Ian Telfer

Edward Livingstone's psycho-therapist says she was naive and wrong to write a letter for court saying he was not a violent man. Audio

The Livingstone inquest has heard the medical system did not collect important information about the risk posed by the 51 year old who killed his children. Audio

The police have admitted they should have tracked down Edward Livingstone's full criminal history in Australia of arson and assault before he shot dead his two children. Audio

The coroner's court has heard that Edward Livingstone talked to others about intending to kill his children and himself as early as mid-2013, but the police did not take the threats seriously. Audio

The coroner's inquest into the shooting deaths of two Dunedin children by their father is expected to focus on failures in the protection order system failed that was meant to protect them. Audio

Otago's war on pests has a new target: wallabies crossing the border from Canterbury. Audio

The Southern district health board says its projected financial deficit next year of more than 40 million dollars is totally unacceptable and will be slashed. Audio

The police searching for a missing Southland boy for almost a month have revealed all the evidence so far points to him being the victim of a murder-suicide by his step-father Audio

A man who ran a Dunedin service station with fuel stolen from his competitors has been given 18 months home detention. Audio

Otago University says its new national dental school will catch it up to the best in Australia. Audio

The police have found metal wreckage in a cove at Curio Bay likely to be the car at the centre of a search for a missing Southland boy but they won't say if anyone is inside. Audio

The police searching for a missing Southland boy are going back to Curio Bay tomorrow, this time with an underwater camera attached to a helicopter. Audio

New details have emerged of the clues the police are following in the Catlins in Southland in the search for a boy and step-father missing for 12 days. Audio

The police have confirmed they have found an oil slick on the surface of Curio Bay in the Catlins where the search for a missing 11 year old boy is focussed. Audio

The Crown institute AgResearch has been told to write a much more detailed case to justify a job-changing and controversial overhaul it has already begun. Audio

Dunedin hospital managers are expecting to have to work in their failing main building for up to another decade while they work out how to replace it. Audio

A Dunedin city councillor accused of bulllying staff, collegues and outside professionals is under investigation. Audio

New geological research into the movement of pounamu has found its stones move in a river like fish swimming upstream. GNS Science says the research in conjunction with the South Island greenstone's… Audio

NIWA's Lauder station in Central Otago has gained significant international recognition, with upcoming certification as part of the international GRUAN network. Audio

People living on Otago Peninsula say a noticeable increase in dangerous driving by tourists this year needs an urgent solution. Audio