Rakiura
Huge restoration project planned for three of NZ's largest islands
The $202 million project would rewild Rakiura-Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Island.
Funding sought for solar energy farm for Stewart Island
Finance is being sought to provide a solar energy farm for Stewart Island Rakiura residents.
Fishing the depths of the south
Fisher Nate Smith is passionate about sustainable fishing - he's the driving force behind Gravity Fishing which operates between Southland and Rakiura/Stewart Island. He is the latest generation in a… Audio
Rakiura tour operators worried about visitor levy rise
Stewart Island tourism operators have told the Southland District Council a tripling of the visitor levy will scare off tourists.
The council's been hearing from submitters on the proposal to… Audio
Detector Gadget gets a special ferry ride to the vet!
Detector dog Gadget was on duty on Rakiura Stewart island when she slipped and broke her leg. Thankfully a special ferry service came to her rescue. Gadget's handler Sandy King talks to Jesse about… Audio
Alison Ballance retrospective 6: southern island sanctuary
Alison Ballance revisits a favourite story from the archives: southern island sanctuary for rare birds. Audio
Lockdown images from Stewart Island
Photographs of the inhabitants of Stewart Island/Rakiura taken during the Covid-19 lockdown - snapped from a distance but still revealing - have been published in a new book. The photographer is… Audio, Gallery
'People are really seeing these large South Island black cats'
There have been more reports of big cats in the South Island, and we've spoken to four people who have varying accounts. Yolanda van Heezik is a professor in the zoology department at Otago University… Audio
