Podcasts about Otago Peninsula

"Plan a summer escapade to the hot-tub of southern hospitality in irrepressible Dunedin. You'd struggle to find a comparably sized city that serves up such a spoil of fabulously distinctive visitor experiences. Fanning out from the city, the long, plumped and ranging finger of Otago Peninsula, fringed with beaches, scalloped by bays, carpeted in lush pastures, furnished in dry stone walls and studded in volcanic peaks is a world unto itself. Bountiful, bucolic, an urban escape-hatch. Richly blessed with flippered and feathered possibilities, the wildlife alone is a perennial banner attraction, but the peninsula and harbour also abound with invigorating trails." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Red-billed Gulls are  declining nationally in New Zealand, but the story in Otago is different.  Join us as we head out to one of the largest Red-billed Gull colonies at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula with Dr. Chris Lalas, who has been monitoring these birds for over two decades.  Featuring -  Dr. Chris Lalas, Scientist  Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS ( @karthiscool )  If you notice Red-billed Gulls nesting in buildings around Dunedin please reach out to us on Facebook page - Tune into Nature Podcast or Instagram ( @tuneintonatureshow ) and we will pass it on to Chris.  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Website : https://www.karthicss.com/podcast  Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature. This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠ 

About 100 people evacuated from homes overnight and two shelters have been opened - one at the St Clair golf club and another at Forsyth barr stadium. And some residents on the Otago Peninsula are without water or power - Aurora Energy says there are power outages in Cape Saunders and Highcliff that have affected around 100 customers. Emergency Managment Otago Group Manager Matt Alley spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Focusing on the local legends in and around Ōtepoti whose dedication to sustainability is unrivaled, Hofftrough speaks with a myriad of folks who's work improves our green spaces, conserves our natural environments, and reduces our waste. From community garden organisers to wildlife conservationists to worm farmers, we're covering the whole 9 yards.

Planting days on Otago Peninsula - Nadia Wesley-Smith, Chair of Te Poari a Pukekura, talks about the mahi being done to restore and revitalise the whenua. As part of Puaka Matariki Festival 2024, public are invited to planting days and tours of local attractions. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

There is one thing I've never heard one of the old soldiers you always see or hear on the news on Anzac Day saying. There are less of them now, of course, as time passes, but, over the years, I have never heard one of them say they had a great time and that going to war was the time of their life. I've never heard it. And I bet you haven't, either.  And that's why you're not going to hear me ripping into those involved in the anti-war protests around the country yesterday. On Anzac Day.  For two reasons: I reckon in their heart of hearts, anyone who has been to war would agree that it's a futile waste of time, energy, and lives.  The other reason is that of all days of the year, ANZAC Day is the perfect day to point out the futility of war. And, while the protest action yesterday was largely about what's going on right now in the Middle East, war is war - whenever it happens.  Now I'm not saying that it's a day to be disrespectful of those who served and those who are serving in our military today. I'm not saying that at all, because the first World War is part of our family's history.  My grandfather went to Gallipoli. And survived, obviously - because I wouldn't be here otherwise. He was decorated for his efforts and our wider family; we are very proud of that.  But, like pretty much every other returned soldier, he never spoke about it. Lord knows what personal trauma he was dealing with. But that's how it was in those days, wasn't it? No counselling or anything like that.  But if he had spoken about it, I'm sure he would have told us kids that war is a dead-end street. And it would be pretty hard to think otherwise if you'd been through it, I reckon.  Apparently, he put his age up to get himself into the army for the first World War and put it down to get back in for the second. But they might have seen through that, and he ended up in the Home Guard on the Otago Peninsula.  By that time, he was well on his way to having 11 kids and we've always joked that he would have been perfectly happy being down at Taiaroa Heads, if it meant just getting out of the house.  I'm telling you this, so you know that I'm not coming at this from a position of ignorance or disrespect. I have huge respect. Not just for my grandfather and other family members who served in other wars, but I've got huge respect for anyone who serves.    But that doesn't mean that I have to be a war-freak. It doesn't mean that, just because war has been an important part of our family history, that I have to be a flag waiver for war, full stop.  And I'm not. Which is why I'm not upset about what happened yesterday. Which largely involved red dye of some sort being poured into public water fountains around the country.  The bucket fountain in Wellington was red. The fountain at Mission Bay, in Auckland, was red. Victoria Park, in Christchurch. Nelson and Hamilton were other places where protesters chucked whatever it was, they used into fountains.  Protesters also turned-up at the National Anzac Service in Wellington. But you probably know that that was called-off because of high winds. Which is saying something for Wellington. But I gather it was about the safety of the veterans, as much as anything.  Signs went up at the fountains, as well. A couple of examples: “Do not normalise Anzac violence”. “Honour the fallen by swearing ‘never again'”. “No glory in war”.  The same sorts of things we hear veterans say every ANZAC Day.  And I think one of the people involved said it perfectly when they said that ANZAC Day is “a time for reflecting on what is meant by ‘lest we forget;”. Which made me think.   So too did Peter Fitzsimons in an article he wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. He said that, on ANZAC Day, we get a lot of emotions: reverence, respect, and remembrance. But he said there's one missing - which is rage.  Rage that so many soldiers were needlessly slaughtered on what he described as “inane battle plans that never had any chance of succeeding”.  Rage at the complete lack of remorse from those who sent them to their deaths. Rage at the refusal to learn from previous catastrophes to prevent the next one.  He was talking on behalf of Australian soldiers there, of course. But the same can be said on behalf of the New Zealand soldiers who went through exactly the same thing.  And I reckon any soldier - past and present - would agree with Peter Fitzsimons and those involved in yesterday's protest action, that war is something to be avoided at all cost.  And I reckon any soldier —past and present— would agree that ANZAC Day is the perfect day to get that message across. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Wilson is the owner and distiller at Sandymount Distillery on the Otago Peninsula - he discusses the history of the distillery, the state of the industry and becoming the first distillery in the country to achieve carbon neutral status Tune in every day for the latest and greatest REX content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Wilson is the owner and distiller at Sandymount Distillery on the Otago Peninsula - he discusses the history of the distillery, the state of the industry and becoming the first distillery in the country to achieve carbon neutral status Tune in every day for the latest and greatest REX content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of Kiwi Tripsters, Autumn escapes in Wairarapa and Otago. We head over Rimutaka Hill to forage in Featherston and Greytown. Wine time is calling in Martinborough. Further south, we dive into Dunedin's cultural treasures and we go wild on the Otago Peninsula

