Otago
Influx of Queenstown residents to cheaper Cromwell
Queenstown is facing a worsening accomodation crisis as hundreds of workers start to arrive for the busy winter ski season. From Queenstown Peter Newport reports. Video, Audio
Tiriel Mora: 20 years of the vibe
Jim Mora talks to the actor who played lawyer Dennis Denuto in the 1990s movie, The Castle, and Martin Di Stasio in the television series Frontline. Audio
Dunedin parking wardens trial body camera
Dunedin's parking wardens have begun trialling a body camera to try to reduce verbal abuse. The Dunedin City Council is following a growing number of councils, including Wellington, Christchurch…
Southland man named as helicopter crash victim
Police have named the man who died in a helicopter crash near Lindis Pass as Liam Edwards.
Helicopter in fatal Otago crash a Robinson R22
A 32-year-old man is dead and another is in a critical condition after a helicopter crash near Lindis Pass, in Central Otago.
Corey Bradshaw: Population Limits
Jim Mora talks to the Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Adelaide, whose research interests include population dynamics, extinction… Audio
Peonies and Parsley
At half past four each Saturday morning Rodger Whitson packs 50 crates of leafy green vegetables and herbs and takes them to the Otago Farmers' Market. The former butcher has hung up his knife and now… Audio, Gallery
Peonies and Parsley
At half past four each Saturday morning Rodger Whitson packs 50 crates of leafy green vegetables and herbs and takes them to the Otago Farmers' Market. The former butcher has hung up his knife and now…
AudioHundreds turn out to oppose Compass hospital food
More than 300 protestors - some from as far away as Invercargill - turned out in Dunedin to protest Compass's hospital food contract. Audio
Student sentenced for stealing exam papers
An Otago University student who stole exam papers - including her own - has been sentenced to 12 months' supervision, and ordered to pay $6400 in reparations.
Compass again defends quality of food, following protest
Compass defends the quality of its food, after hundreds of protestors turned out calling for the company's hospital contract to be scrapped. Audio
Protestors gather at Dunedin Hospital over food
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Dunedin Hospital this afternoon, calling for an end to Compass food at Otago and Southland hospitals. Invercargill mayor, Tim Shadbolt, was among them. Audio
Taking a tour of Dunedin Hospital's kitchens
How bad are the meals provided by Compass? RNZ's Peter Newport visits its catering operations at Dunedin Hospital ahead of Friday's planned protest.
Queenstown housing crisis leaves workers in lurch
Queenstown workers hit hard by the town's housing crisis have been forced to live in tents or cars as rents soar to over $600 a week. Audio
Rally calling for new hospital meal contract in Dunedin
Dunedin residents will rally outside Dunedin Hospital tomorrow over ongoing concerns about the DHB's meal contract with the Compass Group. Peter Newport reports. Audio
Irish wolfhounds' owner to pay $8000 after woman mauled
The owner of three dogs that left a Dunedin woman with injuries that required surgery has been ordered to pay $8000 in reparation.
Queenstown struggling to cope with its popularity
It's not just those living in Auckland who are finding their house prices and rents are spiralling out of their control. Audio
CYF home carer guilty of rape
An Oamaru man has been found guilty of raping several teenagers in his care while working for Child, Youth and Family.
Elderly couple search for lost car - with dog inside
People in Dunedin are being asked to help an elderly couple find their pet chihuahua, which they've left in a car they can't find.
