Southland
Snow Dog Trail - Sarah Wilson
Epic adventurer, Sarah Wilson, is leading a four-person, eight-husky, dog sled team through the snowy wild terrain of Southland, Otago and South Canterbury in search of New Zealand's classic snow dog… Audio
Southlanders fear Tiwai Point smelter won't last the distance
Southlanders are relieved the Tiwai Point smelter has finally done a 15-year power deal, but fear it will not last the distance. Audio
Relief in Southland over smelter deal
News travels pretty fast in Southland and most people seemed to know about the Tiwai Point smelter's power deal within hours.
Fatal crash near Invercargill
One person is dead as a result of a single-vehicle car crash on Otatara Road west of Invercargill.
Tiwai Point pins hopes on paying lower electricity prices
The company that runs the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is pinning its hopes on paying lower prices for the transmission of electricity around the country. Audio
Tiwai Point smelter to stay open
Shares in electricity stocks have jumped this morning after a deal that ensures the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will stay open for at least three years. Audio
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter to remain open
The aluminium smelter in Southland will now stay open. The smelter is a critical part of the Southland economy. Audio
Decision due on aluminium smelter
New Zealand should know the future of Southland's aluminium smelter shortly. The company running the firm has long complained about the costs of doing business at the plant, chiefly the price it pays… Audio
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter's future
Analysts are still convinced the owner of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter will keep it open when the future of the plant is revealed. Audio
Avalanche victims formally identified
The bodies of the two men found on the Kepler Track in Fiordland have been formally identified as French Canadians Louis-Vincent Lessard and Etienne Lemieux.
Avalanche that claimed lives 'probably silent'
A mountaineering expert says two tourists walking the Kepler Track probably would not have even heard the avalanche that killed them.
Trampers' bodies recovered from Fiordland
Police have recovered the bodies of two Canadian trampers who were caught in an avalanche at the weekend while walking the Kepler Track. Audio
Bodies of two Canadian trampers recovered
Police have recovered the bodies of two Canadian trampers who were caught in an avalanche at the weekend while walking the Kepler Track. Audio
The sea of unrecyclable bottles clogging a Southland quarry
A sea of tens of thousands of bottles, spread like sand dunes across a quarry in Invercargill. The bottles are being stockpiled there because they cannot be recycled as they are too colour mixed and… Audio
Body found off Kepler Track in search for missing Canadians
The police looking for two missing Canadian trampers in Fiordland National Park have found the body of one man. Louis-Vincent Lessard and Etienne Lemieux, both aged 23, haven't been seen since… Audio
You Call This Art 2014 Part 3
Join the audience gathered in Christchurch to hear choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant, landscape designer Megan Wraight and singer-songwriter Dudley Benson discuss differences and similarities in… Video, Audio
Arapata Hakiwai
Arapata Hakiwai is the Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa leading Matauranga Maori and the museum's engagement with iwi. He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the recent return of human… Audio
NZ King Salmon plans major expansion in Southland
Salmon farmer, King Salmon, wants to set up a major operation in Southland. Audio
Filipino worker claims his farming boss kicked and abused
A Filipino worker who's only been in the country for just over month says he's fled a Southland dairy farm after being kicked and abused by his employer. Audio
Aggravated burglary in Invercargill
Police in Invercargill are investigating an aggravated burglary last night that left two men injured.
