Ian Telfer

A man who stole thirty thousand litres of fuel to sell at his own Dunedin service station has been warned he will imprisoned unless he comes up with 38 thousand dollars for his victim. Audio

The Southern district health board is making a bid for $25 million for urgent work to repair Dunedin hospital. The existing Clinical Services Building is no longer fit for purpose and the DHB's been… Audio

A Dunedin start-up company says getting the fastest internet in the Southern Hemisphere changes everything. Audio

A North Otago mayor is calling for more to be done to stop foreigners driving on the wrong side of the road after a weekend of crashes and dangerous driving. Audio

The sister of a murdered North Otago farmhand has told his killers she will never be able to forgive their lack of remorse. Audio

The Dunedin city council has accused a quarry on the landmark Saddle Hill of being intransigent as it heads back to court again. Audio

The Scottish cricket team says it is proud it could scare the Black Caps in a World Cup match. Audio

The endangered New Zealand Sea Lion could be in line for an image makeover to try to save it. Audio

The police have decided ultimately to lay no charges over the death of an Otago prisoner, a decision his mother says means more prisoners will die. The police told Victoria Davis today there'll be no… Audio

Farmers in inland Otago say they are being punished with an irrigation ban in a time of growing drought. The Otago regional council is stopping any farmers from taking water in the catchment area of… Audio

A group of farmers in Otago's Maniototo say a total irrigation ban being brought in because of a growing drought crisis is an unfair punishment on the area. Audio

Abbott says he is determined to stay PM; Sea Shepherd intercepts poaching vessels in Australian waters; Labour leader Andrew Little on the Northland by-election; Otago farmers reject drought ban as… Audio

The Otago Regional Council is pleading for the Government to declare a drought as taps are turned off at irrigation dams. Audio

A notorious fishing trawler which ran aground last night in Otago Harbour on its final voyage is expected to try to leave again before the weekend. Audio

Kea Petroleum closes its Taranaki oil field, blaming lower prices and could the death toll in Nigeria be worse than previously estimated. Audio

Al qaeda claims responsibility for the Paris attack, as the Charlie Hebdo magazine sells out. A call for more police to be stationed at Auckland's Britomart and big names from the movie world agree to… Audio

New Zealand gets the right to board illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean. A new law produces a backlog in the courts and what's the answer to the problem of dog attacks? Audio

The Government orders a review of the police message on speed tolerance. Do we need special measures targetting foreign drivers and France sends troops and police into Jewish schools and synagogues. Audio

Millions of people rally in France in the wake of last week's attack on a magazine office. Suicide bombers blow themselves up in a market in Nigeria and a New Zealand rugby player's to be deported… Audio

The Alps2Ocean cycleway is still only half-built, but already it is breathing new life into central South Island towns. Audio