Otago
A Dunedin Gymnastics Academy writes off 100k of equipment
A Dunedin Gymnastics Academy will have to write off more than $100,000 worth of equipment after health and safety tests last week revealed traces of asbestos on the rafters and window sills. Video, Audio
Green Fingers and Gondwanaland
Peter Cooke and Anna Moore courted over a compost heap. More than 30 years later they are still making compost together. They live near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula and have a lush and… Audio, Gallery
Green Fingers and Gondwanaland
Peter Cooke and Anna Moore courted over a compost heap. More than 30 years later they are still making compost together. They live near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula and have a lush and…
AudioStonehurst Mushrooms
Kate Wendelgelst is a very patient woman. She'll be waiting years before she digs to see if the truffles she is expecting, grow. In the meantime, Kate's growing oyster, poplar and shitake mushrooms on… Audio, Gallery
Stonehurst Mushrooms
Kate Wendelgelst is a very patient woman. She'll be waiting years before she digs to see if the truffles she is expecting, grow. In the meantime, Kate's growing oyster, poplar and shitake mushrooms on…
AudioSkifields relieved as warm weather ends
The New Zealand ski season gets under way tomorrow after a worrying last-ditch spell of unfavourable weather.
Queenstown night patrollers with gopros
Civil libertarians upset by a proposal for night patrollers to film people and incidents in Queenstown's CBD. Audio
No solution yet for Alexandra's high pollution
Installing giant wind machines to reduce air pollution in Alexandra is not economic or feasible, a report says.
Raw milk farmer saves cows despite TB shut-down
A Dunedin dairy farmer has decided to keep his remaining herd of cows, despite being shut down by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Audio
Conservation Genomics
Firing a crossbow at a sea lion may conflict with ideas about animal conservation but the genetic information gathered allows scientists to study how best to save the species and whether or not it… Audio
Shayne P Carter - We Will Rise Again
Shayne P Carter introduces the first offering from his forthcoming piano driven album 'We Will Rise Again'. Audio
Rescue mission for abandoned 4WDs
An attempt will be made to recover the four wheel drive vehicles that were stranded in Central Otago last week, forcing a dramatic rescue of the group travelling in them.
Helicopter company charged over deadly Fox Glacier crash
The Civil Aviation Authority has charged the owner and quality assurance manager of the company behind a deadly helicopter crash last year. Audio
Queenstown gondola gets revamp
Queenstown's famous gondola is to get a $60m rebuild, which will treble its capacity and create more than 200 new hospitality jobs. Video, Audio
Otago's 24-hour study centre
The University of Otago has opened a 24-hour study centre. We talk to the president of the Otago University Student's Association. Audio
Dunedin quarry fight drags on
A long-running court case over quarrying on Dunedin's landmark Saddle Hill shows no signs of concluding, with the Environment Court unable to make a ruling.
Saddle Hill case shows no signs of concluding
A long-running court case over quarrying on Dunedin's landmark Saddle Hill shows no signs of concluding. Audio
300 families register with trust to buy a home
Over 300 families in Queenstown earning between 60-thousand and 110-thousand dollars have registered with a local Housing Trust in the hope of buying a home. Audio
$133m AgResearch restructure gets go-ahead
AgResearch's controversial restructure has been approved by the government, despite costing $33m more than first proposed.
AgResearch shakeup hits Invermay
About 200 AgResearch workers will be relocated over the next four years as part of a major shakeup at the Crown Research Institute. Audio
