Middlemarch
Rural poaching among farmer's top crime worries
Farmers say rural poaching is one of their biggest crime worries, and they don't trust police to follow up their reports. Audio
Plaman Resource’s plan to mine Foulden Maar appears scuppered
A geological treasure trove described as New Zealand's Pompeii has been granted a stay of execution after the company behind a controversial plan to mine the site went into receivership.
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Michael McGirr: books that saved his life
Australian writer and book reviewer Michael McGirr says is the author of bestsellers like "Snooze: The Lost Art of Sleep", and "Things You Get for Free" and his latest book is "Books That Saved My… Audio
Sewage-hit residents begin clean-up after deluge
The rural community of Middlemarch has begun its clean-up after Tuesday's downpour transformed some streets into sewage ponds.
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
Historic Sutton Bridge removed but its future unclear
The historic Sutton Bridge near Middlemarch in Otago is being removed after it collapsed in the Taieri flood in July, but its future remains unclear. Video, Audio
Rebecca Mead: Middlemarch
Staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of The Road to Middlemarch : My Life with George Eliot, detailing her relationship with the 1874 novel. Audio
