Southland
Gridlock over who should pay for Queenstown roads
Tension is growing in Queenstown over who will fund new roads and buildings to support the continued tourism boom.
Southland smelter loses battle over holiday rights
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is hinting it could appeal a court ruling over holiday rights for 64 of its employees in Southland.
Suspended meatworker's wife says 130 families are struggling
130 meatworkers and their families still have no news on what's happening at the Prime Range meat works, says Shirley, the wife of one of the workers. Audio
Shock in Invercargill as meatworks shuts
The sudden suspension of 130 workers at a meat works is a shock for Invercargill - and people deserve answers, the city's mayor says.
Health boss happy with under-fire meals
The food provided by the Southern District Health Board's new Compass-run meals service is perfectly adequate, its chief executive says.
Meat workers in limbo after sudden suspension
A group of 130 meat workers in Southland are waiting for news about their jobs after being sent home suddenly a week ago.
130 meatworkers wait for news after suspension
130 meat workers in Southland are waiting for news about their jobs after being sent home suddenly a week ago. The Meat Workers Union's Otago-Southland secretary Gary Davis joins us. Audio
Record breeding season for endangered bird
There has been a record breeding season of one of New Zealand's most endangered birds, the Chatham Island tāiko.
54 years on, hunt for missing plane continues
Nearly 54 years after a plane went missing between Christchurch and Milford Sound, two groups are still searching for it on either side of the South Island. Audio
Overcrowding fears for Milford and Routeburn
Bookings on the South Island's famous tramping tracks are running at an all-time high, raising concerns about overcrowding and potential damage to New Zealand's reputation. Audio
Tramping on and off the the beaten track
Bookings on the South Island's famous tracks are running at an all time high, raising concerns about overcrowding and potential damage to New Zealand's reputation overseas. Audio
Rebecca Ryan: handling Handel
Soprano singer from Bluff, who pursued a successful opera career in the UK and sings the role of Poppea in the Handel opera Agrippina at the annual Opera in a Days Bay Garden. Audio
OIO approves $47m dairy farm sale
The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of five neighbouring Southland dairy farms to a United States led company for just over $47 million.
Cattle free to wander countryside
Yesterday morning we talked to an annoyed tramper after RNZ was sent photos of cows wandering through the Matukituki River on the doorstep of Mt Aspiring National Park. Audio
New predictions for smelter
New predictions say the aluminum smelter in Southland is likely to stay open but possibly in a scaled down form. Audio
Smelter could run at half capacity
New predictions pick the aluminium smelter in Southland is likely to stay open, but possibly in a scaled-down form.
Farmers warned against feeding killer swedes in Spring
The group investigating killer swedes in Southland has issued one last warning to farmers not to feed herbicide tolerant swedes to cows in the Spring. Audio
Dairy farms harder to shift as payout drops
A rural real estate company says dairy farms in Southland are proving harder to sell since the milk payout dropped last year.
SBS boss Wayne Evans dies suddenly
SBS banking group chief executive Wayne Evans has died suddenly. He was 49.
