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Tuesday 10th March, 2015
Four Dunedin women are entering the Tour of New Zealand cycle race to raise money for a local school.
They'll pedal more than 600 kilometres around the South Island in April. They're doing it for the kids, hoping their efforts will pay off in the classroom.
Monday 09th March, 2015
New Zealand's in the grip of a building boom, as revealed by the latest statistics.
Last year the country saw more than $15b of building work carried out.
That's an increase of almost a quarter on the previous year.
Most of the work is happening in Auckland and Canterbury, where housing demand is highest.
Together, those centres accounted for nearly two thirds of all construction nationwide.
Residential development is leading the increase, including in Dunedin.
Tuesday 03rd March, 2015
A new survey is shedding light on the coffee-drinking habits of Otago residents in comparison to the rest of the country.
The consumer survey shows Otago drinkers spend an average of $13 a week on espresso from chain stores.
And they're more likely to go out of their way for a good cup of coffee than any other Kiwis.
Almost 2000 people who bought espresso coffee from a chain store in the last six months were surveyed.
Almost half of those from Otago said they couldn't start the day without coffee.
Friday 27th February, 2015
January exports have fallen significantly in the last year, down $371m.
The major drivers are milk powder, butter and cheese products.
They've fallen 30% overall.
January exports brought in $3.7b.
Lower milk powder prices are a massive factor in the downturn.
Not even record quantities of meat exports for the month could balance the drop in dairy.
Frozen beef exports doubled, accounting for much of the increase in meat exports overall.
Imports were also down for the start of the year.
Friday 27th February, 2015
Local politicians are clashing over employment law, and in particular the subject of zero hour contracts.
Dunedin North MP David Clark, of the Labour Party, wants them abolished, and that's attracted criticism from National minister Michael Woodhouse.
But the pair have managed to find some common ground.
Thursday 26th February, 2015
Dunedin's Shanton store is one of the only ones remaining open across the country.
The company's in voluntary administration, and its sale is being negotiated with five interested parties.
Shanton owes more than $7m to creditors, including staff and Inland Revenue.
Of the 37 stores nationwide, only ten will remain open, and 70 full time equivalent staff have lost their jobs as a result.
There's a possibility some workers will be offered employment at stores elsewhere.
Wednesday 25th February, 2015
A national organisation is making teeth a priority, for the benefit of local children.
A recent oral health survey shows almost half of all Kiwi kids under the age of four don't get seen by dental professionals.
So Plunket has partnered with Colgate to ensure families are on the right path to having healthy smiles.
Monday 23rd February, 2015
More than $3m in redundancy payments is being awarded to former Silver Fern Farms staff.
Local meat workers have been fighting for more than a year with Silver Fern Farms over the payments.
Initially the company refused to make more than 100 workers redundant, despite having no work for them.
That was when their usual lamb processing season was cut.
Since then the workers have been represented by a national union, which took their case to the Employment Relations Authority and won.
Friday 20th February, 2015
It's been a year since the government introduced Driver Licence Stop Orders, which allow police to confiscate licences for overdue fines.
In Dunedin that's seen almost half a million dollars in fines paid by drivers keen to keep their licences.
Police minister Michael Woodhouse joins us to talk about the initiative.
Friday 20th February, 2015
One of the country's largest telecommunication companies is lagging behind in Dunedin.
Spark has confirmed its gigatown packages won't be available until the middle of the year.
That's despite widespread connection to gigabit internet speed becoming available next week.
Spark is compensating by offering Dunedin residents discounts on its ultra fibre network.
Dunedin is getting access to the fastest internet speeds in the southern hemisphere, for winning the gigatown competition.