Tim Brown

The Routeburn Track has been struck by a land slide overnight, leaving 31 trampers trapped.

The slip hit the Howden Hut around 1.30am and all those inside are safe and awaiting evacuation.

RNZ… Audio

The heavy rain in Fiordland, where hundreds of people have been trapped by torrential falls, is expected to ease a bit later this morning.

MetService is expecting a further 90 to 150 millimeters on… Audio

A man has been charged with murder of an 8 year old boy in Otautau, 40km northwest of Invercargill. Southland police have just held a media conference and RNZ reporter Tim Brown was there. Audio

A large scrub fire is burning in Dunedin's western hills, prompting the evacuation of several homes.

The fire took hold on the popular Pineapple Track in Dunedin's Flagstaff area shortly before 1pm… Video, Audio

The sustainable shoe company Allbirds opened its first Auckland store this week, giving New Zealanders an opportunity to try on "the world's most comfortable shoe" (according to Time Magazine). Former… Audio

RNZ's Dunedin reporter, Tim Brown talks us through the importance of gradient. Audio

In South Dunedin, the Defence Force is preparing to carry out a controlled explosion. RNZ's reporter Tim Brown is at the cordon and speaks to Philippa Tolley. Audio

South Dunedin properties will be evacuated this morning as the Defence Force's bomb squad assesses a potentially dangerous chemical.

It may be blown up, as the owners of the building are concerned… Audio

The five tourists hit by a falling tree in Queenstown yesterday are all still in hospital this morning. The tree fell on top of the group as they were sitting on the riverbank by the Shotover Jet base… Audio

RNZ's Tim Brown looks ahead to a year in Otago and Southland as the regions grapple with growth and the problems that can come with it. Audio

Civil Defence is urging Dunedin motorists to stay off the roads after torrential rain continues to drench the city, causing widespread flooding and slips. Reporter Tim Brown is near Henley, where… Video, Audio

There's concern in Dunedin that school children are being targeted by a suspected paedophile. There are reports of four separate suspicious approaches to children who were on their way to school. It… Audio

Leonardo DiCaprio has invested in NZ shoe company Allbirds. The company was the brainchild of Tim Brown, a former All White, who'd spent an awful lot of time in football boots, and became moderately… Video, Audio

Terry Harch spent three nights trapped and alone on Mount Aspiring... But tonight he's on his way to Dunedin Hospital after a break in the weather finally allowed a helicopter to reach the Australian… Video, Audio

Otago reporter Timothy Brown heads to Queenstown to find out what unintended consequences of the foreign buyer ban might lie ahead for the resort town. Audio

It's been snowing down south, with the wintry conditions closing some roads. RNZ reporter Tim Brown has been checking out the weather in Dunedin and joins us. Audio