Waimate
Waimate school blindsided by news drinking water off limits
The local council issued a Do Not Drink notice on Monday after nitrate levels exceeded the acceptable levels of 50 milligrams per litre of water, posing a risk to people particularly pregnant women… Audio
Wasting our rubbish when it could be energy
Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally. Audio
Police search for missing man to focus on Waimate area
Police are set to undertake a search operation this week for Anaru Moana who was reported missing in December last year.
Are aliens into agronomy?
We turn the clock back to 1961 when several people reported seeing unidentified flying objects in South Canterbury. Audio
Waimate doesn't exist on Facebook
Waimate advocate Tim O'Brien is on a campaign to increase Waimate's profile. Audio
Waimate caught out by flash flood
A sudden thunderstorm has brought a flash flood to the main street of Waimate in South Canterbury.
Making Bacon
In 2014 Havoc Pork moved its processing operation from Waimate, where the Havoc farm runs 800 free-range pigs, to Dunedin when Cain Lindegreen took over the family business from his mother Linda… Audio
$50k raised for Waimate fire survivors
Almost $50,000 has been raised for the three Nepalese sisters whose parents and younger brother died in this week's fire in Waimate. Audio
Waimate fire survivor describes escape
A young woman whose parents and brother died in a house fire in Waimate yesterday says she woke to a noise like a strong wind. Audio
Town of Waimate is still in shock
Residents in the South Canterbury town of Waimate are still in shock at the loss of three members of their community. Audio
Waimate family's deaths 'just tragic'
The Nepalese man who died alongside his wife and young son in a house fire had moved to Waimate to provide his family with a better life. Audio
Friend of Nepalese man, who died with his wife and young son
A friend of the Nepalese man, who died with his wife and young son in a fire in their flat above their restaurant in Waimate, says the family had been planning to move into a house in the town. Audio
Waimate family's deaths 'just tragic'
The community is rallying around to help the surviving members of a Nepalese family, following a blaze that left three people dead in South Canterbury. Audio
The Wallaby Lady
Bennett's Wallabies were first brought to the Waimate district in the 1870s and their descendants have been successfully breeding ever since. They are now considered a pest and shot by hunters who… Audio
Simon's A to Z: Waimate
Our New Zealand A to Z takes us to Waimate in South Canterbury - home of the introduced population of Bennett's wallabies. Tour guides are: Gwen Dempster-Schouten, Ann Dennison and Rob Aikman. Audio
Ted's Bottle
In the 100 years since the Waihao Forks Hotel near Waimate opened, a few stories have been told but none as compelling as the one about Ted's bottle. Ted d'Auvergne left the unopened bottle of beer… Audio
