Conan Young

The Timaru community is in shock after five young people died in a car crash on Saturday.

The teenagers - aged between 15 and 16 - were killed when the car they were in hit a power pole and broke in… Audio

The number of people living in cars and garages is on the rise in Christchurch - as many struggle to keep up with spiralling rents.

It's happening as temperatures plummet below zero, leading to… Video, Audio

The country came to town today as farmers expressed their frustration at what they call a barrage of red tape and new taxes.

They came by tractor and ute to 50 centres, from Kaitaia to Invercargill… Video, Audio

Huge convoys of tractors and utes are trundling into town and city centres today. They're protesting against what they say are onerous government policies, which don't work for them or their… Audio

A proposal to open the doors to widespread harvesting of snapper off the west coast of the North Island, for the first time in 16 years, has been slammed by recreational fishers.

They argue a huge… Audio

It's all hands on deck in the north Canterbury town of Rangiora as volunteers race to replace one hundred traps washed away in last month's floods.

They are crucial in defending some of the world's… Video, Audio

Port Taranaki's decision to refuse entry to a ship with two Covid infected crew, is being labelled inhumane.

The Ministry of Health said the Viking Bay was returning to Taranaki Port where all 15… Audio

Some farmers in mid-Canterbury are making significant changes to the way they farm to reduce the amount of nitrate coming off their properties and improve water quality.

Nitrate levels in private… Audio

A farmer in an area known as ground zero for high nitrate levels, is making fundamental changes to the way he farms in order to lesson his impact on water quality.

Levels in private drinking water… Audio

It was a crime made to go online. Words spoken at the conference in Christchurch on terrorism that today looked at the role online hate speech played in the March 15 mosque attacks.

Our reporter… Video, Audio

Police say they managed to foil two mass shootings - one just before and another just after the March 15 terror attack.

The news came today in Christchurch at the first conference held in this… Video, Audio

A lot more work is needed to ensure people feel connected to their communities and wider society, to ensure the horrific events of the Christchurch mosque shooting are never repeated. That was the… Audio

RNZ reporter Conan Young got trapped on the south side of the Ashburton River earlier this morning, shortly after it was closed due to significant slumping on the northern side of the bridge.

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The Ashburton bridge at State Highway 1 was closed earlier this morning after motorists reported they could feel it slumping under them.

Reporter Conan Young was one of those who drove south over the… Audio

The mid-Canterbury town of Hinds - south of Ashburton - remains completely surrounded by flood waters which have also closed the highway.

Reporter Conan Young was there.

He spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Ashburton is still cut off after flooding hit on Sunday and Monday.

An extreme deluge of rain washed out three bridges in the district and covered roads.

The main bridge across the Ashburton River… Audio

A local state of emergency remains in place across Canterbury, where torrential rain has led to widespread flooding isolating some communities. Nearly 400 millimetres of rain has fallen in parts of… Audio

Kathryn speaks to RNZ reporter Conan Young who is on the ground as the red alert warning remains in place in Canterbury. Audio