Stories by Maja Burry

A plan to get a temporary container mall up and running in earthquake-affected Kaikōura needs money urgently.

A Christchurch man has set up a mock prison cell outside his insurer's office to protest outstanding earthquake insurance claims.

The mental health of children suffering post-earthquake stress dramatically improves with small changes to their school environment, a pilot study shows.

The Hurunui District mayor is concerned only one business in his district is benefiting from a government support grant to help quake hit businesses.

The world's largest airborne observatory has returned to Christchurch for a fourth season, to gather data from stars, planets and galaxies that can be observed only in the Southern Hemisphere.

A Queenstown newspaper naming and shaming drink drivers on its front page could do more harm than good, some local service providers say.

International scientists researching climate change have returned from what is expected to be the largest research voyage in Antarctica this winter.

Christchurch pubs, restaurants and motels expect this weekend's visitor numbers will be unable to compete with the boom of the 2005 Lions' tour.

The service organisation's leaders are putting pressure on a club in Christchurch after discovering it does not allow women to join. Audio

The brother of missing Christchurch builder Michael McGrath is appealing for help to find him, saying they are desperate to get him home.

A lucrative water consent attached to a former wool-scouring plant in Christchurch has been bought by a group of Chinese investors.

A group lobbying for the cathedral's restoration is calling for the government to intervene to speed up a decision on its future. Video

Researchers looking at the recovery of the fire-ravaged Port Hills in Christchurch hope their work will help reduce the impact of future fires.

Some earthquake-affected businesses are very close to collapse, a new group set up to advocate for them says. Video, Audio

Whitebaiters could face catch limits, tougher enforcement and fishing permits amid concern over the future of the native species.

The only pub in Waiau has re-opened in a temporary building in its own car park after it was damaged in the Kaikōura earthquake.

The Re:Start mall was one of the first things to pop up in the city's derelict central business district after the February 2011 quake. Now, it's preparing to close up shop.

Stonemasons have been working to restore two quake-damaged war memorials in Canterbury's Hurunui District in time for Anzac Day commemorations.

Drought-hit farmers in North Canterbury are breathing a sigh of relief, with the rainfall brought by two cyclones turning parched paddocks green. Video

The massive Kaikōura earthquake may have saved the town from having to spend millions of dollars protecting itself from coastal erosion.

Troy Taylor, 23, has been found guilty of assaulting and murdering 15-month-old Ihaka Stokes at their Christchurch home.

More than 300 workers will live in prefabricated units while they fix SH1 and the railway north of Kaikōura.

Farmers living in caravans and quake-damaged homes urgently need suitable accommodation before winter, a support group says. Video

For north Canterbury farmer Richard Wilding, three years of drought has been worse than the Kaikōura earthquake that damaged his farm and wrecked his home.

Schools in the Christchurch say they are still struggling to support children who are showing signs of quake-related stress.