Waitaki
Naturally rare and threatened
5 May 2022
Claire Concannon meets with some of the people working to protect New Zealand's naturally rare ecosytems and the endangered plants found within them. Audio
Our Changing World - Protecting rare limestone plants
4 May 2022
Claire Concannon meets some of the people working to protect the biodiversity in a reserve on limestone soil in the Waitaki valley - one of Aotearoa’s naturally rare ecosytems. Audio
The Otago 'dirt doctor' who fixed his damaged soil
27 Aug 2021
North Otago vege grower Jim O'Gorman has spent the past 20 years studying the soil at his market garden at Kakanui. His research focuses on restoring to health and high productivity damaged land… Video, Audio
E coli found in Waitaki groundwater
4 Jul 2018
A Waitaki District community is unable to drink their groundwater after high levels of E.coli were discovered during routine checks. About 119 bore owners were notified by letter last month about a… Audio