Now to Dunedin, where an octogenarian spends her days, documenting one of the rarest sea lion species in the world - and even has one named after her. Janet Ledingham wanders the shores and dunes around the Otago Peninsula looking for New Zealand sea lions, often going out daily if the weather isn't bad. Tess Brunton joined her to go scouting for whakahao near Ōtepoti.

Our Summer road trip is nearing its final stop, rolling this morning into Dunedin, with its beautiful architecture, the Speight's brewery in the city, and the stunning Otago Peninsula.  Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Department of Conservation is at a loss as to why anyone would want to steal albatross eggs from a monitored Otago Peninsula reserve. The colony is the only mainland breeding colony of Northern Royal Albatross in the world. But their numbers will be fewer now that four of their eggs are missing. DoC's operations manager of Coastal Otago Annie Wallace is with us.

Weird and wonderful species are washing up on South Island beaches - worrying locals. Visitors to Aramoana beach got a shock after finding a serpent-like Oar fish floating in the shallows. Ray's Bream have been found far from home on the shores of Otago Peninsula. And 14 Hector's dolphins have been found dead around the South Island since November. Rob Smith is a physical oceanographer and lecturer at University of Otago.

As the weather turns colder, Kennedy reflects on something truly cold: the wreck of Shackleton's ship "Endurance," discovered a fortnight ago on the bottom of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. He also provides an update on "Lucky", the kereru which has evaded predators and reached the age of 60 days on Rod Morris's property at The Cove, Otago Peninsula. And he shares some thoughts on cycling the Karangahake Gorge section of the Hauraki Rail Trail.

Kennedy has the story of "Lucky," a kereru chick that is being raised by its parents on photographer Rod Morris's property in Broad Bay, on the Otago Peninsula. He also talks to Kathryn about a kereru restoration project being conducted in the Auckland suburb of Kohimarama.

It's Summer in Aotearoa New Zealand. The days are long and warm - perfect to spend time out in nature. Be it a picnic or a stroll, a visit to the beach is a Kiwi summer favourite. So to celebrate summer, here's an episode with the relaxing sounds of the beach, waves and snippets about wildlife. Follow the Show Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow Producer/ Host: http://instagram.com/karthic.ss Explore Further: Learn more about the wildlife & wild places featured in this episode- Otago Peninsula, New Zealand Sea Lion, Variable Oystercatcher This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin. This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ. Thanks to https://oar.org.nz/ a non-profit community radio and http://accessmedia.nz/ Music from Blue Dot Sessions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tuneintonature/message

The Northern Royal Albatross has been a crowd favourite on the Department of Conservation's livestreamed "royal cam", and the stars of the newest colony in Otago have just been born. All 36 pairs nesting at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on the Otago Peninsula have successfully laid an egg - a positive sign for the rare species. Royal Albatross Centre ecotourism manager Hoani Langford spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The Tune Into Nature podcast, produced by Karthic SS, tells stories about nature and conservation around Dunedin. This week, an episode from that podcast about New Zealand's smallest bird, titipounamu, on Otago Peninsula.

