Ian Telfer
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 11 November 2015
Alex Fisher's brother charged with his murder; Second dramatic walkout over PM's rapists taunt; Our political editor has more; Stolen Otago Uni exams recovered but "unusable"; Midwives put… Audio
Kone Elevators to pay 140,0000 in reparations, fines for mechanic's death
A major elevator company must pay more than 140-thousand dollars in reparations and fines for the death of a Dunedin mechanic. Audio
Confusion over Catlins lodge armed stand-off
The South Otago police have had a confusing night trying to work out who they were dealing with in an armed stand-off at a forest lodge in the Catlins. Audio
Royal bee interruption causes right royal ruckus
Staff at Dunedin's Orokonui Eco-sanctuary say they were worried about royal protocol when a bee interrupted Prince Charles' tour yesterday. Audio
A bee and the royal crotch
Prince Charles has had a brush with a bee whilst clutching a tuatara at a conservation sanctuary near Dunedin this afternoon. Audio
More jobs than job-seekers at Clutha's jobs fair in Dunedin
With unemployment hitting 6 percent today - there were many more jobs than job-seekers at a speed-dating jobs fair in Dunedin today set up to attract workers an hour down the road. Audio
TV news abandoning the South - mayors, anchors
Television news channels are being accused of abandoning the Southern regions with proposals to cut back to skeleton staffing. Audio
Botched South Dunedin cycle network scaled back
The Dunedin City Council is scaling back its botched South Dunedin cycle network, saying it will have to do less of it, better. Audio
Otago University 'punitive and mean'
Otago University is being called punitive and mean for making staff who stayed home during a shooting threat take the day as annual leave. Audio
Silver Fern Farms decision will be a defining moment - board
Silver Fern Farms shareholders have overwhelmingly backed a 260 million dollar Chinese joint venture that the company's board says will be a defining moment for the meat industry. Audio
No French ghosts for All Blacks fans
Rugby commentators have spent the week chewing over the World Cup quarter-final match in Cardiff, and of course it's all been centred on the heart breaking 2007 match in the same stadium when France… Audio
Lab-in-a-Box takes science to the people
A mobile laboratory in a shipping container has been launched in Dunedin to take science to rural people. Otago reporter Ian Telfer was there as the box was opened. Audio
Dunedin leaders call for end of secrecy on courthouse
Dunedin leaders are calling on the justice minister to end the secrecy about quake-strengthening the city's heritage courthouse, saying the figures being used are unbelievable. Audio
Drone joins fight to save coastal roads
Amid recent headlines highlighting the dangerous misuse of drones, a North Otago council is using one to save coastal roads. Audio
Hui Zhang given longest sentence for class B drugs
An Auckland restaurant owner has been imprisoned for the biggest class B drug crime in New Zealand history. Audio
Andrew Hore's appeal against firearms conviction rejected
A former All Black has failed with his appeal against a firearms conviction that could stop him attending his children's Christening and accepting lucrative promotions work overseas. Audio
National online voting trial at risk after Dunedin pulls out
A national trial of online voting may not be economically viable after Dunedin became the fifth council to pull out Audio
Dunedin council pulls out of online voting trial
The Dunedin city council has withdrawn from next year's online voting trial after a debate lasting three-and-a-half hours. Audio
All Blacks draw World Cup inspiration from their fans
The All Blacks went to the nation today for their last public appearances in the provinces before the Rugby World Cup. Audio
Otago Uni guilty over wet tiles
A woman who took Otago University to court over slipping on wet tiles has just won 60-thousand dollars. Audio
