Otago
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
HNZ properties may be sold despite 75 on waiting list
Housing New Zealand is looking to sell 30 of its properties in Mosgiel because of low demand, despite having 75 people or families on the waiting list in nearby Dunedin. Audio
Queenstown the least affordable location in New Zealand
New figures show that Queenstown has become the least affordable location in New Zealand, with a record house price to income ratio of a staggering 11.3. Audio
Delta fined $35,00 over injured worker
Dunedin electricity network provider Delta has been fined $35,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $49,600 to a worker who fell 6 metres while on the job in 2014. Delta...
Ancient Texts in the Otago Museum
Assyriologist Prof Wayne Horowitz on the significance of 3500 year old cuneiform texts in the Otago Museum. He's the leader of the Cuneiform in Australia and New Zealand (CANZ) project, which aims to… Audio
Is the writing on the wall for local community newspapers?
Plenty of people read local newspapers and they still make money, but New Zealand's biggest publisher of them is cutting jobs and pushing their news out onto an internet service instead. What's the… Video, Audio
Is the writing on the wall for local community newspapers?
Plenty of people read local newspapers and they still make money, but New Zealand's biggest publisher of them is cutting jobs and pushing their news out onto an internet service instead. What's the…
Video, AudioRichie Poulton: 40 years of Dunedin health and development
Kim Hill talks to the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born in that city in 1972 and 1973. A four-part… Audio
Queenstown hotel room shortage could deter filmmakers
A hotel room shortage in Queenstown is raising concerns that international film productions could be deterred from bringing their business to the region. Audio
Masterpieces with Dunedin Astronomer, Ian Griffin
Astronomer Dr Ian Griffin is the Director of Otago Museum in Dunedin. He is the former CEO of Science Oxford and the former head of public outreach at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute. He… Video, Audio, Gallery
Labour MP accused of interfering in court case
A Labour MP has been accused of inappropriately trying to influence the Environment Court on the future of a prominent Dunedin hill.
Ice and flooding on Otago and Southland roads
Motorists are being warned to take care on Otago and Southland roads hit by rain and snow.
Trapped 4WDers made a bad decision
The 38 people who were rescued from an Otago mountain road yesterday made a bad decision to go four-wheel-driving, says a helicopter pilot involved in the rescue. Audio
More from our reporter Peter Newport
Our reporter Peter Newport was in Roxburgh when the trapped families were rescued - he's with us. Audio
A great outcome for stuck four wheel drivers- Pilot
It took a massive emergency services operation to rescue 38 people stuck in four wheel drives from the Otago High Country last night. ip. Audio
Stranded 4WD group made 'bad call'
A group of off-roaders who were trapped in Central Otago overnight by heavy snow have arrived in Roxburgh. Audio
Police won't say cost of Central Otago rescue
Police say they'll be talking to a group of four-wheel-drivers rescued from a snowed-in Central Otago mountain road to find out how much planning went into their trip. Audio
Group stuck in snow overnight grateful for rescuers
The people rescued after a night stuck in four wheel drives on an isolated Otago road are grateful for the fifty emergency services staff who helped them. Audio
Southern motorists warned over wintry weather
Motorists are being warned to drive to the conditions with flooding and snow falls affecting parts of Otago and Southland.
Relatives wait for 4WD group
The relatives of the 38 people who were caught up in the snowstorm are eagerly waiting for their family members in Roxburgh, Central Otago. Audio
