Stories by Tim Brown

For almost four decades, a Catholic order claimed to care for the children in Christchurch no one else would. Audio

The cost of living crisis is a major reason the council has worked hard to pare back its budget.

A Christchurch park and road have been renamed to remove the reminder of the dark past of Marylands School - where students were abused between 1955 and 1984. Audio

Imam Gamal Fouda described how two people came to the mosque and locked a worshipper in the kitchen while shouting at him.

The builder had to move his body into an awkward position before he could operate the mechanical lock, an inquest hears.

David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum have been sentenced to life with no parole for 10 years for their parts in the 1995 killing.

A lawyer says she has written to the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment and police who are taking the allegations "very seriously". Audio

The arts centre will be forced to dissolve and its costs will fall on ratepayers without Christchurch council support, its director says.

坎特伯雷的穆斯林社区将于本周五共同纪念基督城清真寺枪击案。

Canterbury's Muslim community will on Friday gather to commemorate the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Escalating rates rises to pay for Three Waters upgrades could push vulnerable ratepayers to the brink of bankruptcy, the Clutha mayor says

A coalition of Māori health experts and advocates is calling for the Waitangi Tribunal to urgently hear a complaint on the government's planned repeal of changes to smokefree legislation.

A 313-signature petition calling for Stephen Parry to go was to be presented to Gore District Council but councillors rejected it.

A decision to plant crab apple trees on the main street has caused a stand-off - and the loss of car parks.

法医将开始为期6周的公众听证会，以调查2019年3月15日在Al Noor清真寺和Linwood伊斯兰中心的恐怖袭击。

Muslim community leaders hope the coronial inquest will put unanswered questions to rest and help people heal from the trauma of the 2019 massacre that left 51 people dead.

Brodie Champion has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Grant Jopson.

A group opposed to the controversial proposed Tarras Airport says it will fight every inch of the way to keep it out of their "beautiful place". Audio

A review has been ordered into the police investigation following the death of 3-year-old Lachlan Jones, who was found dead in a sewage pond in 2019.

A family of Syrian refugees in Dunedin is living in such terror they have installed security cameras around their home following years of attacks and abuse.

Another high-profile Invercargill civic leader has been embroiled in a harassment scandal.

Excitement is building in Dunedin as the trophy landed in the city, just four weeks before the tournament kicks off.

The Dunedin City Council is gearing up for a discussion about the future of its most densely populated area.

Dozens of migrant workers are being exploited by Queenstown employers who are not meeting the minimum conditions required by their visas, the Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau says.

A Gore district councillor boycotted a retreat because it was organised by mayor Ben Bell's assistant, who was facing fraud charges at the time.