Lawrence
Cemetery Project
This Sunday in the small Central Otago town of Lawrence the remains of 34 early settlers will be laid to rest, for a second time. The remains, which include four infants, are believed to have died in… Audio
Rotorua testing centres busy after news of family's travel
Covid-19 testing stations in Rotorua were swamped on Thursday, and a pop up clinic was set up, as hundreds raced to be tested.
More details have been released about where some members of the south… Video, Audio
Identifying unmarked graves in Otago
Dr Peter Petchey and Professor Hallie Buckley from the University of Otago have worked with the communities, family descendants and local runaka as they've excavated the Milton's St. John's Anglican… Audio, Gallery
The Lions of Lawrence
Two lions escape from a circus in small town New Zealand. Who you gonna call? Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
Digging up the past: Hallie Buckley & Peter Petchey
A series of exhumations from grave sites in the South Island at Lawrence and Milton are revealing more about the lives of our early settlers. The Otago Historic Cemeteries Bioarchaeology Project is in… Audio
Roadmap - Lawrence
Today on the roadmap we are about an hours drive south west of Dunedin on State Highway 8, tucked into the rolling hills of Clutha County. It's Lawrence today, the first goldrush town in Otago, and… Audio
Kids' Favourite Things - Lawrence
Kids share their favourite summer activities - this time it's Lawrence who likes to play zombies. Audio
WiFi Lawence
One year ago this month, Lawrence struck modern tourism gold by becoming the first town in the country to provide free wifi internet access to everyone. Audio