Breakfast Southland with Chitty

With another rugby season done and dusted, Balclutha dairy farmer Mat Korteweg joins us to talk about shifting the focus back to the farm. We chat calving season, long days, new arrivals and what farmers across the south are experiencing at this busy time of year.

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Southland District Mayor Rob Scott and Waihopai Toi Toi Community Board Chair Pamela Yorke discuss the ongoing local government amalgamation conversation. They explain the difference between the Head Start proposal and the Local Government Commission process; how local identity and community representation would be protected & what it could mean for. Southland.

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Charley, Felicity and Bailiegh are back in The Little Locker Room this week, and we're talking all things pranks. Some people love them, some people hate them, and some have found themselves on the receiving end of some pretty memorable ones! 

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West Otago's Kylie Dorr is celebrating a huge achievement after being named Supreme Winner at the 2026 NZI Rural Women Business Awards. From starting Southern Reproductive just five years ago to building a thriving South Island-wide business, launching an AI training school, and preparing for expansion into Australia, Kylie has been on an incredible journey. We chat about business, dirt bikes, taking risks, and the advice she'd give other rural women looking to back themselves.

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Tyla, Taryn, Kim and Shirley are in for the Locker Room Ladies this morning, and there's plenty of laughs along the way! We tackle the YSL gift basket debate that's got the internet talking. If your husband wins a luxury beauty hamper at work, should it automatically come home to you, or is it okay to gift it to a female workmate? Then we put our Kiwi knowledge to the test with a round of "Finish That Phrase", featuring some all-time classics. Plus, we wrap up with the things we're loving and things we're well and truly over this week. 

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Invercargill Deputy Mayor Grant Dermody and Mayor Tom Campbell join us to discuss why Invercargill City Council has backed the proposal for a single Southland-wide unitary council. They explain what the proposal could mean for residents, local decision-making, services and the future direction of the region, as Southlanders prepare to have their say on one of the biggest governance conversations in years.

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Tori Moorby joins us from Glasgow as she prepares for her Commonwealth Games javelin competition this Saturday. We chat about the atmosphere in the athletes' village, her journey from local throwing circles to becoming a New Zealand record holder and Olympian, and what she's hoping to achieve on one of the biggest stages in world sport.

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Michaela Jameson is back for another round of Yay or Nay, and this time we're talking about something many of us struggle with, proper rest. Is taking time out essential for our wellbeing, or is switching off easier said than done? Michaela shares her honest thoughts and challenges us to rethink our relationship with rest.

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At just 14 years old, Maggie Arthur and Lucas Miller have returned from the experience of a lifetime after representing New Zealand in Japan. The two young West Otago wrestlers spent two weeks training with Olympic and world champions in one of wrestling's strongest nations before coming home and dominating at the South Island Championships. They join us to share what they learned, what surprised them most about Japan, and the memories they'll be talking about for years to come.

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With Gregg's instant coffee production coming to an end, Annie joins us to discuss the products we'd be lost without and what we'd be panic buying if it was about to disappear forever. 

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