Canterbury
Our Own Odysseys: Antarctica's Mt Erebus
Post-doctoral researcher at Albuquerque's University of New Mexico, Christchurch raised Tehnuka Ilanko has spent a few years investigating the active lava lake at the summit crater of Mount Erebus. Audio
Flood of messy freedom campers feared
A Banks Peninsula local has raised the prospect of messy freedom campers flooding in from Christchurch city and another's spoken of stepping in their excrement. Audio
Woman charged over alleged prison smuggling
A woman has been charged after what the Corrections Department says was an attempt to smuggle drugs, cigarettes and phones into Christchurch Men's Prison.
Intersection windscreen washers
It could soon be illegal for people to wash car windscreens at intersections in Christchurch. Audio
Ross Gumbley: 'Exit the King'
Ionesco's 1962 absurdist comedy 'Exit the King' opens in Christchurch's Court Theatre this week. Eva talks to director Ross Gumbley. Audio
A novel about the painful health reforms of the 1980s and 90s.
Christchurch radiologist Ian Cowan's novel takes us back to the health reforms of the early 1990s. New Zealand's public healthcare system was falling into turmoil as the government tried to convert… Audio
When Jazz Came to Town
This week on Spectrum: It may be elusive but when its good, everyone knows it. We're talking about jazz. Next Sunday, Heritage Week in Christchurch pays tribute to the city's early jazz musicians with… Audio
Patrick Evans and Kate De Goldi: writers and writing
Patrick Evans is the author of the first biography of the writer Janet Frame. His play based on his 2010 novel, Gifted, is playing at Wellington's Circa Theatre, and his new novel, The Back of His… Audio
Blockhill
Motivated by the converging problems of environmental degradation, over population, peak oil and climate change, Olmec and Melisa Sinclair employ permaculture principals to develop resilient solutions… Audio, Gallery
Blockhill
Motivated by the converging problems of environmental degradation, over population, peak oil and climate change, Olmec and Melisa Sinclair employ permaculture principals to develop resilient solutions…
AudioEarly and destructive start to fire season
Fire crews are still damping down hotspots after fires broke out in Otago and Canterbury, leaving a woman in hospital, damaging houses and destroying nine buildings.
Critter of the Week - Canterbury mudfish
The Canterbury Mudfish is our Critter of The Week. It a series where we focus on the lesser-known threatened species. Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's threatened species ambassador. Audio
Work Ethics and 'Making a Fuss' - Cecile Meier
Making a fuss is not something New Zealanders are particularly good at, according to Cecile Meier. It's the topic of the half Swiss, half French journalists' latest opinion column for The Press. And… Audio
Farmer works all night to save home from flames.
A farmer who spent all night figting the fires that engulfed Saddle Hill above Mosgiel has saved his home from destruction Audio
Fire Service says resources have been stretched in the south
The Fire Service says its resources have been extremely stretched over the past 24 hours with more than a-thousand call outs in the South Island. Audio
Tidal barrier plan may be canned due to $350m cost
A proposal for a tidal barrier on the Avon-Heathcote estuary may not go ahead, after exploration into the plan found it would cost up to $350 million to build.
Homes in peril from Oxford fire
As many as 15 fire engines along with helicopters were in action late yesterday in a bid to save homes threatened by fire just outside Oxford in North Canterbury. Brian Clark who runs the town's Black… Audio
20 families still out of homes after fires
Twenty families are still out of their homes after yesterday's fire near Mosgiel. Jamie Cowan is a rural fire officer for Otago. Audio
Latest on Canterbury fires
In Canterbury our Christchurch bureau chief Belinda McCammon is with us. Audio
Fires continue to burn but under control in the South Island
Our reporter Darryl Baser is at Saddle Hill. Audio
