Stevenson, Katie

Canterbury contractor fined over $12,000 for an overweight agricultural vehicle is just the latest hit by rules.

Rural road rules for agricultural vehicles 'null and void'

Rural contractors say current regulations are decades out of date and don't reflect the size of modern machinery now being used.

Fri, Aug 22

2:21

Tingjun Cao at his sentencing for the murder of Yanfei Bao

Yanfei Bao's killer jailed for at least 17.5 years

"You took my mummy away from me, and my life has not been the same since," Bao's daughter wrote in a victim impact statement.

Fri, Jun 13

Deaf tradie on challenges and achievement of starting own business

Floor layer Gino Haynes hopes his story will encourage other Deaf Kiwis to believe they can also start their own enterprise.

Fri, May 9

2:05

Juliana Herrera's family tell inquest: 'Stop repeating avoidable mistakes'

Herrera, a Colombian national, was murdered in January 2022 by her neighbour, a stranger to her, Joseph Brider.

Tue, May 6

1:05

Kiwi siblings battling rare genetic condition

Faith Sinclair and Daniel Peach both have the rare genetic condition sialidosis, a disorder which took the life of their brother Antonn at the age of 42.

Wed, Mar 26

7:44

Rural road rules for agricultural vehicles 'null and void'

Rural contractors say current regulations are decades out of date and don't reflect the size of modern machinery now being used.

Fri, Aug 22

2:21

Yanfei Bao's killer jailed for at least 17.5 years

"You took my mummy away from me, and my life has not been the same since," Bao's daughter wrote in a victim impact statement.

Fri, Jun 13

Deaf tradie on challenges and achievement of starting own business

Floor layer Gino Haynes hopes his story will encourage other Deaf Kiwis to believe they can also start their own enterprise.

Fri, May 9

2:05

Juliana Herrera's family tell inquest: 'Stop repeating avoidable mistakes'

Herrera, a Colombian national, was murdered in January 2022 by her neighbour, a stranger to her, Joseph Brider.

Tue, May 6

1:05

Kiwi siblings battling rare genetic condition

Faith Sinclair and Daniel Peach both have the rare genetic condition sialidosis, a disorder which took the life of their brother Antonn at the age of 42.

Wed, Mar 26

7:44

Serial rapist John Hope Muchirahondo jailed

Christchurch man John Hope Muchirahondo was found guilty in September of 11 charges of rape and six of sexual violation against nine women.

Fri, Mar 14

Fires deliberately lit to test theories on how wildfires spread

It’s hoped the research will shed light on how wildfires spread under various conditions.

Thu, Mar 13

2:13

February 2025

New Christchurch film studio boosts production prospects

Kōawa Studios has already been booked to assist with upcoming feature film Holy Days, starring Miriam Margolys.

Tue, Feb 18

2:18

Surf school aimed at teaching young people with disabilities launched in Chch

Organisers say they want all young people to have the opportunity to benefit from the skills, fitness, and community surf lifesaving offers.

Sun, Feb 9

2:24

Newly-installed system uses cameras to detect body shapes in the water and notifies lifeguards if something is not quite right.

AI an extra helper for lifeguards at Canterbury pool

The newly-installed system, a first for New Zealand, uses cameras to detect body shapes in the water and notifies lifeguards if something is not quite right.

Wed, Feb 5

2:25

January 2025

'Magnificent news': New population of critically endangered beetle found

It's given new hope for the long-term survival of the Canterbury Knobbled weevil.

Sun, Jan 26

2:29

$180,000 raised for Child Cancer Foundation at annual Crusaders event

Crusaders players joined a record number of runners in Christchurch today to clock up 40,000 laps around a rugby ground.

Fri, Jan 24

2:00

December 2024

Jonny Beardmore's quest has brought him home to Aotearoa for a special delivery.

'Galapagos Postman' on globe-trotting letter delivery mission

Jonny Beardmore's quest has brought him home to New Zealand for a special delivery.

December 13, 2024

2:11

Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao.

Yanfei Bao: Tingjun Cao found guilty of murder

The jury returned the verdict after just over an hour-and-a-half of deliberation.

December 4, 2024

4:05

November 2024

Tingjun Cao on the second day of his trial

Yanfei Bao's alleged killer to conduct own defence

Tingjun Cao has waived his right to counsel, with his previous legal team now appointed as standby counsel.

November 6, 2024

Tingjun Cao in court on Tuesday, October 29.

Trial adjourned for man accused of Yanfei Bao's murder

Justice Lisa Preston called the jury into the High Court in Christchurch to give them the update.

November 1, 2024

October 2024

Yanfei Bao trial: Farmer tells of seeing car where she was later found

A year before the real estate agent's body was recovered from a rural property in Christchurch, the owner of the land followed strange car tracks.

October 31, 2024

2:02

Court hears evidence linking the murdered real estate agent’s phone to places where the accused man’s vehicle was seen.

Yanfei Bao trial: Phone tracing evidence heard in court

Signals from Bao's phone matched locations of her alleged killer's vehicle on the day she disappeared, the High Court has heard.

October 30, 2024

1:39

Yanfei Bao murder-accused waives right to appear in court

"I'm satisfied that presently, he does not wish to be present at his trial," Justice Lisa Preston said today.

October 23, 2024

Sophia Crestani died at an overcrowded student party in Dunedin in October 2019.

Dunedin student party death: 'Likely preventable' - coroner

Last weekend marked five years since the student’s death at the out of control party held on the October 5, 2019.

October 8, 2024

2:24

September 2024

The social media platform is yet to roll out the changes in New Zealand but Netsafe believes the we won't be far behind.

Instagram teen accounts a 'step in the right direction' - Netsafe

The changes - boosting parental controls and privacy for teen accounts - are being rolled out in other countries but Netsafe believes New Zealand won't be far behind.

September 19, 2024

1:54