neighbour's house burn down in a wildfire has been part of a research project aiming to protect rural homes from future blazes.

Emeritus Professor Murray Thomson, says it is "tremendously humbling" to be recognised in the New Year Honours list.

Suzanne Prentice, a CNZM in this year's New Year Honours, has performed with Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash - but her work with underprivileged children is what makes her proudest.

Woolston Brass performed in high vis and hard hats to raise money for the city's mission. Audio

RNZ understands the well-known farming advocate died after being electrocuted while fixing a garage door on his property in Ashburton.

Gloriavale is being held accountable for poor behaviour with its loss in its fight to keep banking with BNZ, the Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust says.

Michael Ackerman says Kurt Blair is "not the guy we expected this to happen to" as police hold grave fears for the three missing climbers.

An Employment Court ruling found whoever held the position of Overseeing Shepherd was the employer.

数名警察今日出庭作证，庭审仍在继续。

The flights Tingjun Cao purchased from Christchurch to Auckland, and then to Shanghai totalled just over $700, a court has heard.

The number of Christchurch Hospital staff who have come forward with concerns has risen to 84.

A woman charged over the stabbing of a taxi driver in Christchurch last month has pleaded guilty.

More than 100 army soldiers took part in a historic parade in Canterbury on Thursday.

法庭获悉，被告名下车辆曾出现在受害者手机所在的同一区域，虽然受害者手机被折成两截，但警方仍然追踪到它曾在哪里出现过。

The phone had been snapped in half, however, police were able to track where it had been, a court was told.

案发之后，警方找到了遇害人Bao的车，而在此之前，有目击者看到Cao的车在同一地区异常行驶；五金店主出庭作证，称一名亚裔男士进入店铺购买铁锹。

The High Court trial also heard from a hardware store owner who described the customer who bought the spade.

The car was spotted weaving all over the road in the same area police later found Yanfei Bao's car.