Chatham Islands
Reinforcements arrive to fight Chatham fire
Helicopters have started work to extinguish a large fire on Chatham Island after more resources were sent over today.
Chatham Islands residents evacuated due to fire
Nineteen households along Waitangi Wharf - Owhenga Road in the Chatham Islands have been evacuated, ahead of a fast-spreading fire.
Chatham Islanders first to the polls tomorrow
They didn't get the right the vote until 1922, but Chatham Islanders will be be the first to get the opportunity tomorrow when their polling booth opens, three quarters of an hour ahead of the… Audio
Scientists keep eye in the sky on rare NZ birds
A satellite is now being used to count the endangered northern royal albatross, which breeds on the Chatham Islands.
To the Chathams!
The Weekend heads 45 minutes into the future and about 8 hundred kilometres east now. To the most easterly part of New Zealand in fact... to the Chatham Islands, where a hoped-for runway extension… Audio
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Chatham Islands local Pita Thomas talks about still having to process fish on Anniversary Day. Audio
Two men rescued from hull after fishing boat capsizes
Two men have been rescued from an upturned Chatham Islands commercial fishing vessel 1.8 kilometres south of Pitt Island this morning.
Proposed airport upgrade for Chatham Islands
A $55 million port redevelopment is underway in the Chatham Islands, with hopes an upgrade to the local airport could be next.
Hunted to extinction - the Chatham Island sea lion
Within 200 years of settling the Chatham Islands, Moriori had hunted the local sea lion to extinction. What lessons can we learn from that? Audio
Descendants of Te Kooti make first visit to Chathams
Descendants of some of the hundreds of Maori exiled with the prophet Te Kooti to the Chathams 150 years ago will visit the islands for the first time today. Audio
New Zealand's prehistoric polar forests
A team of Australian and New Zealand fossil hunters on a National Geographic expedition spent weeks scouring sites in Marlborough and on the Chatham Islands for remnants of prehistoric polar forests.
…Taiko take off
With just 120-or-so known adult birds, 21 new chicks are a very welcome addition to the Chatham Island taiko population. Audio
New fish factory eases frustration in Chathams
Chatham Islanders say a new fish factory due to open early next month is a sign that decades of poor investment is being reversed.
Chatham Is look forward to looser rules round burying at home
Any relaxing of the rules around people being buried on private rural land, as the Law Commission recommends, would have real impact on the Chatham Islands. Audio
Huge potential in Chathams - farmer
The Chatham Islands has a huge, untapped potential for farming but a better understanding of soils is needed, a local farmer says.
Chathams wake to another day of heavy weather
Chatham Islanders are waking this morning to the prospect of another day of gale force winds and mountainous seas. Audio
Chatham Islands' Mayor
Residents in the Chatham Islands are being urged to hunker down and wait for ex-Tropical Cyclone Pam to pass. Audio
Chatham Islands' residents hunker down
In the Chatham Islands a state of local emergency has been declared in anticipation of the arrival of Cyclone Pam. Audio
Chatham Islands in state of emergency
The Chatham Islands are in a state of emergency as locals wait for the remnants of Cyclone Pam to sweep-by tomorrow. Audio
EPA report says seabed mining could cause "catastrophic" damage
The main environmental watchdog says mining for phosphate off the Chatham Islands could do catastrophic and permanent damage to the seabed. Audio