Chatham Islands

The people of the Chatham Islands may soon be rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers. Audio

Chatham Islands artist Cherie Tuck and her fisherman father Digby. Audio

Kevin Clark owns the tiny settlement of Port Hutt on the northwestern tip of the Chatham Islands where he runs a commercial fishing business. The quiet bay contains several wrecks, one of which Kevin… Audio

George Hough has been the resident handyman and undertaker on the Chatham Islands for over 50 years. Audio

The Chatham Islands boast many private conservation covenants - and one even has a predator proof fence Audio

Detailed 3D digital laser scans are preserving information about Moriori tree carvings on the Chatham Islands Audio

Moriori dendroglyphs, or tree carvings, are unique to the Chatham Islands, and are found on fewer than 200 trees. Many of these trees are dying. Audio

Mission Station is on the North Eastern tip of the Chatham Islands and is home to Jim and Sally Muirson, who run sheep and beef on the windswept Peninsula. Jim, who came to the Chatham's in the 1960's… Audio

Generating electricity using ocean waves is being touted as a way to solve energy problems on the Chatham Islands. Audio

The Chatham Island's newly appointed Mayor Alfred Preece, takes Cosmo to the top of his farm in Owenga to see platforms for the huge wind turbines that are being constructed (in France) to ease the… Audio

On the Chatham Islands, a project has begun to restore a piece of local history. Over 50 years ago, a Short Sunderland plane crashed, putting it permanently out of action. Audio

In what may well count as the country's smallest wind farm, the Chatham Islands is putting up two wind turbines to try to cut locals' power bills. Audio

The book "A Decade of Disasters in the Chatham Islands", outlines a series of tragedies and conflicts in an eventful decade from 1866 to 1875. Audio

After twenty five years this sound is finally returning to the Chatham Islands. Audio

Tax relief and income assistance has been secured for some of the most isolated farmers on the planet - those on the Chatham Islands. Audio

Ecologist Colin Miskelly and marine biologist David Schiel discuss a newly revised landmark book about the Chatham Islands. Audio

The Government's injected $6 million into kick-starting a cultural revival of the Chatham Islands' Moriori. Audio

Calls are getting louder on the Chatham Islands for an urgent solution to spiraling energy costs there. Audio

Dean Williams talks to geologist Hamish Campbell, who took a team from Timaru Boys High School to the Chatham Islands. Audio

Dean Williams talks to Hayley Lawrence about the rare Chathams Island taiko. Audio