Stories by Tim Brown
Audio and features
Tiny Middle Eastern country competes in winter games for first time
You've heard of Cool Runnings and now the 21st century has its equivalent. This week athletes from a tiny Middle Eastern country where winter lows can get down to a balmy 14 degrees celsius took part… Video, Audio
Queenstown rental crisis squeezes town's most vulnerable
Queenstown's rental crisis continues to squeeze the town's most vulnerable residents.
Prices are skyrocketing with single-bedroom units going for $500 or more per week, and landlords feel so… Video, Audio
Lake Dunstan Trail lauded with more than 80k riders in first year
The Lake Dunstan Trail has blown away all expectations with with more than 80,000 people in its first year.
It was hoped the trail would bring some economic relief to Central Otago during the… Video, Audio
Waimate's white horse gets a makeover
Now to Waimate, where a local icon has received a half million dollar makeover. The white horse on the hill above the South Canterbury town has been given a fresh coat of paint and is now surrounded… Video, Audio
Queues for Covid-19 vaccine on Rakiura Stewart Island
To Rakiura-Stewart Island, where the first day of a two-day Covid-19 vaccination clinic is underway.
Locals were queuing before the clinic even opened its doors.
Our reporter Timothy Brown and… Video, Audio
Erika Fairweather declard NZ Olympic team member at school
Dunedin teenager Erika Fairweather was today officially announced as a member of New Zealand's Olympic team at her school assembly.
The 17-year-old Kavanagh College student will likely be the… Video, Audio
Work begins to break through first barrier in Pike River Mine
The Pike River Recovery Agency has begun clearing out the remnants of a concrete barrier built 30 metres into the mine's drift. As Timothy Brown reports, it's the latest step in accessing a second… Video, Audio
New bungy slingshot is adventure tourism on steroids
The newest AJ Hackett Bungy is part-bungy, part-human slingshot, and as our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown found out first hand, it's not for the faint of heart. Video, Audio
Insight: The Cost of the Foreign Buyer Ban
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
Dunedin becomes Dun-Ed-in when Ed Sheeran's in town
More than 100,000 people will visit Dunedin this weekend for pop star Ed Sheeran's concerts. Ian Telfer is there, and says the city is gripped in Ed Fever. Video, Audio
Ambitious plan for Dunedin shows anything is possible
An ambitious plan to future-proof and develop Dunedin's waterfront with a conference centre and hotel has been unveiled by local architect, Damien van Brandenburg. Video, Audio
