Stories by Conan Young

The owners of a Christchurch quarry that residents believe may have contaminated their wells say its operations have remained above groundwater level at all times.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel doesn't want to wait for philanthropic donations in order to finish rebuilding the central library.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is rejecting a prediction the Christchurch rebuild is close to peaking. Audio

The Canterbury Regional Council has failed to meet its own target for cleaning up the region's rivers - and has, in fact, gone backwards.

Homes and businesses in Lyttelton could be at risk from fuel tanks at the Christchurch port, oil companies say. Audio

The Christchurch City Council has signed a contract with Hawkins Construction to carry out the $127 million repair of the city's town hall. Audio

A woman and three children whose bodies were found in an Ashburton home yesterday could have been dead for up to a week, police say. Audio

Offers of cash for the right to ignite explosives around the old Christchurch police station have been rejected.

Christchurch's bars will have to lay off staff if they're forced to close early as part of stricter licensing rules, owners say. Audio

The Government is being accused of short changing the Christchurch City Council by refusing to pay anything towards a $400 million cost over-run on quake repairs.

An immigration consultant is concerned new rules to allow migrant workers to switch employers without changing visas could lead to employee-poaching. Audio

Social housing providers in Christchurch want accommodation supplements paid to their clients at the same rate people in Auckland are paid.

A Christchurch City Council proposal to force bars and bottle stores to close early could land it in court.

Minister for Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell is calling for warrants of fitness for private rentals after visiting cold and draughty homes in Christchurch. Audio

Christchurch City Council's proposed rates hike of 28 percent, compounded over the next three years, has passed its first hurdle. Audio

An immigration lawyer says a Chilean family taking refuge in a church in Christchurch to avoid deportation is wasting their time.

A woman who set up a trust for troubled youths is determined to carry on despite recent bad publicity including claims it doubled as a men's sex club. Audio

A Christchurch man had to rip open his swimming pool to try to hold back a large fire that came within two metres of his family's home.

The Canterbury A&P Association is threatening legal action against the Christchurch City Council if it build a sports hub on land used for carparking.

With three days still to run, Christchurch's World Buskers Festival is being labelled a success by its new director.

Dairy farmers with access to irrigation are being spared the worst of Canterbury's dry weather and many are calling for its increased use.

Some of New Zealand's biggest stories over the past 12 months came out of Canterbury and the West Coast - as Conan Young reports. Audio

Thousands of residents living in homes made vulnerable to flooding and liquefaction by the Christchurch earthquakes will find out today how they will be compensated.

Christchurch's bus network is about to receive its biggest ever shake-up, with changes being made to three-quarters of services across the earthquake-hit city.