Canterbury

For nearly 100 years, the Timaru lighthouse looked out over the sea and shinned brightly for sailors negoitating their way up the South Island or into Timaru Harbour. The light was first lit on 1st… Audio

The outdoorsman and adventurer discusses Maori rock art and discoveries at Pegasus Town. Audio

The outdoorsman and adventurer takes us on a journey along the coastal part of State Highway 1, as you drive from Blenheim south to Kaikoura. Audio

Apart from its bid to become a world heritage site, what makes the Tekapo sky so special? Audio

Karen Zelas talks about setting her novel 'Past Perfect' in Akaroa and France in the 19th and 21st centuries. Audio

Hundreds of Ukulele players gathered in the Christchurch Town Hall's James Hay Theatre to attempt to break a World Record. Audio

Kate will discuss books on the children's shelves of the Christchurch City Libraries by authors Franciso X Stork, Richard Peck, Gloria Whelan and Karen Cushman. Audio

The etymological and cultural origins of the garden city's names: Bryndwr, Glandovey Road, Taylors Mistake, Murrays Mistake, Hoon Hay, New Brighton, Shirley. Audio

Here's another secret holiday hotspot from around the country. Audio

Dr Hamish Campbell, geologist and GNS scientist, discusses the formation of the Canterbury plains. Audio

The Bats, Pandemonium, DJ SirVere & Scribe. Thanks to APRA for allowing Radio New Zealand to share this audio from the Silver Scrolls 2009 ceremony held in Christchurch on 15 October 2009. Audio

The outdoorsman, adventurer, travel journalist and photographer goes to the Clarence river. Audio

A stoush over the Mackenzie Country landscape is shaping up as farmers seek water rights to irrigate more than 27,000 ha of the Mackenzie Basin and Upper Waitaki Valley. Audio

Supernatural and spooky sightings in the south. Is Mt Cook's oldest hut haunted? Audio

Astronomer Alan Gilmore discusses the Kaikoura UFO sightings. Audio

Suky Thompson a local historian, conducts Guided Walks around Akaroa. She tells us about the whaling history of the town. Audio

Lynda Wallace from the Akaroa Museum, Victoria Andrews from the Akaroa Civic Trust, and Sandra Innes from the Akaroa I Site. Audio

Its name in Maori means long harbour yet you are just as likely to find French name places and road signs around the town. Audio

Monique Devereux looks at how the proposed Central Plains irrigation project has divided the Canterbury community Audio

An interview about changes in Canterbury's vegetation and the region's weather patterns. Audio