Southland
Severe weather warnings for South Island
Police are urging drivers to take care, with severe weather warnings in place for several parts of the South Island.
Helicopters take recovery teams to Fox Glacier crash site
Recovery teams are back up on Fox Glacier today. Audio
Alpine cliff team want break in weather in Fox Glacier recovery
The rescue effort at Fox Glacier has already resumed this morning. Audio
Burt Munro Challenge - Stephen Winteringham
It's the 10th anniversary of the Burt Munro Challenge in Invercargill this week. And with only two days to go, the organisers have dusted off two special motorbikes, that featured in The World's… Audio
Firefighters battling forestry blaze
Firefighters have been battling a wildfire which has destroyed about one hundred hectares of forestry near Lumsden in the South Island. Audio
Our Future Leaders? Young, ethnic and hungry for change
30 young Ethnic Leaders from across the country to be recognised for the first time at Parliament by the Minister of Ethnic Communities. These young leaders plan to make a difference. Audio, Gallery
Our Future Leaders? Young, ethnic and hungry for change
30 young Ethnic Leaders from across the country to be recognised for the first time at Parliament by the Minister of Ethnic Communities. These young leaders plan to make a difference.
AudioRegional Wrap
Bulls are finally putting on weight in Manawatu after a long, miserable winter and in the south Marlborough farmers are getting ready for a dry summer. [{topics] rural, farming Audio
Queenstown $50m gondola project announced
A new gondola project has been announced in Queenstown, linking the airport suburb of Frankton with the Remarkables ski field.
Yellow-eyed penguin numbers take a steep dive
The endangered yellow-eyed penguin population is at its lowest in 25 years. Audio
DOC worried by slump in southern Yellow-Eyed Penguin numbers
The number of yellow-eyed penguin nests in Otago and Southland has fallen to its lowest twenty-five years. Audio
Bill Manhire
New Zealand's inaugural poet laureate, and founder of the International Institute of Modern Letters, whose new book, The Stories of Bill Manhire (VUP, ISBN: 9780864739254), collects stories from… Audio
Teacher separates science fact from science fiction
Tania Lineham is an Invercargill science teacher who became so concerned about a lack of science literacy in her community she decided she had to do something about it. She says social media and… Audio
Man killed at Waikaia goldmine named
Police have released the name of the man killed at the Waikaia mine in Southland yesterday.
Pod of whales euthanised after stranding
Eight pilot whales stranded on Stewart Island have been euthanised by Department of Conservation staff.
Superbugs and antibacterial handwash
Is there a link between the increasing use of antibacterial soaps and wet-wipes, and the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs? Audio
A bee and the royal crotch
Prince Charles has had a brush with a bee whilst clutching a tuatara at a conservation sanctuary near Dunedin this afternoon. Audio
Invercargill school to appeal compo order
An Invercargill school is appealing an order to pay former principal Marlene Campbell $158,000 compensation - a move which has left Ms Campbell staggered.
Clutha jobs
Jobs may be hard to come by in the big smoke and the capital, but in Clutha employers are crying out for staff. We speak to Clutha District Mayor, Bryan Cadogen about what he's doing to entice people… Audio
Gordon McBride and Colin Hogg's road trip
Two old journalism comrades, Gordon McBride and Colin Hogg go on a six day road trip, in a Falcon. The longtime friends and drinking buddies revisit their youth, starting out as young reporters on the… Audio
