Otago Peninsula
Hidden History: New Zealand's First Cheese Factory
The last episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history Thomas looks at the story of New Zealand's First Cheese Factory. Audio
A Piggery on the Peninsula
Pieter Bloem is a second generation Otago pig farmer. The family farm, overlooking Dunedin on one side and the ocean on the other, was bought by his parents in 1954. They were intending to milk cows… Audio
Book charts changing face of Otago Peninsula
An environmental historian charts the transformation of the Otago Peninsula from rich forest to grassy pasture in the book "The Face of Nature." Audio
Our Changing World for 10 May 2018
The book "The Face of Nature" is an environmental history of the Otago Peninsula, and a world first attempt to drill into an active submarine volcano. Audio
Anger at Dunedin bus route cuts
Up to 100 children may face a longer commute each day after Ngai Tahu and Tainui-owned company Go Bus announced it is dropping four routes around the Otago Peninsula. Audio
Green Fingers and Gondwanaland
Peter Cooke and Anna Moore courted over a compost heap. More than 30 years later they are still making compost together. They live near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula and have a lush and… Audio, Gallery
Dunedin's royal albatrosses and #royalcam
There are 26 chicks in the royal albatross colony at Dunedin's Taiaroa Head this year - and the #royalcam chick is very much in the public spotlight. Video, Audio
Otago wildlife sanctuary up for sale
As the fundraising campaign to buy a slice of the Abel Tasman beach closes in on its goal, further down country, on the east coast, another 'for sale' sign has gone up, this time on the Otago… Audio
A possum-free Otago Peninsula
Science communication student Guy Frederick catches up with the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group to hear how their plan to get rid of possums on the peninsula is coming along Audio
Building New Zealand
The history of Fletcher Construction in New Zealand (No Job Too Hard: volume two of three), with Jack Smith, who joined the Fletcher group in 1953 and was involved as an employee and then consultant… Audio
Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust
Over the last 25 years the yellow-eyed penguin population on mainland New Zealand has seen some dramatic declines Audio