Banks Peninsula
Let's Get Trapping
In order to control rats, stoats, possums and feral cats on Banks Peninsula, ecologist Alison Evans has started a library in Little River that loans traps and cages to locals free of charge. She also…
AudioPort Hills blaze: Flames are reaching up to 20 metres in the air
RNZ News reporter Conan Young is live from Governors Bay which is under threat from the Port Hills fire. Audio, Gallery
Homes evacuated near Governors Bay after fire flares up
About half a dozen homes south of Governors Bay on Banks Peninsula have been evacuated after the Summit Road fire on the Port Hills flared up overnight. A dozen helicopters and almost 100 crew are… Audio
Man drowns in Taranaki, diver missing in Canterbury
A man has drowned in Taranaki and, separately, a diver is missing off Banks Peninsula in Canterbury.
Community must raise 2 million for Akaroa hospital replacement
Akaroa will get its hospital back five years after it was damaged by earthquake, but only if the local community spends two-and-a-half million dollars on it. Audio
Oashore
Ecological protection goes hand in hand with farming at a 550 hectare coastal property on Banks Peninsula. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets Oashore farm manager Kate Whyte, who has safeguarded the last… Audio, Gallery
Oashore
Ecological protection goes hand in hand with farming at a 550 hectare coastal property on Banks Peninsula. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets Oashore farm manager Kate Whyte, who has safeguarded the last…
AudioDown at the Beach
Birdling's Flat is an iconic coastal settlement on Banks Peninsula's Kaitorete Spit with a mixture of holiday and permanent low cost homes. It is well known for its gemstones and eeling and it is one… Audio, Gallery
Down at the Beach
Birdling's Flat is an iconic coastal settlement on Banks Peninsula's Kaitorete Spit with a mixture of holiday and permanent low cost homes. It is well known for its gemstones and eeling and it is one…
AudioPolice make dent in number of boy-racers on Banks Peninsula
A police operation to cut the number of boy-racers around Banks Peninsula has caught mainly speeding residents in the net. Audio
Foraging Fever
Foraging for food on Banks Peninsula uncovers a wide range of delectable delights. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes spends a day at Port Levy finding and eating seaweeds, native plants, mushrooms and shellfish… Audio
Foraging Fever
Foraging for food on Banks Peninsula uncovers a wide range of delectable delights. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes spends a day at Port Levy finding and eating seaweeds, native plants, mushrooms and shellfish…
AudioJulian Temple Band
After touring his fourth album, Upsidedownbackwards, through his native California in 2013, Julian Temple and his family left their beachside home in Dunedin to try living in the USA.Now based in… Audio
New Zealand A to Z - Diamond Harbour
On New Zealand A to Z, we visit a small settlement on the southern shores of Lyttleton Harbour. We are still within the confines of Christchurch, but this place is quite remote from the sprawling city… Audio
Modelling the Canterbury Coast in the Water Lab
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a 1:50 scale model in the Water Lab are helping Crile Doscher understand coastal processes around the outlet to Lake Forsyth Audio
Modelling the Canterbury Coast in the Water Lab
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a 1:50 scale model in the Water Lab are helping Crile Doscher understand coastal processes around the outlet to Lake Forsyth
AudioKororā
Listen to the white-flippered penguin, an indigenous creature exclusive to Canterbury, with a one of our favourite bird calls here at Radio NZ. Audio
Museum visit: Okains Bay Museum
Murray Sacker is the curator of the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum. Audio
Museum visit: Akaroa
The Akaroa Museum reflects the culture of the community in all its aspects - historical, social, cultural and contemporary; and all its people - Maori, British, French, German and others. Audio
Museum Visit: Okains Bay
We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums. Tonight, it's the Okains Bay Museum with Murray Thacker. Audio
