Ian Telfer
Laid off meat workers want to be paid
The union for 240 North Otago meat workers laid off after a labelling mistake by their employer says they should be paid until it is fixed. Audio
Conservation Minister in new push for Otago marine reserve
The Conservation Minister is launching a new push for a marine reserve in Otago. Audio
Tiwai Pt smelter cuts jobs to survive
The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is cutting jobs again as it fights for survival. Audio
Southern summit called to fight Invermay job losses
Dunedin's mayor has called a southern summit to fight the loss of skilled jobs from AgResearch's Invermay campus. Audio
Dunedin warned of freedom camper sites
The Dunedin City Council is being warned that encouraging freedom campers to come to the city could get out of control and burden ratepayers with large costs. Audio
Holcim shocks with import plans
The cement maker Holcim has decided to shelve plans for a half billion dollar plant near Oamaru and end its New Zealand production. Audio
Dunedin dying by a thousand government cuts - mayor
Dunedin community leaders are accusing the Government of ripping the heart out of the city's economy after another announcement of jobs being sent north. Audio
Critics say AgResearch scientists won't shift
The country's largest Crown research institute is already encountering resistance to its newly announced plan to make 280 staff shift around the country. Audio
Invercargill hurt by racial comments on taxi driver
Video footage of a passenger racially abusing a Southland taxi driver has quickly spread on the internet and the mayor says it's damaging Invercargill's international reputation. Audio
Family-run power company launched
A family-run power company launched today in Dunedin is being hailed as a way to bring down the city's electricity prices. Audio
Dunedin drafts rental fitness bill
The Dunedin city council is drafting a bill to be sponsored by a local MP creating warrants of fitness for all rental houses in the city. Audio
Balclutha spends $2.6m on main street do-up
After 30 years of debate, the South Otago town of Balclutha will do up its main street, at a cost of two-point-six million dollars. Audio
Taranaki lines company caught short by storm
Powerco says is taking longer than normal to reconnect thousands of Taranaki households because it had no warning of the storm. Audio
Cromwell leader questions home fires crackdown
People in Central Otago with smoky chimneys face fines of up to 300 dollars a day under a new clampdown on air pollution. Audio
North Otago battles for NZ's largest war memorial
A small group of volunteers is battling to save hundreds of oak trees planted across North Otago at the end of the First World War in memory of soldiers who died. Audio
DOC unsettled but very much alive - minister
The Government is rejecting claims that job and money cuts and restructuring at the Department of Conservation have left it dead in the water. Audio
Dunedin council regrets losing millions on Carisbrook
The Dunedin city council says it regrets losing millions of dollars on the sale of the historic sportsground Carisbrook, but it had to stop the rot. Audio
Dunedin's port cracks down on cruise operators
Port Otago is kicking unauthorised tourist buses and taxis off the wharf during cruise ship visits. Audio
First national duck calling championships
A long practised New Zealand art has come of age, with the first national duck calling championships just beginning in Dunedin. Audio
$200m upgrade ends sewage on Dunedin beaches
The Dunedin City Council says the days of sewage washing up on the city's beaches are over. Audio
