Stories by Ian Telfer
Audio and features
Dunedin becomes Dun-Ed-in when Ed Sheeran's in town
More than 100,000 people will visit Dunedin this weekend for pop star Ed Sheeran's concerts. Ian Telfer is there, and says the city is gripped in Ed Fever. Video, Audio
Missing dog found five weeks after crash
A Dunedin man, who credits his dog with helping him recover from paralysis, says it's a miracle that he's been reunited with her, five weeks after the Labrador-Huntaway cross disappeared in wake of a… Video, Audio
From Matauranga to Infinity at Dunedin's new science centre
A complete $2.5 million rebuild of Otago Museum's interactive science centre has for the first time melded Ngai Tahu's Maori world view with traditional science. Video, Audio
Dusty Roxburgh preparing for another deluge
The Central Otago town is racing to clear up from Sunday's flash flood, which covered its northern end in mud and water. Video, Audio
Would Bill English really swim in the Oreti River now?
WATCH: The state of NZ's rivers has become a hot election topic, so how does the PM's favourite childhood river look these days? RNZ reporter Ian Telfer went to check it out. Video, Audio
Brighter Future? The boom, the bust and the rustbelt
Has it been boom or bust for the regions over the last nine years? RNZ's journalists report.
Brighter Future? Riding the dairy rollercoaster
Since National took office in 2008 the dairy industry has been on a wild rollercoaster, and one farming family would like the ride to slow down. Video
Insight: Pumped Dry - Central Otago Farmers' Fight for Water
Alarm is growing in Central Otago as the region's 150-year-old water licence system is overhauled. Ian Telfer explores if the permits from the gold rush days can be updated without leaving farmers… Audio
The Coastwatcher legacy
The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the Second World War to watch for enemy shipping. Ian Telfer visits one of their historic huts. Audio, Gallery