Ian Telfer
Schools prepare for traumatised students
School principals say they are planning extra measures to help stressed, traumatised students return to class. Audio
Glass supply freezes as Christchurch companies clean up
Glaziers and window makers in Christchurch say Saturday's earthquake smashed up to 90 percent of their glass supplies, leaving them without materials to repair people's homes. Audio
Flooding threat for earthquake ravaged Canterbury
The Canterbury Civil Defence Duty Manager, James Thompson, says the Waimakariri River could breach its banks just south of Kaiapoi, and as a preacaution they have evacuated the Riverlands Holiday… Audio
From The People
Reporter Ian Telfer presents stories from people affected by the earthquake. Audio
Labour opposes New Chums beach subdivision
The leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, has added his weight to opposition to a housing development behind a pristine Coromandel beach rated one of the world's best. Audio
Telecom users group confident history won't repeat
A telecommunications users' group says it is confident a decade long court battle over Telecom's use of its market power couldn't happen again. Audio
Wildlife parks welcome tougher smuggling penalties
Wildlife parks says tougher penalties for smuggling native animals and birds will help combat a small but growing black market trade. Audio
Manawatu-Whanganui council tightens rules on dairying
The Manawatu-Whanganui regional council has tightened the rules on dairy farming in the region, as it tries to stop the pollution of its rivers worsening. Audio
Police investigate deaths of three people at a Feilding house
Police are investigating the unexplained deaths of a middle aged couple and an elderly man in a house on the outskirts of Feilding. Audio
Safety, environment not considered in Petrobras permit
Official documents show the Government didn't need to consider safety or the environment when it awarded a large oil and gas exploration permit off East Cape. Audio
Planting programmes clock up 5 million volunteer hours
Over the past few weeks a lot of attention hascentred on water quality, especially river water quality. Audio
Final tribute paid to Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell
Close to a thousand mourners attended yesterday's military funeral at Linton Military Camp for Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell. Audio
Sir Ron Trotter dies, aged 82
The high profile company director Sir Ron Trotter has died at the age of 82 after a 10 year battle with cancer. Audio
Nick Smith wants central regulation of all oil operations
The Environment Minister has signalled he may take the regulation of offshore oil and gas drilling away from regional councils and centralise it in a new environmental regulator. Audio
Polluted Manawatu River will take decades, millions to fix
Representatives of 27 Manawatu industry, council, environmental and iwi groups yesterday signed an accord to clean up the polluted Manawatu River say. Audio
Defence Force planning to shift wounded to Kabul
The Defence Force says it is trying to arrange to shift the three wounded men and the body of a soldier killed in an ambush in Afghanistan to Bagram airbase near Kabul. Audio
Environment Commissioner backs biofuel forests
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is backing the use of pine trees to help boost the amount of biofuel produced in New Zealand. Audio
Leading mining company decries Government about-face
A mining company with significant South Island interests says the country has missed an important opportunity as a result of the Government's about face. Audio
Independent dairy companies talk up Synlait deal
Chinese investment in the New Zealand Dairy industry is set to increase if Shanghai-owned, Bright Dairy and Food gets the go ahead from the Overseas Investment Office to buy a controlling stake in… Audio
Battelines drawn as Cabinet debates mining changes
Environmental and Maori groups say the battlelines are drawn as they wait for the Government's decision on allowing mining on some protected conservation land. Audio
