Otago
Lift company to pay fines for contractor's death
A lift company has been ordered to pay fines and reparations of more than $140,000 for the death of a Dunedin contractor at Speight's Brewery.
Bunnings roster change dispute escalates
A Dunedin-based dispute between Bunnings and its staff has escalated from weekend to week-day strikes.
Otago University's examinations office burgled
Otago University has confirmed 98 completed exam scripts have been stolen from its examinations office. Audio
Police seek exam paper burglars at Otago University
Students at Otago University have had to retake their exams after nearly one hundred completed exam papers were stolen. Audio
Charges laid over Catlins lodge incident
Charges have been laid against a 20-year-old man after a stand-off with armed police at a forest lodge in the Catlins. Audio
Confusion over Catlins lodge armed stand-off
The South Otago police have had a confusing night trying to work out who they were dealing with in an armed stand-off at a forest lodge in the Catlins. Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic… Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic…
AudioThe prince, a tuatara and a bumblebee
Prince Charles has met a young tuatara, and an uninvited bumblebee, during a visit to a conservation sanctuary near Dunedin. Audio
Royal couple head south to Dunedin
The Royal couple left the North Island flying south to Dunedin today to be greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of about two thousand Otago fans. Audio
More jobs than job-seekers at Clutha's jobs fair in Dunedin
With unemployment hitting 6 percent today - there were many more jobs than job-seekers at a speed-dating jobs fair in Dunedin today set up to attract workers an hour down the road. Audio
Queenstown airport and pilots in a standoff
Battle lines are drawn between more passengers and profit for Queenstown airport as it brings in night flights, versus serious safety fears from pilots on the other. Audio
Warning over Queenstown night flights
Pilots are warning night flights at Queenstown airport could be catastrophic. Video, Audio
Queenstown expanding despite pilots' night flying fears
Battle lines are drawn between more passengers and profit for Queenstown airport as it brings in night flights, versus serious safety fears from pilots on the other. Audio
No-trawling zones popular option for Otago coast
A group charged with finding places for marine parks on the south-eastern coast of the South Island is receiving many proposals for large no-trawling zones, it says.
Plans unveiled to allow night flights into Queenstown
Queenstown airport has the highest degree of difficulty rating for airline pilots as it is at the base of the confluence of three mountain valleys - which means winds can be strong, gusty and… Audio
TV news abandoning the South - mayors, anchors
Television news channels are being accused of abandoning the Southern regions with proposals to cut back to skeleton staffing. Audio
Police arrest student after couch-burning
One student has been arrested and the police have spoken to several others after a spate of couch fires in Dunedin.
Anatomy of a Song - Dudley Benson's 'Kiwi (Remix)'
In this week's Anatomy of A Song, RDU's Spanky Moore studies Dudley Benson's Patriot Prayer Remix of Kiwi by Hirini Melbourne. Audio