Rachel Graham

With waiting lists for elective surgery blowing out even further because of Covid restrictions, some are setting their sights on other countries to get the treatment they're wanting.

Rachel Graham… Audio

A Christchurch resident who lives and works near the burnt out wastewater plant - sending a stench over the city - says he's amazed there's been no warning on the health impact. Yesterday Christchurch… Audio

Now to the Canterbury town that's got make shift showers in a car park because what runs out of their taps, gives people rashes.

The water in Springfield runs brown or yellow and in the last year… Video, Audio

A stark warning from GPs today - a visit to the clinic is going to get more difficult as they face a major shortage.

The Royal College of General Practitioners says more medical students need to be… Audio

Sheep - they're written off as dimwitted despite scientific evidence to the contrary.

So, one sheep owner in Christchurch is out to prove once and for all that we've been underestimating the… Video, Audio

Four years ago Christchurch City Council vowed to get tough on the owners of 30 central city buildings left derelict since the 2011 earthquake.

A wander through central Christchurch shows many of the… Video, Audio

A state of emergency has been declared in the Buller District, as heavy rain continues to pummel the region.

Thousands of sandbags have been dispatched to help people protect their homes.

The… Audio

The days are numbered for MIQ for most people, with New Zealanders able to travel home and home isolate from Janaury or February next year, depending on where they're coming from.

But it'll stay in… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has made her first trip to the South Island since Delta arrived on New Zealand's shores, today visiting Christchurch to push the vaccine message.

Jacinda Arden was in Woolston -… Video, Audio

The government's Three Waters plan has been labelled an attack on democracy at a council-organised rally in North Canterbury.

Hurunui District council is one of several councils opposing the… Audio

The Canterbury Anniversary Day public holiday is known as Show Day in region, the day country comes to town. But not today.

For the second time since World War Two there was no A and P show on in… Video, Audio

It's turning into a scorcher for Canterbury's anniversary holiday.

Normally, thousands of people would be at the showgrounds checking out tractors, turning green on fairground rides, and patting some… Audio

A Christchurch woman who has a medical exemption to not wear a mask, says the judgement and stigma she faces in stores makes her condition even worse.

Jody Devine carries an exemption card to show… Audio

From the end of November 300 health workers will be given spots in MIQ each month but the big question is who will get those spots.

The Ministry of Health will work with DHBs and Primary Health… Audio

A bid to relive the community spirit, hi-jinks and inter-town competitiveness of telethons of the past will get underway across the country this weekend with the Super Saturday vaxathon.

Up and down… Audio

Gales have ripped through parts of the South Island leaving a trail of damage, sparking fires, knocking down trees, and pushing over shelter belts. Some schools were forced to shut again as high winds… Video, Audio

A night of wild wind has downed powerlines and trees, and fanned scrub fires along the South Island's east coast. Severe, orange weather warnings are in place today, with strong northwest gales in… Audio

Despite no cases of Covid-19 in the South Island it will stay in Level 4 lockdown until Tuesday.

As Rachel Graham reports, many there have their eyes set on when they can move to level 2. Audio

With the shift to Alert Level 4, people have 36 hours left to get home. Māni Dunlop checks in with RNZ reporters Jake McKee at Wellington Airport and Rachel Graham at Christchurch Airport. Audio

People who regularly walk down one stretch of Christchurch's central city may get the feeling that they are always hearing one particular very catchy Rick Astley song blasting out on to the footpath.