Conan Young
Canterbury flooding: Ashburton update
Ashburton's river is riding high, but has not burst just yet.
RNZ reporter Conan Young has just returned to Ashburton after speaking to evacuees in Hinds.
He spoke to Susie Ferguson. Audio
Canterbury flooding: Update from the ground
The Selwyn District Council has also issued a 'Do Not Consume' notice for the Springfield water supply.
People can get urgent bottled water at the Springfield Fire Station.
Evacuation and welfare… Audio
Canterbury flooding: Army trucks travel to Ashburton from Burnham to provide assistance
Three army trucks and soldiers from the Burnham Army base rolled into Ashburton on Sunday ready to help if the call went out to evacuate people.
The local marae also swung into action - preparing… Audio
Canterbury flooding: State of emergency still in place
A state of emergency remains is in place in Canterbury as heavy rain which has caused widespread flooding continues to fall.
The worst hit areas are Ashburton and Timaru Selwyn district and… Audio
Midwives urge limits on water nitrate levels after risks revealed
Midwives are asking for stricter limits on the amount of polluting nitrates allowed in people's drinking water.
It is in response to new research showing the risk of premature births can increase… Video, Audio
Ex-inmate hopes Wāhine Māori Pathways will cut recidivism
A former inmate at Christchurch Women's Prison is hopeful a new programme to connect wāhine with their culture, will help cut down the number returning to prison.
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis… Video, Audio
New app revolutionising epilepsy treatment
A New Zealand dietician has helped develop an app set to revolutionise the way some children are treated for epilepsy.
It helps dieticians and parents using a prescription keto diet to treat the… Video, Audio
Rural Canterbury nitrate testing demand so high some miss out
The demand for nitrate-testing of drinking water was so high in Canterbury this week that some people had to be turned away.
Tests were offered by the Canterbury Regional Council in the town of… Audio
Covid-19: More foreign fishing crews on the way to NZ
More fishing crew are on their way to New Zealand from Covid-19 hotspots such as Russia.
More than 200 of them spent weeks longer than planned in a Christchurch hotel last year after 31 tested… Audio
Canterbury council told to do more on water quality
Protesters sang their displeasure about water quality up to those sitting inside the offices of the Canterbury Regional Council today.
About 200 gathered at lunchtime to let the council know what… Audio
Underwater noise pollution could deafen whales, dolphins - Cawthron Institute
The Cawthron Institute says a lack of restrictions on underwater noise is putting some of New Zealand's most endangered mammals at risk.
The independent science organisation has been monitoring the… Audio
Free testing of nitrate levels offered in Canterbury
Authorities in Canterbury are offering free testing of homeowners' drinking water to check for harmful levels of nitrate.
It follows a recent study showing between 300 and 800 thousand New Zealanders… Audio
Deadline for industry to remove coal boilers
The government today has brought in a deadline for industry to stop using coal-fired boilers, without applying one to the boilers it owns.
Everything from wool scourers to dairy processors have until… Audio
Pike River: Families told charges now likely
Two of the Pike River families have been told by the police that charges over the disaster are likely.
This as the deadline for the completion of the forensic investigation is pushed out to October… Audio
Govt's committment to safe drinking water questioned
The government is being questioned over its commitment to safe drinking water. An official information act request shows a working group, that was supposed to be looking at nitrates in water, only met… Audio
2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa crowds don't match 2020
Crowds at Super Rugby Aotearoa matches have so far failed to match the sell out stadiums seen last year.
Even blockbuster fixtures such as the top of the table Crusaders vs Blues match a week ago… Audio
Further work planned on nitrates in drinking water
The researcher behind a study showing potentially harmful levels of nitrates in drinking water, is planning further work that will establish if there is a link with rates of bowel cancer.
It will… Audio
DHB-funded diet programme helps boy with epilepsy
The mother of a seven year old boy diagnosed with untreatable epilepsy, wants to see more money put in to using the keto diet to treat the condition. Jake Parker was one of the first to be put on the… Audio
Mosque attacks anniversary to be marked tomorrow
The second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks is being marked tomorrow with a special remembrance service.
The 'Ko Tatou Tatou We Are One' event at the Christchurch Arena, is being… Audio
Man charged with threatening to kill appears in court
The 27 year old man charged with threatening to kill worshippers at the Linwood and Al Noor mosques....... has made his first appearnace in the Christchurch District Court . Audio