Gold Rush
Season 2 Ep 5: The Gold Rushes
The discovery of gold drew tens of thousands to New Zealand in search of fortune. It was a hard life, but diggers brought mateship, fashion & egalitarian ideas that changed the country forever. Video, Audio
Old Relics - setting gold-rush era buildings in stone
Reynold Turner aka Old Relic makes exquisite hand-made miniature replicas of gold-rush era huts, cottages, water wheels and churches from the same materials used by the early settlers, using a hammer… Audio
Outlaw: the story of Richard Burgess
In the 1860s Richard Burgess and his outlaw gang roved the West Coast, robbing and murdering dozens of people. Black Sheep investigates his life story and what drove him to a life of crime. Audio
Gold rush water permits overhaul threatens Central Otago economy
The mayor of New Zealand's driest region says the overhaul of water permits granted in the Otago gold rush could threaten its economic future, as our Otago-Southland reporter, Ian Telfer, explains. Audio
The central Otago Gold Rush
Lloyd Carpenter's PhD thesis examines how the Central Otago gold rush 150 years ago shaped this country's culture, society and literature. Audio
Thames gold mining history
The main road into Thames has split, revealing an important part of the area's gold mining history. Part of a pump that was built in 1888 to drain the town's richest gold mines can now be seen through… Audio
Asian Report for 10 November 2009
A collection of recordings from Arrowtown locals that preserve the past of the Chinese gold miners. Audio