Central Otago
Freedom camping: 16 tonnes of rubbish in two months
It's not even peak season yet at the campsites in Central Otago, where freedom camping is being clamped down on.
Metal roads and home-made meals
Niki Guy-Junker lives nine kilometres from her letterbox in Central Otago. She grows most of the produce she needs to make ready-to-eat meals in her home kitchen for elderly people in Roxburgh, Clyde… Audio
The Southern Weather Man
The Central Otago settlement of Ophir has the dubious honour of being the coldest place in the country. Sam Leask should know. Every day the sheep farmer ducks out to record the temperature, then… Audio
Otago rivers drop below minimum flow, stopping irrigation
Irrigation permits for the Taieri River have been shutdown, meanwhile restrictions have also begun on the Pomahaka and Kakanui rivers as they drop towards their minimums. Audio
Roxburgh without drinking water after flash floods
The Central Otago town of Roxburgh is without drinking water after heavy rain and flooding yesterday. Stephen Jeffery is a Roxburgh resident and represents the region on the Central Otago District… Audio
Outspoken: What is the future for the Deep South?
In this Outspoken, a panel chaired by RNZ's Otago/Southland reporter, Ian Telfer, looks at the deep south of the country - what is the future for the country's most southern region and how successful… Audio
A symphony of Central Otago flavours
Winemaker Rudi Bauer's mission is to make wines that capture the essence of Central Otago. In 1996 he established the Quartz Reef biodynamic vineyard on the north-facing lower hills of Bendigo Station… Audio
Five generations of fruit farming in Central Otago
The Hinton family has diversified their agricultural and horticultural operation on land that's been in the family since 1910. Their Central Otago orchard produces a variety of stonefruit, and over… Audio
Treacherous central Otago track notoriously dangerous
Central Otago roading engineers say the four wheel drive group was taking a huge risk tackling a treacherous track so close to winter. Audio
38 people trapped in snowstorm overnight
38 people, including at least two children, have been trapped overnight in a snowstorm after driving in convoy on a remote off-road track in Central Otago. Police and emergency services have been… Video, Audio
Update on attempts to rescue group of drivers stranded in snow
Rescuers have been struggling to reach a group of people trapped in their four wheel drives in the old man range in remote central Otago. The group of 36 people, including children from two… Audio
Author interview - Tanya Moir
Tanya Moir talks about her 12-year-old protagonist Winstone, who escapes his dire home and school life to seek sanctuary in the wilderness of Central Otago. The Legend of Winstone Blackhat is… Audio
Simon's A-Z
We're in central Otago today, more specifically half way between Wanaka and Cromwell. 150 years ago this was the midway stop for coaches and wagons travelling from the goldfields to the wider… Audio