Timothy Brown
Sewage flows through central Otago town
Locals are cleaning up in Middlemarch, where some streets were transformed into sewage ponds by Tuesday's downpour. Now they're looking for answers as to how their area could be so badly affected. Video, Audio
Heavy rains flood Otago farms
Heavy rain has pushed the Clutha River to its highest level in nearly 20 years, while the Taieri and Waipori Rivers have spewed into farmland, and water still surrounds the settlement of Henley. Video, Audio
Dunedin artist celebrated for achievement in Māori art
The Te Waka Toi Awards, which celebrate excellence and achievement in Māori art, were held at Te Papa on Saturday night. Dunedin artist Marilynn Webb has scooped the Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te… Audio
Dunedin's future plan prepares for climate change
Dunedin City Council has unveiled its plans to cope with future growth and climate change in the city. On Wednesday morning decisions about the city's second-generation district plan have been… Audio
Is it time to properly pronounce Otago's Māori place names?
Many Māori place names in Otago - itself an Anglicised Te Reo name - have become lost in translation, and stayed that way for more than 150 years. Timothy Brown investigates whether it's time to right… Video, Audio
'A huge loss' - Maier, Hess mourned after Aoraki avalanche
Wolfgang Maier, one of two men killed in the avalanche near Aoraki Mt Cook on Wednesday, has been described as one of the country's top mountain guides. Wolfgang Maier along with Martin Hess died… Audio
Friends, colleagues mourn guides killed in Aoraki avalanche
Anne Braun-Elwert from the mountain guide company Alpine Recreation was a good friend of both Wolfgang Maier and Martin Hess. They'd both worked for her Tekapo-based business. She told RNZ Otago… Audio
Aurora to invest $750 million to fix decaying infrastructure
Aurora Energy has announced it will invest almost 750 million dollars in its electricity network over the coming decade to fix its decaying infrastructure. Audio
Brothers die in helicopter crashes three months apart
Two Department of Conservation staff have died after a helicopter crash near Wanaka Airport. Nick Wallis, the youngest son of aviation pioneer Sir Tim Wallis, was the pilot. His brother Matthew also… Audio
Otago Uni proctor entered more than one flat, students say
Otago University's proctor Dave Scott is under siege for unlawfully entering a student flat and confiscating bongs. He says it happened only once, but other students say he also did the same to them.
…Aurora CEO threatens staff over leaks to media
Dunedin's Aurora Energy's Chief Executive Richard Fletcher has warned staff against leaking information to the media and threatened to bring in forensic experts if it continues. Audio
Queenstown Airport growth plans not discussed - locals
In late August, consultation on Queenstown Airport's proposal to double flights to and from the tourist centre closed. The plan led to a groundswell of opposition from locals, especially those living… Audio
ComCom taking Dunedin's power provider to court
The Commerce Commission has filed court proceedings against Dunedin City Council-owned power company Aurora Energy for failing to meet its quality standards in 2016 and 2017. Audio
Thousands of Aurora Energy power poles red-tagged
More than one-sixth of Aurora Energy's power poles were deemed unsafe enough to require replacement in March last year, and the company says it can't guarantee the safety of its network. Video, Audio
Stranger danger: Dunedin schools on alert
Dunedin parents and schools are on edge after reports of four suspicious approaches to primary school children during the past week. Audio
Police warn parents after man approaches girls in Dunedin
Dunedin police are calling for parents and children to be vigilant after reports of a man approaching young girls and offering them rides in his car in the city's western hill suburbs. Audio
Central Dunedin areas to open for freedom campers
The Dunedin City Council will open up an area of the central city to freedom campers this summer. It's an about face for the council which didn't want to allow any more freedom campers into the city… Audio
When is a power pole too old and in need of replacement
One power pole in Dunedin was identified as needing replacing in 2015 but is still there three years later. With some power poles in Dunedin installed nearly a century ago, how many others are due for… Video, Audio
Dunedin power pole on lean needed replacing in 2015
Aurora, the lines company owned by Dunedin City Council, says a power pole which is on a precarious lean on a main road and near a primary school, told Checkpoint it was red-tagged for replacement in… Video, Audio
Silberhorn deer velvet trial wraps up in Dunedin
The eight days trial at the Dunedin District Court was to determine intention on the part of Silberhorn Limited when, between 2011 and 2015, it sold 22 batches of deer velvet pills that contained less… Audio
