Otago

Over the last five years Fishrider records has emerged as one of the most interesting new labels in NZ, releasing the psychedelic pop of bands such as Opposite Sex, Males, and Trick Mammoth. Martyn… Audio

We salute this founding member of The Chills, The Clean and The Great Unwashed, and the founder and frontman of Snapper, with tributes from Peter Gutteridge's musical comrades including George D… Audio

An excerpt from a documentary produced in the studios of the NZBC in Timaru in 1967. Historian William Vance talks about the history of the Waitaki Valley and the "Song of the Waitaki" is set to music… Audio

North Otago farmer turned artist Burns Pollock has been collecting local objects of interest for most of his life. Now, with paintbrush in hand, he's putting them in the limelight. Audio

Violinist Martin Riseley makes his solo debut with the Southern Sinfonia this weekend, performing the Brahms violin concerto. He tells Eva about his current and upcoming performances. Audio

Jools and Lynda Topp have been performing as the Topp Twins for over thirty years, and go on tour across New Zealand in October and November with The Grand Ole Topp'ry show. Audio

Alexandra is a place of very defined seasons and September is synonymous with it's Blossom Festival, an annual event since 1957. Organiser Martin McPherson discusses what has changed about the… Audio

The vote is being keenly watched in New Zealand's Scottish communities. Audio

Wanaka based producer Civilian Sol, with his song Blinded These Days, featuring Fiona McMartin. Audio

Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide who has been awarded a Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council, using ancient micro biomes and genomes to… Audio

A Queenstown police officer charged with making racist comments to a taxi driver says she would never use the words the driver claims. Audio

New Zealand's first shipment of frozen mutton was slaughtered at Totara Estate and sent to Britain from Port Chalmers in 1882. It was the beginnings of New Zealand's multi-billion dollar frozen meat… Audio

The Queenstown business community has taken its first look at the local council's detailed plans for a convention centre. Audio

Katy Gosset visits Living Options, an organisation helping locals with an intellectual disability, to lead full and independent lives. Audio

We're in central Otago today, more specifically half way between Wanaka and Cromwell. 150 years ago this was the midway stop for coaches and wagons travelling from the goldfields to the wider… Audio