Tracy Neal
Gold Fossicking at Fever Pitch
Gold fossickers are dusting off pans and rummaging through garages for shovels, as prices for the precious metal reach fever pitch. Greymouth-born Jade Wright is part of several online fossickers'… Audio
A close-up lesson in white privilege
Peter Meihana knows what it is to be marginalised as Maori in a pakeha world, and then as pakeha in a Maori world. The Marlborough-born lecturer in Maori history at Massey University has straddled the… Audio
Yachties, backpackers stranded in paradise, desperate to stay
Foreigners stranded in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay here.
Yachties don't want to untie from New Zealand marinas to face the dangers of seasonal Pacific storms, and backpackers don't… Audio
Park planned for Marlborough's Wairau River banks
A park is planned along the banks of Marlborough's Wairau River, and if the proposal goes ahead, will be the first of its kind in the region.
The Wairau is one of the South Island's most intensely… Audio
New shipping precinct planned for Westport
Rare earth minerals thrown up by the Alpine Fault and deposited in West Coast soils are a potentially valuable export commodity. But there's been no viable way of shipping them to export markets. A… Audio
Wakefield the home of NZ's first Dark Skies Park
Ralph Bradley was a 10 year-old in Golden Bay when he went outside in the early hours of a morning with his father, and saw his first Aurora. He's been hooked on the night-sky ever since. Ralph is the… Audio
Nelson transport plan prepped to cause heated debate
Nelson is about to launch back into heated debate over the city's commuter gridlock and how best to get people in and out from the south.
The Transport Agency has put forward a range of options for… Audio
Nelson-Tasman launches economic recovery plan
A recently launched plan to guide Nelson-Tasman's economic recovery will focus on opportunities for young people. The region's economy is pegged to shrink by 8 percent in the next year, while the… Audio
Trouble brewing over subdivision planned in Nelson green valley
The Maitai Valley, a few minutes east of central Nelson City, has been brought into focus by plans for a large-scale housing development. The proposed Mahitahi/Bayview development could see up to 700… Audio
Transience, cost barriers to rheumatic fever treatment
Senior clinicians are calling for a national register of people with rheumatic fever, to help protect younger people who are missing vital treatment. A four-year nationwide study has found recurrences… Audio
Academics slam youth alcohol education programme
New Zealand academics have slammed a live theatre programme designed to warn young students of the dangers of underage drinking. The theatre programme is an interactive workshop called Smashed, and… Audio
South Island growers being knocked out by carbon costs
A winter tomato shortage might soon hit the South Island - with growers saying they face oblivion because of record high carbon charges, as the Government tries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions… Audio
Wakatū exploring Tasman reserve land in search of lost Nelson Tenths
The head of Nelson's Wakatu Incorporation is in talks with the Tasman District Council about parcels of reserve land in the Moutere-Waimea Ward, and their historical significance. Nelson-based Wakatu… Audio
Covid-19: What the streets are like at Level 1
It's the first morning of Alert Level 1 and a return to a way of life not seen in more than 11 weeks.
We've sent RNZ reporters out into the streets throughout the country as we did at the start of… Audio
Tea bag, burnt sock, vital clues in finding missing trampers
A single tea bag and a burned sock were vital clues that led to finding trampers Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds alive and well.
The pair was found hungry and exhausted last week in a remote part… Audio
Volunteer trappers at work on tiny island near Nelson
It's possibly New Zealand's smallest island, but it's still large enough for rats and other pests to colonise.
Haulashore Island, which has been a backdrop to Nelson's waterfront for 113 years, is… Audio
Haulashore Island volunteers help to rebuild ecosystems
A tiny island off Nelson is the focus of a community conservation effort. Volunteer trappers are flocking to Haulashore Island to help re-build its special marine ecosystem, that will beckon back… Audio
Mission to retrieve searchers underway
A mission to retrieve 13 searchers and two dogs in Kahurangi National Park in the Tasman region is underway, after spending the night in the rugged bush.
They were part of the search team for missing… Audio
Missing trampers found 'in amazingly good nick' after 19 days
After spending 19 days missing in rugged bush in Kahurangi National Park, trampers Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor were totally out of food when they were finally rescued alive and in pretty good… Video, Audio
Brazilian New Zealander builds social media community Travel NZ
When Brazilian New Zealander Priscila Mills and her husband's travel business was paused by Covid-19, she turned her focus to her adopted country. Until recently they organised tours for Kiwis and… Audio