Ian Telfer

New Zealand will try to stop an international move by governments to take over the running of the internet. Audio

The deal to sell the heart of Dunedin's Hillside railway workshops could yet be scuttled by its own workers. Audio

An Otago community's dream of putting up its own windfarm appears to hang in the balance as it becomes more complex and more corporate. Audio

Angry workers at the Hillside railway workshops in Dunedin are blaming the Government for closing most of the site down. Audio

Helen Clark has called on New Zealand to protect its social welfare system. Audio

A judge says a Dunedin gang leader got help from national gang leaders to use government funding to buy drugs, and was trying to teach others to do the same. Audio

A big-budget film about the last days of the life of Christ that foundered four years ago under the weight of its debts appears headed for resurrection. Audio

A North Otago council appears to be backing off plans to develop a controversial subdivision in Oamaru, after pushing for years for parliamentary approval to make it possible. Audio

The Royal Commission's report into the explosions on the West Coast was published yesterday. It recommends sweeping change including new rules, a stand-alone health and safety agency, and union… Audio

A drug which some are calling the most dangerous legal high is likely to be the next synthetic cannabis product to be banned. Audio

The Chief Ombudsman is praising a Dunedin city council decision to put dozens of responses to official information requests online. Audio

The publisher of the Otago Daily Times newspaper is proposing to shed about a quarter of its sub-editing staff in a cost-cutting move. Audio

A major operation involving several government agencies has led to the arrests of six people accused of running an advertising invoice scam that netted them one-point-six million dollars. Audio

A former Otago University accounts manager who stole almost a quarter-of-a-million dollars using false computer invoices to feed a gambling addiction has been jailed for two years and seven months. Audio

The organisers of a Dunedin Steam Festival held over the long weekend are vowing to make it a biennial event despite the main attraction breaking down. Audio

There have been fresh calls to sell public assets in Dunedin after the city council-owned group of companies reported a multi-million dollar loss for the first time. Audio

A student volunteer army is being set up in Dunedin, as the idea begins to spread from post-quake Christchurch. Audio

A Dunedin beneficiary group is calling on Work and Income to drop its appeal against an unemployed man who won a big payout. Audio

Government officials have apologised to the father of an Air Force corporal killed in the Anzac Day 2010 helicopter crash, for not investigating it. Audio

The Courts Minister has called for a fresh report into Oamaru's historic courthouse after the local council said the cost for earthquake strengthening was about 10 times too high. Audio