Ian Telfer
IHC has 'lost the plot' - former Dunedin branch president
Former IHC Dunedin president Marilyn Withnall has cancelled her monthly IHC donation after 30 years, saying "families have been left with nothing". Audio
Parents demand answers on intellectual disability funding cuts
Hundreds of families will be affected by IDEA's decision to stop providing a range of disability services. Now, parents are meeting to demand answers of the IHC agency. Audio
Insight: Pumped Dry - Central Otago Farmers' Fight for Water
Alarm is growing in Central Otago as the region's 150-year-old water licence system is overhauled. Ian Telfer explores if the permits from the gold rush days can be updated without leaving farmers… Audio
The Coastwatcher legacy
The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the Second World War to watch for enemy shipping. Ian Telfer visits one of their historic huts. Audio, Gallery
The Coastwatcher legacy
The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the Second World War to watch for enemy shipping. Ian Telfer visits one of their historic huts.
AudioRental company regrets 'Lion tour surcharge'
Campervan hire company Wendekreisen has been criticised for adding what it called a 'Lions tour surcharge' during June and July. Audio
Milford Sound's only road back in focus after horror crash
Two people died in their rental car on State Highway 94 near Milford Sound on Tuesday after it collided with a bus and burst into flames. Ian Telfer investigates if enough work on the road has been… Audio
Dunedin council to campaign for CBD hospital rebuild
Dunedin's council and chamber of commerce are launching a public campaign calling on the Government to commit to building the city's new hospital in the central city. Audio
No secret move to shift Dunedin hospital: rebuild head
The man leading the 300-million-dollar rebuild of Dunedin hospital says there is no secret plan to move the hospital out of the city. Ian Telfer talks to the chair of the Southern Parnership Group… Audio
Student couchsurfs to raise money for a scholarship
A Dunedin university student is spending 16 weeks couch surfing in a bid to raise enough for a scholarship for someone less fortunate. Video, Audio
Sea level rise could flood south Dunedin in 17 years
A professor from Otago University says much of south Dunedin's housing area could be under water in less than two decades. Audio
Eclectic mix on offer at Dunedin's biggest ever Fringe festival
Dunedin's annual experimental arts festival - the Fringe Festival - begins today with an eclectic mix of music, theatre, comedy. It hopes to attract over ten thousand people to the two week event. Audio
Mayor to lead Cromwell affordable housing scheme amid crisis
The housing crisis has expanded to Central Otago with average house prices in Cromwell now at $500,000 and rising. Video, Audio
Auckland Islands a glimpse of NZ's predator free future
Sea lions, royal albatrosses, a rare rata forest and yellow-eyed penguin chicks were just some of the animals RNZ's Ian Telfer saw on a trip to the largest of NZ's subantarctic islands. Video, Audio
Bumper year for sea lions after 2 decades of decline
Ian Telfer is on Enderby Island, south of Bluff, where efforts to increase the sea lion population appear to be working. Audio
Questions emerge as authorities work to control fire
The Port Hills blaze has now been burning for nearly four days but the 20 square kilometre fire is not under control, and is not expected to be for weeks. Audio
PM in Chch for briefing on fire control effort
The huge bushfire on the Port Hills in Christchurch has now destroyed 11 houses. Ian Telfer reports. Audio
RNZ reporter Ian Telfer with Port Hills Fire update
RNZ's Ian Telfer reports with the latest information about the Port Hills complex fire. Audio
