Waiau
Hydro schemes exempt from water cleanup plan
Why are six hydro power schemes exempt from the government's new fresh water quality plan? The plan, announced last week by Environment Minister David Parker, is now out for consultation and would… Audio
Canterbury rivers restored to original Māori names
Two South Island rivers in Waiau have been restored to their original Māori names.
Kaikōura quake creates lake on Waiau family farm
Last year RNZ spoke to Rebekah Kelly about a new lake on the family farm near Waiau. Rebekah and her husband own a 2000 hectare farm. She called dibs on the naming rights when the one kilometre-long… Audio
Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake
A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake. Video, Audio
Free curtains on offer in Waiau to warm quake-hit homes
Keeping out the cold in the badly quake-damaged North Canterbury town of Waiau has just become a little easier, with a pop-up curtain bank helping locals. Audio
Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation
Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods Video, Audio
Waiau firefighters forced to rely on borrowed water pump
Waiau's fire brigade had to rely on water from a borrowed pump to fight this week's Hanmer Springs scrub fire....after the brigade's own pump was stolen three months ago. Audio
Waiau dairy farmers' milking shed destroyed in quake
Waiau dairy farmers Don and Donalda Galletly's milking shed was destroyed by the 7.8 earthquake, and they've been struggling to milk their cows ever since. Audio
Beef farmers describe quake experience
Ben and Renee Dampier-Crossley live between Culverden and the township of Waiau. They describe what it was like when the quake hit. Video, Audio
Residents in tiny earthquake-hit town of Waiau sleeping at local school
Residents in the badly quake-damaged North Canterbury town of Waiau are sleeping at the local school and cooking meals for each other. Audio
Road Map - Waiau (North Canterbury)
This little settlement, population of around 250, was once the northern terminus of the South Island's main-trunk rail line and it is still the largest town on state highway 70, the road which takes… Audio