Southland

The Maori called it Aparima but when European whalers arrived in 1835, they named it after a prominent Maori fisherman who lived near the mouth of the estuary and whom they all called Jacob. Jacob's… Audio

Dr. Michael Stevens, history lecturer at Otago University and a proud "Bluffie", has received a Marsden Fund Fast-Start grant to research the history of Bluff between the years 1800 and 2000. He… Audio

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent the seventh day of their Australasia tour in Otago yesterday, first in Dunedin and then Queenstown. Audio

This famous Invercargill acoustic duo are touring the nation with Twizel native Sarah Conlon. They're all performing live in the studio with Nick Atkinson. Audio

Farmers, rural councils and business leaders are joining forces to fight a billion dollar redistribution of road funding to the big cities, and in particular to pay for the Roads of National… Audio

The backers of a multi million dollar highway linking the West Coast and Milford Sound say paper roads up and down the country could be at risk, after they found out their road doesn't exist on… Audio

Tracey Wedge is the museum co-ordinator. Audio

Lynn Freeman finds out how the money will be used and what the tourists think about it. Audio

The Department of Conservation staff on Stewart Island/Rakiura have a vast area of national park to cover, and restructuring has not made that responsibility any easier. Audio

There are mixed views on Stewart Island/Rakiura when it comes to Gareth Morgan's multimillion-dollar conservation plan to create the world's first predator-free island with a substantial human… Audio

Lynn Freeman continues her series on Stewart Island/Rakiura, this time joining DoC trappers, Josephine Sheppard Anthony Hobern as they headed out by boat to the trap site. Audio

One of the biggest drawcards to Stewart Island are the Rakiura tokoeka, the kiwi. Audio

While it's undoubtedly good PR for a sport that has its fair share of detractors, the deer hunters at Mason Bay on Stewart Island/Rakiura are genuinely keen to help out with the extensive rat trapping… Audio

Pulling and poisoning lupins at Mason Bay on Stewart Island, was the big assignment for the group of Department of Conservation volunteers in November. Audio

Tim Shadbolt is about to start his ninth term as Mayor, having been re-elected in invercargill for the seventh time. Audio

Meri Leask has single handedly kept Bluff Marine Radio going for more than 30 years. Audio

Kennedy Warne explores the Milford monorail proposal. Audio

Looking into the minister's decision over the Milford tunnel, and the intrinsic value of the land. Audio

For 40 years, country music fans from all over the country have descended on Gore for a celebration of country music, the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards. What started as a humble gathering with just… Audio

We travel back to the early 1980's with Avice McKenzie and venture to Mason's Bay on the west coast of Stewart Island to spread the ashes of her dad at his turangawaewae. Audio