Ian Telfer
Top Stories for Friday 9 January 2015
The two main suspects in the attack on a Paris magazine office, are still on the run. Vigils are held in New Zealand to mark the deaths in France and the plane that crashed into Lake Taupo may be… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 8 January 2015
The latest on a terror attack in Paris, 12 people are dead after an attack on a Paris newspaper office. Investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane to crash into Lake Taupo and New… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 7 January 2015
Oil prices fall to a five and a half year low. Kane Williamson on a record breaking day at the cricket and Japanese whalers head back to the Antarctic. Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 6 January 2015
Investigators try to work out the cause of yesterday's Pines Beach fire. How long will the dairy boom continue? And an eighth drowning death since Christmas. Audio
Top Stories for Monday 5 January 2015
The holiday road toll is twice that of last year - we ask why. We talk to the New Zealander who has just been appointed a Cardinal by the Vatican and Buckingham Palace denies Prince Andrew's… Audio
Frog that gives birth to tadpoles found
In the depths of an Indonesian rainforest, scientists have identified the first known frog that gives birth to tadpoles instead of laying eggs. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 2 January 2015
The police defend their efforts to suppress the Gisborne riot. An aerial search may be launched for the climbers who went missing on Mount Cook and New Zealand takes its seat at the United Nations… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 1 January 2014
Rioting in Gisborne on New Years Eve - 63 people are arrested. A finance company specialising in ethical investing goes into receivership and petrol prices continue to fall. Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 31 December 2014
The New Years Honours list is out - we talk to Dame Tariana Turia. Wreckage and bodies from the missing plane are located in the Java Sea and the big dry in South Canterbury. Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 30 December 2014
The missing Indonesian plane is believed to have crashed into the sea. The police say there's growing public support for lower blood alcohol limits for drivers and burning Greek ferry evacuated. Audio
Top Stories for Monday 29 December 2014
The search is suspended for an Indonesian plane that went missing. A dramatic rescue mission is under way in the Adriatic, where a Greek ferry boat is on fire and the latest on the investigation into… Audio
Regional Panel - Otago/Dunedin
Dunedin ended the year with two bangs. Winning the Gigatown competition, and a few days later becoming a UNESCO designated City of Literature. The city lobbied hard for both. We hear from Radio New… Audio
Corrections will only learn from Jai Davis death if staff prosecuted - complainant
The counsellor who pushed the police into a proper investigation of the death of Otago prisoner Jai Davis says Corrections staff will only change if some are prosecuted. Audio
Police to consider charges for Otago prison death
The police may reconsider the decision not to lay charges for an Otago prisoner's death after they have reviewed fresh evidence uncovered at his inquest. Audio
Corrections acknowledges Jai Davis care failings
The Corrections department has publicly acknowledged for the first time serious mistakes were made in caring for a prisoner who died. Audio
Prison nurse returns from Australia to deny care allegations
The nurse who last saw an Otago prisoner Jai Davis alive has returned from Australia to deny allegations she gave him sub-standard care. Audio
Serious inconsistencies in Jai Davis inquest testimony
The Jai Davis prisoner inquest has highlighted serious inconsistencies in an Otago prison guard's statements about his actions the night of the death. Audio
Police investigator: Jai Davis died unnecessarily
The lead police investigator into the death of prisoner Jai Davis says he died unnecessarily because of failings by the Otago prison. Audio
Jai Davis visibly sick and high but nurses said fine
Otago prison guards have told the inquest for Jai Davis he was visibly sick and high before he died, but prison nurses assured them he was fine. Audio
Prisoner inquest learns of dispute over procedures
An inquest into an Otago prisoner's death has learned of a dispute between a corrections officer and prison nurses over procedures. Audio