Southern Stories

Sage Forest visits one of the country's 19 Teen Parent Units - Kimihia Learning Centre in Linwood, and speaks to some extraordinary mums. Audio

New Brighton Silver Band have been taking carols to the suburbs for over 20 years, but it's the first time they've come to Sage Forest's neighbourhood. Audio

In response to the Canterbury earthquakes, the Government has built two villages in the suburbs of Linwood and Kaiapoi to provide temporary accomodation for those who've lost their homes. Our… Read more Audio

Solar-powered and electric vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, prices and functionality, but they could be the transport of the future. Audio

Katy Gosset reports from the Christchurch air traffic centre, which helps to control NZ's 30 million square kilometres of controlled airspace. Audio

Sage Forest visits Canterbury Recreational Aircraft Club at Rangiora Airfield to talk to some chaps in the ultimate Men's Shed. Audio

Katy Gosset meets some seasoned musicans who have their own symphony orchestra. Members of the Risingholme Orchestra range in age from 35 to 93 with many of the principal players in their eighties. Audio

What do Madonna, Winston Churchill and Boris Carloff have in common? A love of fencing. It seems you're never too old to pick up the sport, as Sage Forest discovers when she attends a serious training… Read more Audio

Katy Gosset drops in on the local musician and Rockshop entrepreneur, Brett Wells. Brett started out in a covers band, but turned his passion for music into a profitable business, helping to make the… Read more Audio

Medicine man Michael McCammon has a passion for his work with healing herbs, but there are new regulations afoot for traditional 'natural' medicines. Audio

Don Tappin manufactures clocks and exports them around the globe. More recently, he's brought the world of clocks to Christchurch, showcasing a selection of rare and international time pieces at his… Read more Audio

Sage Forest takes a bit of aluminium and her Nana's old brass golf-club head to Sims Pacific Metals, the country's biggest metal recycler, to see what she can get for it, and meets the metal-munching… Read more Audio

Katy Gosset gets on the track with Christchurch city's Roller Derby girls. Audio

Crocodiles have been spotted in New Brighton in Christchurch recently, but don't worry, the pirates have them well under control. Audio

The South Island iwi, Ngai Tahu, is getting tough on smoking as it considers making its Kaikoura marae smoke-free. Audio

Katy Gosset visits the now vibrant Christchurch suburb of Addington which has been transformed into a substitute CBD. Audio

Katy Gosset visits a small boutique in Christchurch where members of the local Russian community can find their favourite delicacies. Audio

Some hobbies can become obsessions, and that's what country music is to Barry Skinner. He opened the Hector Country Music Museum in 2002. It's chocka-block full of memorabillia and music and… Read more Audio

The concept of a 'Men's Shed' is aimed at providing a place where men can both socialise and work on projects in a shed-like setting. Audio

Eight thousand Pacific Islanders are allowed to work in New Zealand's horticultural sector every year, through the Recommended Seasonal Employers scheme. And most of those workers come from Vanuatu. Audio