Stories by Katie Todd

About 200 anti-5G protesters turned out in Christchurch this afternoon, calling for more public consultation and a thorough examination before the new technology is used.

Christchurch's buskers festival is swinging into action tonight, and it's promising to lure the biggest crowds to the central city since pre-earthquake times.

Two people remain in hospital after a tour bus rolled on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road yesterday afternoon.

The Department of Conservation's efforts to cull Auckland Island pigs are being labelled a crime against humanity by the Rare Breeds Conservation Society.

In-house dietitians are being touted as a possible solution to under-eating and malnutrition among rest home residents.

The Ministry of Health has warned health professionals about an outbreak of a deadly new virus in China, which is causing symptoms from fever to severe lung disease.

Boats and helicopters are looking over more than 40 square kilometres of murky water, as the search for a missing kayaker on Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora resumes this morning.

The cause of a fatal early morning inferno in a Christchurch boarding house remains unclear, but suspicious circumstances have been ruled out as investigations continue.

Residents and researchers are worried construction work at Lyttelton Harbour could impact on local Hector's dolphins, but the company says it's been redesigned to minimise impacts on sea life.

The Prostitutes Collective says it's a tragedy five Christchurch sex workers have been killed in 15 years, including 34-year-old Bella Te Pania on New Year's Eve.

Conservationists say the fledgling season of the native Westland petrel has been marred by the Transport Agency's new LED streetlights near Punakaiki.

Thousands of people are embracing the offer of a free, hearty meal and good company at City Mission lunches in the main centres today.

Two Bunnings stores in the North Island are abruptly closing before the New Year, putting about 30 to 40 jobs on the line. Audio

New Zealand's loyalty to lamb has pushed glazed ham out of prime position on dining tables this Christmas, according to Retail Meat New Zealand.

Whakatāne hospital doctors, nurses and specialists are taking stress leave after the horror of last week's deadly eruption at Whakaari / White Island. Audio

Family and friends of two teenage sisters killed by a fiery car crash on Christchurch's Port Hills are pleading for guard rails to be installed at the site.

Three women say Peter Ellis' "death-dance" is taking them to breaking point, after claims he sexually abused their daughters in 1991.

With enough investment, Christchurch could become the country's space hub within five years and offer thousands of aerospace-related jobs.

A Christchurch woman police say was the mastermind of a $4 million synthetic cannabis ring was yelling in court and trying to distribute flyers yesterday before her sentencing today.

Owners of about 12,000 cars with defective airbag parts will have trouble getting WoFs next year.

An increase in the number of people carving names and words into Moeraki boulders and leaving rubbish behind has prompted calls for better management of the increasingly popular site.

Simon Bridges has promised to give a controversial West Coast hydro-power scheme the green light, after the proposal was vetoed by the Minister for the Environment in August.

University of Otago's process for handling a medical school rort has been "seriously deficient", the Resident Doctors Association says, and raises concerns about the impacts on hospital wards.

Aurora Energy's proposed power price rise - about 18 percent across Otago to make up for "historic underinvestment" - has residents worried.

A Christchurch resident is distributing mischievous fake flyers to sabotage the reputation of the city's biggest high-density home builder.