25 Jun 2025

Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 25 June 2025
First Jetstar flight arrives in Dunedin

Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton

A Dunedin mother and son lived in a cold, dark and wet Kainga Ora house for nearly a week after a hot water cylinder burst, trans Tasman flights to Dunedin have returned, and the government is providing $15 million for a solar farm on Stewart Island with the hope of reducing steep power prices.

RNZ reporter in Dunedin covering Otago and Southland.

Get the RNZ app

for easy access to all your favourite programmes

Subscribe to Nine To Noon

Podcast (MP3) Oggcast (Vorbis)