Stories by Jean Edwards

Ally Enright loves basketball and playing with her dog, but when the air reeks of the stench of Bromley's burnt-out wastewater treatment plant, she hides in her bedroom.

Government agencies are under pressure to act following a breakthrough Employment Court ruling on child labour at the reclusive Christian community.

A decision from the Employment Court that's being called "mind-blowing" is likely to have significant ramifications for the community on the South Island's West Coast.

Christchurch Hospital emergency department staff are still being punched, spat on, sworn at and sexually harassed by patients, despite efforts to stem violence and aggression in the workplace.

Sulphurous gases including one known as "swamp gas" have been detected in specialist air quality tests around Christchurch's burnt-out wastewater treatment plant, but council chiefs insist there is no…

Rebecca Tsukigawa has lived in Bromley for 10 years but has decided to move, partly because of the "sickening" smell from the Christchurch wastewater treatment plant.

New Christchurch mums and midwives have marched to St George's Hospital to hand deliver a petition backed by more than 30,000 people to save the maternity unit from closure.

A petition signed by more than 30,000 people will be handed over today by Christchurch midwives and their supporters.

Asbestos fibres are leaching into Christchurch's drinking water supply from ageing underground pipes, a University of Otago study has found.

National is stepping up its campaign against the government's contentious three waters legislation, as people fed up with a Canterbury town's dirty drinking water plead for a quick fix.

Gun clubs warn some will fold as a result of regulations arising from the Christchurch terror attacks, forcing hunters and shooters to blaze away in the back blocks instead of ranges.

Government benefit increases will still leave families trapped in poverty as the cost of living skyrockets, anti-poverty campaigners say.

Christ Church Cathedral restorers hope construction workers can venture inside the building by Christmas.

Canterbury nurses who volunteer for extra shifts in aged care are getting payments of $350 per night for covering chronic Covid-related staff shortages.

One of the men killed in the Far North fishing boat tragedy was worried about the weather forecast before he went on the trip, his devastated father says.

Grieving families are being urged to embrace the ritual power of a funeral after Covid-19 lockdowns denied many people in-person goodbyes.

Sex workers have a long history of trading under a red light, but the new phase of the coronavirus pandemic has left many struggling for financial survival as vulnerable people in danger.

Concern about support for disabled people during the Omicron outbreak has prompted the Disability Rights Commissioner to launch an urgent inquiry that will examine the continuity of essential in-home… Audio

Families of the Muslims murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks will be given a raft of police and medical documents as part of a coronial inquiry into the mass shooting.

For the past four days, Yuriy Ackermann's scared friends have been sheltering in a dark underground car park in Kyiv with their 13-year-old daughter.

The lawyer for the terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch mosque attacks says he intends to seek a judicial review of the Royal Commission.

Grieving families hope a coronial hearing starting today will help answer lingering questions about the final moments of the 51 Muslims murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks.

The Disability Support Network says the Ministry of Health's failure to notify the sector of a booster deadline extension could have resulted in staff being unnecessarily suspended or dismissed today.

Tongans in New Zealand have been praying for their Pacific Island families, as they endure an agonising wait for news from relatives cut off from the world.

Paediatricians warn most children would suffer more from widespread school closures than any possible exposure to coronavirus in the classroom.