Otago
Dunedin students warn on alcohol plan
Dunedin students are warning a crackdown on city bars will shift their drinking into the streets and increase the harm. Audio
Mayor says small town rates bills unaffordable
A provincial mayor says his council's rising rates bills have become unaffordable for small townspeople and are driving them to the brink. Audio
Grahame Sydney: Paintings 1974-2014
London 1973. A frustrated young painter named Grahame Sydney gets an offer from his parents in Dunedin. They will support him for a year while he paints and then reassess. Forty years later the result… Audio
Stephen Mulqueen: poppies, war and peace
Dunedin jeweler back from a four-month research trip to to Europe and North America for his Poppies of War and Peace project, investigating the life and work of Moina Belle Michael, the "Poppy Lady".
…Queenstown residents want govt action
The police have wrapped up their examination of the scene of yesterday's road accident near Wanaka, in which three Hong Kong tourists died. Audio
3 foreigners killed in crash near Wanaka
Police are still clearing away the wreckage at the scene of a fatal accident just South of Wanaka. Audio
Little blue penguin's mystery killer
The mystery killer of 30 little blue penguins near Dunedin has been identified. Audio
Rain helps dampen Otago scrub fire
Rainfall has helped to stop to a scrub fire in Otago from re-igniting overnight. Audio
Dudley Benson Deforestation
Dudley Benson's 2010 album Forest breathed new life into the songs of Hirini Melbourne through voice alone. Now, the songs on Forest have themselves been reimagined as part of a remix project called… Audio
Mothers weigh into Labour leadership contest
The Labour leadership contest hit Dunedin last night with the candidates all trying to reach out to party members for their backing. Audio
Doctors shocked by DHB Queenstown plans.
Queenstown doctors are seething over a behind the scenes plan by the Southern District Health Board to place the district's public hopsital into a private trust. Audio
$50,000 reward for solving Dunedin cold case
The police have put up a reward of 50-thousand dollars to try to close the case of a Dunedin woman missing for 12 years. Audio
Dunedin Fringe Festival
The new director of Dunedin's Fringe Festival, Josh Thomas, on what will change and what will stay the same under his watch. Audio
Critics: Gigatown competition a waste of money
There is trouble in Gigatown, with critics saying the Chorus ultra-fast broadband competition is a waste of money and is stealing copyright. Audio
New Queenstown Hospital is axed as DHB saves funds
A new hospital for Queenstown is the latest casualty as the Southern District Health Board looks for ways to stem its bleeding finances. Audio
Boy injured in rowing accident transferred to Chch hospital
A 12-year-old Dunedin boy with a seriously injured arm after his rowing coach ran over him with a power boat has been transferred to Christchurch Hospital. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 15
Chelsea Jade gets real, inside Arthur Russell with Prof. Tim Lawrence, the return of Jakob and musical robots. Audio
Michael Cathro on Ha The Unclear's debut album
Ha the Unclear's Michael Cathro has overseen a long migration with his project - from Dunedin where he started the band under another name, to Cork, Ireland, and finally to Auckland. The migration has… Audio
Introducing - Arcee
Arcee, with her song The Cool Zone, from the EP of the same name. Audio
Dunedin calls in international painters
As it prepares to celebrate the revival of its heritage warehouse precinct, Dunedin has called in international help to give its walls a major face-lift too. Audio