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Couple open sunflower patch for photo op fundraiser
Audio 21 Feb 2025It started as a way to block out a bit of ugly stuff and has blossomed into a community fundraiser. Last November a Temuka couple planted three hectares of their South Canterbury property in sunflower… Audio
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Three seriously hurt in chemical incident at Lyttelton Port
Firefighters had to rescue two of the people from a tank.
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Bypass vs bridge: A 15-year transport saga
It's been a long road and now construction of Ashburton's long-awaited bridge isn't far off. But calls for a bypass persist.
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Tall Blacks face mixed bag in Asia Cup qualifiers
New Zealand - who have already qualified - are to face winless Hong Kong and unbeaten Philippines as qualifying window closes.
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New Zealand's glaciers have shrunk by 29%
A New Zealand glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels like she is yelling into the void as yet another study shows our glaciers are rapidly shrinking.
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Homeschool enrolments still high after rapid rise
At the middle of last year there were 10,757 children in homeschooling.
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The 'bulldozer' of a bill set to change gene editing laws
Changes are coming to gene editing laws. Whether they'll help future-proof our economy or ruin New Zealand's international reputation is up for debate.
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Remembering the Poly-1 computer
Lecturer at the University of Canterbury's School of Product Design, Mark Rickerby joins Emile Donovan to discuss what we can learn from New Zealand built computer from the eighties. Audio
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Councillors back recommendation to keep water services under total council control
Ratepayers will now be asked asked to provide feedback on their preferred model, as the council works to establish how it will deliver drinking water, wastewater and stormwater under new government…
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Severe thunderstorms possible for Canterbury, Otago
Severe thunderstorms would generate localised downpours with rainfall rates of 25 to 35 millimetres per hour, and large hail, MetService added. Audio
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Police investigating a series of overnight smash-and-grab raids in Christchurch
Seven businesses on New Regent Street were broken into, as well as one on Racecourse Road.
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$2 million to honour unmarked graves of state children
The fund is part of the government's ongoing response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
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Keeping the peace in Ukraine: How ready would NZ forces be?
Amid talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine - could New Zealand provide peacekeeping troops, and how ready are our forces? A former peacekeeper weighs in.
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Residents to petition council over claim sewage is seeping into their wells
Concerned Selwyn residents say nitrate levels in their drinking water are being pushed up by human effluent spread on fields near their homes.
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Black Caps lose Ferguson for Champions Trophy
Kyle Jamieson returns to Black Caps after bowler Lockie Ferguson is ruled out of Champions Trophy.
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Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
Audio 18 Feb 2025Jonathan discusses Rakaia community's response to speed limit reversals, the council is paying influencers to boost tourism, and Ashburton has a MAGA (make Ashburton great again) mayor candidate. Audio
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Farmers moving to flexible milking, better work-life balance
DairyNZ research shows more than 40 percent of South Island farmers have moved to flexible milking.
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Remembering the NZ-built computer
Analysis - The story of the Poly-1 has enduring lessons about research and innovation policy.
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NZ's first electric fire truck rolls out at Christchurch Airport
Christchurch Airport has welcomed New Zealand's first electric fire truck, but one expert says the saved emissions will be "insignificant and inconsequential".
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NZDF takes council to court, seeks to ban noise complaints
The Defence Force has taken the Selwyn District Council to the Environment Court over its refusal to ban residents living near an army rifle range from complaining about its noise.
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South Canterbury cafe offering free coffee for drivers
Audio 17 Feb 2025How about a free coffee as relief from the grind of a long roadie? But be warned the brew is instant and terms and conditions apply. It's the brain child of the Nosh Roadside Gourmet on State Highway… Audio
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NRL: Warriors women to make Waikato home
Warriors women to play majority of home games in Hamilton.
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Study shows time it takes to repay uni fees for teachers, nurses, social workers and midwives
A new study shows it can take decades for teachers, nurses, social workers, and midwives to recover the costs of university fees and unpaid placements. Lead author of the study, University of… Audio
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Female-dominated professions struggle to catch up in cumulative earnings
Long training and unpaid placements means it could take decades for New Zealand teachers, nurses, social workers and midwives to catch up in cumulative earnings with minimum wage workers, a new study…
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Hurunui blaze: 'They were very, very lucky'
A North Canterbury helicopter pilot says locals were very lucky to escape property damage, after a scrub fire in Hurunui over the weekend.
