Stories by Conan Young

A decision on water fluoridation in Canterbury is shaping up as a major issue at at October's district health board elections.

The Christchurch City Council is being threatened with legal action for delaying the removal of sea level rise warnings from property reports. Audio

Christchurch City Council has voted today to turn over management of its nearly 2500-home social housing portfolio to a charitable trust.

Four property owners in the upmarket Christchurch suburb of Fendalton received close to $600,000 each for earthquake damage to their land.

Questions are being asked about the Canterbury Regional Council's oversight of a subsidised taxi scheme at the centre of fraud allegations. Audio

Leaked documents reveal the Earthquake Commission has yet to come up with a plan to deal with botched earthquake repairs.

People using Christchurch's multi-million-dollar cycleway will have to share the road with motorists.

Police will dig beneath the site of Christchurch's CTV building in search of clues as they investigate its fatal collapse.

Christchurch city councillors have today voted in favour of making permanent a temporary ban on freedom campers without toilets on board their vehicles.

Christchurch homeowners are feeling the strain of repeated rates increases, with the city council now owed more than $11 million in late payments.

A report which suggested sea levels would rise by 1m and affect 18,000 Christchurch homes has been backed up by a peer review.

Calls have been flooding into EQC since a landmark court settlement two months ago clarified homes must be repaired to a 'when new' standard.

A swift uppercut to the jaw of Solomon Haumono handed Joseph Parker his 20th professional win by way of knockout, in front of a sellout crowd in Christchurch.

The tobacco industry wants the government to crack down on what it says is a burgeoning black market in homegrown tobacco. Audio

Christchurch's $20m Margaret Mahy Playground is continuing to cost taxpayers, thanks to a security guard to make sure children don't hurt themselves. Video, Audio

Owners of uninsured homes that qualified for the government's red-zone offer in Christchurch are back in court, fighting for a better deal.

The man now in charge of solving the mystery surrounding Ashburton 15-year-old Kirsty Bentley's death says he's committed to finding those responsible.

Petrol heads and art lovers alike gathered to watch a world champion motorcyclist complete a burnout on John Britten's legendary V1000 motorcycle. Video

A small rural Otago community's plan to build three wind turbines has been officially rejected as a "blight on the landscape".

Members of the Redcliffs School community are celebrating news their school, which was closed after the Canterbury earthquakes, will remain open. Video

The family of a war veteran is making a final effort to win compensation for cancer they say was caused by asbestos exposure in Vietnam. Audio

Cab drivers in Christchurch say their incomes have plummeted 30 to 50 percent since the arrival of the alternative taxi service, Uber.

There are predictions some of the shiny new offices being built in Christchurch could struggle to find tenants.

Residents at Governors Bay near Christchurch say they feel like they are being held hostage in their own homes by boy racers. Audio