The story of titipounamu, New Zealand's smallest bird, on Otago Peninsula, told by Karthic SS, a wildlife film maker and podcast producer based in Dunedin.

This elusive bird weighs only 6 grams (a House Sparrow weighs 40 grams), sings in high pitched notes and flies so quickly that it's so hard to see. Meet the smallest bird of Aotearoa New Zealand - the Rifleman or Titipounamu (in the Māori language) Join on a walk through a dense coastal forest on the Otago Peninsula, as we try to see the elusive Rifleman and hear the story of how these birds are using cosy nest boxes to survive. Ft. Marcia Dale, Shanta McPherson Thanks to the volunteers of the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group Support the Rifleman Project Make a Donation that will go into buying materials for nest boxes. Feel free to email Marcia Dale, Community Team Leader at guardians@opbg.nz You can also help by making nest boxes. Here's how to build one- https://www.predatorfreepeninsula.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-OPBG-How-to-build-a-Rifleman-Nest-Box.pdf Follow the Show Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/ Explore Further: Learn more about the wildlife & wild places featured in this episode- Rifleman or Titipounamu, Kānuka Tree, Otago Peninsula Producer/ Host: Karthic SS This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin. This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ. Thanks to https://oar.org.nz/ a non-profit community radio and http://accessmedia.nz/ Music from Blue Dot Sessions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tuneintonature/message

Today we talk about something we found out on the Otago Peninsula, the place where Aotearoa's first cheese factory was located!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A pair of tītitipounamu gave conservationists in the Otago Peninsula a shock this week when they found a nest with four very small eggs inside of a possum trap. Riflemen, the smallest species of New Zealand native bird population, are cavity nesters whose nests are often found in unlikely places - like under rooves or tractors, or even in your gumboots. This one was a first for the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group though, and community engagement team lead Marica Dale told Morning Report there were plenty of other options. "These guys, they're just so fussy. We've got a perfectly fine, empty rifleman nest that's rodent proof, it's just the right size, and it's about 50 meters away and they've gone 'nah, nah we'll just use this instead we'll go in a trap.'" Aside from being not where it was supposed to be, the nest's placement inside the trap made unsetting it difficult. "Honestly, it was like it was like having an insight to a heart surgery, it just was so traumatic trying to unset this trap while there was a tiny little nest inside of it. It was quite frightening trying to make it safe for them. "Got there in the end, had an adult bird standing by... Dad there and dad was very angry at me for interfering, but I think he's forgiven me now." The nest is now mostly taped shut and monitored via a trail camera, Dale said there had already been some unwelcome visitors, which were quickly taken care of. "The trail camera actually picked up a couple of possums and they were they were having a real interest in the nest… "We've got a couple of functional traps that weren't unset with a nest in it, and we actually caught those two possums a few days later. So yeah, we're working extra hard to keep these guys safe."

The Royal Northern Albatrosses who nest on Otago Peninsula have laid the second-highest number of eggs ever recorded at the Colony. More than 120 of the seabirds have returned to Taiaroa Head for the breeding season, and 40 eggs have been recorded in nests. 

Mike and Chris bring episode six of season 2 of Kiwi Tripsters travel podcast as they talk about the wildside of Otago Peninsula, Kapiti Coast and windy Wellington

Mayor Aaron Hawkins - Relationship with Central Government, Otago Peninsula shared pathway, Dunedin's economic recovery

Ride for MS 2020 - Valerie Wilson from MS Otago previews a fundraising bike ride around Otago Peninsula.

Pieter Bloem is a second generation Otago pig farmer. The family farm, overlooking Dunedin on one side and the ocean on the other, was bought by his parents in 1954. They were intending to milk cows but there wasn't enough suitable land to make it viable so started a piggery. Currently Pieter farms 3000 pigs with his son Gavin and each week 140 are sent to the freezing works in Timaru for processing. About 45 percent of New Zealand's commercial pork breeding herd is farmed outdoors but the Bloem's farm is an intensive indoor operation. As a result, Pieter has been accused of factory farming. He says they have tried outdoor pig farming but it was too wet and muddy so his focus is on continually improving his indoor facilities and feeding systems.

For the better part of 30 years, Yvonne Sutherland's shop and studio has been a must-stop on the Otago Peninsula. She's the creator of Happy Hens - brightly coloured, hand-painted ceramic hens of distinctive shape and assorted sizes. Since opening her Portobello shop in 1990, tens of thousands of visitors from all over the globe passed through her doors. Although the store closed earlier this year, her Happy Hens are still available online.

Travel writer Mike Yardley has been taking a look at some of the highlights of Dunedin and Otago Peninsula. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE 

NIWA's squat lobster specialist Dr John Zeldis explains to Kathryn Ryan what causes the red swarms seen recently in Broad Bay and Edwards Bay near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula.

