Christchurch City Council makes a belated plea for help to pay for Te Kaha
David Williams
David Williams is Newsroom's environment editor, South Island correspondent and investigative writer.
Posted inPolitics
Chiding in plain sight, Part II
Our investigation into influence takes us to the battleground electorate of Ilam
Posted inPolitics
Chiding in plain sight
Inside the Taxpayers’ Union’s in-your-face push for change. Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Posted inConservation
Smoke alarms in huts: Conservation Dept explains tech and safety imperatives
Backcountry huts to meet the same regulations as city buildings
Posted inEnvironment
Warning over looming water battle
National wants to 're-balance' the way freshwater’s managed
Posted inConservation
'Financial bottomless pit': Smoke alarms for hundreds of DoC huts
An exemption allowing back country huts not to have smoke alarms has ended
Posted inGovernment, News, Newsroom Pro, Politics
Concerns $42,000 port briefing not worth the paper it's not written on
Transparency questions raised over consultants’ work on Lyttelton Port Company
Posted inElection 2023
Labour’s campaign chief puts on brave face
A yawning gap between National and Labour doesn’t get Megan Woods down
Posted inElection 2023
Tears in Christchurch as Chippy concedes
A funereal air descends on Labour’s election night event in Christchurch
Posted inElection 2023
Labour produces $4b list for Canterbury
Asked what it’s promising for Christchurch, Labour delivers a seven-page dossier
Posted inElection 2023
Chris and Chris cast long shadows over town hall
Political theatre in Christchurch lacks two main players
Posted inElection 2023
Luxon’s empty Christchurch pitch
National’s leader can’t state one specific policy for Christchurch or Canterbury beyond a bridge and a road
