Timothy Brown

Two young takahe have been released into Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin. The birds - Waimaire and Bennett - were relocated from Burwood Takahe Breeding Centre near Te Anau yesterday and will be… Audio

A Dunedin family wants answers after a 23-year-old man tried to take his own life just 10 hours after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital during lockdown.

The man's mother says she was… Audio

Official figures show mental health or distress is a factor in almost a quarter of police dog bites that need hospital treatment.

The police have defended the numbers, saying dogs are never used… Audio

The film and screen industry has emerged as one of the candidates to help rebuild Queenstown Lakes' shattered economy.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy sealed the district's reputation as a stunning… Audio

New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Audio

Former Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha will spend almost two decades behind bars before he is even eligible for parole for the murder of teenager Amber-Rose Rush.

The 32-year-old was sentenced to life… Audio

Former doctor Venod Skantha will be sentenced today for the murder of 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush.

This afternoon's sentencing will follow a long road to justice for the teenager and her family after… Audio

What to do with 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross - so-called ouvea premix - stored in Mataura is causing a quandary for authorities, but just as vexing is how it came to be there.

The dross came to… Audio

Plans to commemorate last year's terror attack on March 15 risk re-opening emotional wounds, say Christchurch's Muslim community, as they explain there's no tradition of marking anniversaries in… Audio

Central Dunedin businesses are up in arms about cars and buses being banned in the Octagon.

The city council is hailing the trial closure of the landmark as a success but retailers say it's left them… Audio

RNZ reporter Tim Brown talks to Kathryn from the outskirts of Mataura, where emergency services have now evacuated, leaving no one behind. Audio

Residents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are being told to evacuate their homes amid rising river levels. Residents in Mataura are bracing themselves as the Mataura River approaches its highest… Audio

Gore and Matuara residents living in low level areas have been told to evacuate.

This after hundreds of people in the Southland towns have had an anxious night after being told to prepare to leave at… Audio

That's how those at the centre of issues with Southern Response have characterised the state insurer's public apology.

Southern Response's new boss, Casey Hurren, offered the public apology while… Audio

Freedom camping hot spots in the south, such as Queenstown Lakes and the Mackenzie districts, were under siege only a few years ago.

But authorities say the introduction of bylaws, the… Audio

Some people in Dunedin are resorting to staying in violent relationships to keep a roof over their head.

Others are couch-surfing or living in overcrowded conditions as the city struggles with… Audio

The Crown has set out its final argument against murder-accused Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha.

The 32-year-old denies killing 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush in February last year.

RNZ Otago-Southland… Audio

The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering Amber-Rose Rush threatened another teenager after indecently assaulting her, the High Court has heard.

Venod Skantha denies killing the 16-year-old in… Audio