Jean Edwards
Christchurch 16 year old is rising ballet and swimming star
Rising ballet star and teen swimming sensation Hamish Giddens has mastered the art of fluid movement. The Christchurch 16 year old holds 4 national titles in the pool and is flying to New York next… Audio
Former Gloriavale members file claim believed to be in the millions
A group of former Gloriavale members have filed a claim for lost wages and compensation at the Employment Relations Authority that is believed to total more than $5 million.
The claim follows two… Audio
Around the motu: Jean Edwards in Christchurch
RNZ's Jean Edwards is in Christchurch where the race for the Ilam electorate is heating up again. Sarah Pallett's success was one of the biggest upsets in 2020, as the first Labour MP to win the… Audio
Red wave may be breaking in battle for Ilam
National is striving to reclaim a traditional party stronghold in Christchurch, following one of the biggest upsets of the last election.
Labour's Sarah Pallett unseated long-serving MP Gerry… Audio
Around the motu: Jean Edwards in Christchurch
RNZ's Jean Edwards is in Christchurch, where the dust is still settling following the Lauren Dickason trial. Jean looks back at how the case unfolded, after the mother of three was found guilty of the… Audio
The Week in Detail: Dickason murders, KiwiSaver, and home detention
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: The Gloriavale employment case
By Jean Edwards: Raised to be meek and submissive in a world dominated by men, six former Gloriavale women have won an extraordinary legal victory. Audio
'Relieved & Vindicated' ex Gloriavale women found to be employees
Relief and vindication for women who, according to their lawyer, were treated like slaves. The Employment Court has ruled six former Gloriavale women were employees who worked extremely hard under… Video, Audio
Bumper tourist seasons expected in Christchurch
Tourism leaders in Ōtautahi Christchurch are predicting bumper winter and summer seasons, as the city re-establishes itself as a key travel destination.
Data shows the number of international… Audio
BNZ in court to terminate bank relationship with Gloriavale
The High Court has heard Bank of New Zealand cannot justify terminating its 40 year banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community.
The bank sought to close Gloriavale's commercial… Audio
BNZ cannot terminate relationship with Gloriavale
The High Court has heard BNZ can't justify terminating its banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community. The BNZ sought to close Gloriavale's commercial accounts following an… Audio
Beckenridge mystery: Boy's clothes washed up on beach
The coroners court has heard 11-year-old Mike Beckenridge's name was written on items of clothing that washed up in Southland following the disappearance of the boy and his step-father eight years… Audio
Christchurch compost plant stench is torturing residents
Fed-up Bromley residents say they are tortured by a worsening stench from Christchurch's compost plant.
They say rotten odours from the city council-owned plant are aggravating asthma and ruining… Audio
Families using buy now pay later schemes for groceries
Budget advisers are increasingly alarmed about the number of people using buy now pay later schemes for groceries as they struggle to cope with the cost of living.
Struggling families are racking up… Audio
Two men convicted on 68 charges in drug, rape case in Christchurch
A depraved web of rape, sexual violations, drink spiking - a five year investigation - and never ending trauma for the many victims.
Two men have been convicted of 68 charges in one of the biggest… Audio
Decreasing inflation figures come as a surprise
Economists are predicting the country is probably over the worst of its bout of inflation.
The latest figures show a surprise drop in the annual rate, from 7.2 percent to 6.7 percent, although the… Audio
Food costs force shoppers to ditch fruit and vege
Cash-strapped shoppers are giving up on buying fresh fruit, vegetables and meat, while parents struggle to afford healthy food to fill kindergarten and school lunchboxes.
Their experience at the… Audio
US Police Officers who shot dead Christian Glass to stand trial
The family of a Christchurch-born man shot dead by police in the US say they're pleased criminal charges against two officers will proceed to trial.
A judge has thrown out the officers' bid to have… Audio
Gloriavale court case hears final arguments
A court has heard Gloriavale women were entrapped, enslaved and lived in servitude at the Christian community, on the final day of a long-running employment case.
Chief Employment Court judge… Audio
Woman unable to eat unsure when surgery will come
A Christchurch woman who has put up with intravenous feeding and two ostomy bags for a whole year still has no idea when she will be able to have surgery.
Beri Cakal is lucky to have survived a bowel… Audio