Otago Peninsula Attractions - Otago Peninsula Trust marketing manager Sophie Barker says that summer is a great season for locals to visit the Peninsula.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Nicole Kolig. Nicole’s studio and farm are nestled into the side of an extinct cinder cone volcano that rises above the surrounding Otago Peninsula outside of Dunedin, NZ. In our interview we talk about harvesting local ceramic materials for sculpture, the history of the Ceramic Association of New Zealand, and her time working with indigenous artists in the Kimberly region of Australia in the early 1970’s. This interview is part of a New Zealand series taped in April and May of 2018. I want to send a special thank you to the Ceramics Association of New Zealand for their support in making the series. To join the association, or to subscribe to their journal Ceramics New Zealand, visit www.ceramicsnz.org.     Hey Red Clay Rambler fans, I need your help to keep this show on the air. We need 5 new patrons to reach our monthly fundraising goal. Visit www.patreon.com/redclayrambler to pledge your support and become a sustaining member. We have a batch of rewards to offer including the new Vintage Radio shirt, handmade pots, posters and much more. Visit www.patreon.com/redclayrambler to sign up today.

Urban trapping for a Possum Free Otago Peninsula with Kate Tanner from The Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group

The book "The Face of Nature" is an environmental history of the Otago Peninsula, and a world first attempt to drill into an active submarine volcano.

The book "The Face of Nature" is an environmental history of the Otago Peninsula, and a world first attempt to drill into an active submarine volcano.

An environmental historian charts the transformation of the Otago Peninsula from rich forest to grassy pasture in the book "The Face of Nature."

An environmental historian charts the transformation of the Otago Peninsula from rich forest to grassy pasture in the book "The Face of Nature."

Ōtakou Marae overlooks the Otago Peninsula and sits on a site steeped in history - it was where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 13 June, 1840.

Ōtakou Marae overlooks the Otago Peninsula and sits on a site steeped in history - it was where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 13 June, 1840.

There are 26 chicks in the royal albatross colony at Dunedin's Taiaroa Head this year - and the #royalcam chick is very much in the public spotlight.

There are 26 chicks in the royal albatross colony at Dunedin's Taiaroa Head this year - and the #royalcam chick is very much in the public spotlight.

Science communication student Guy Frederick catches up with the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group to hear how their plan to get rid of possums on the peninsula is coming along

Science communication student Guy Frederick catches up with the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group to hear how their plan to get rid of possums on the peninsula is coming along

Rachel Wesley takes Justine Murray on a tour of Otakou Marae located on the Otago Peninsula, she explains the unique features which include a concrete maihi and their refurbished wharekai, Hakuiao.

Rachel Wesley takes Justine Murray on a tour of Otakou Marae located on the Otago Peninsula, she explains the unique features which include a concrete maihi and their refurbished wharekai, Hakuiao.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his month long visit to New Zealand. We focus in this interview about the South Island of New Zealand. Erick started in Christchurch and then visited The Banks Penninsula, Lake Tekapo, the Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, the Southern Scenic Route including the Catlins, Fiordland National Park (including cruising both Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound) Queenstown, the rainy west coast, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaikoura, and Picton.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his month long visit to New Zealand. We focus in this interview about the South Island of New Zealand. Erick started in Christchurch and then visited The Banks Penninsula, Lake Tekapo, the Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, the Southern Scenic Route including the Catlins, Fiordland National Park (including cruising both Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound) Queenstown, the rainy west coast, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaikoura, and Picton.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his month long visit to New Zealand. We focus in this interview about the South Island of New Zealand. Erick started in Christchurch and then visited The Banks Penninsula, Lake Tekapo, the Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, the Southern Scenic Route including the Catlins, Fiordland National Park (including cruising both Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound) Queenstown, the rainy west coast, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaikoura, and Picton.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his month long visit to New Zealand. We focus in this interview about the South Island of New Zealand. Erick started in Christchurch and then visited The Banks Penninsula, Lake Tekapo, the Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, the Southern Scenic Route including the Catlins, Fiordland National Park (including cruising both Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound) Queenstown, the rainy west coast, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaikoura, and Picton.

Today I chat with Clive Copeman, an amazing photographer from New Zealand, who I've teamed up with to bring you the Southern New Zealand Photo Adventure in April 2012. See tour details and photos at https://mbp.ac/nz2012 Clive on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/clive_copeman Clive on the Web: http://www.clivecopemanphotography.com/ Music by UniqueTracks

Today I chat with Clive Copeman, an amazing photographer from New Zealand, who I've teamed up with to bring you the Southern New Zealand Photo Adventure in April 2012. See tour details and photos at https://mbp.ac/nz2012 Clive on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/clive_copeman Clive on the Web: http://www.clivecopemanphotography.com/ Music by UniqueTracks

Surrounded by wind and ocean, the Otago Peninsula is home to many intriguing creatures.