Auckland Stories

David Steemson spends a day in the life of an animal at Unitec's Veterinary Nursing course. Audio

Auckland's Chief Electoral Officer Dale Ofsoske has been involved in running local government elections for over 20 years. His name appears on hundreds of thousands of voting papers and election… Read more Audio

David Stempson has just been for a ride in one of the country's rarest cars. It was a Trabant, that stunningly awful piece of East German technology once the pride and joy of East German motorists… Read more Audio

Auckland's having its annual heritage festival. It started with a big bang on Saturday with one of the antique"disappearing guns"up on North Head and after 150 events it ends on October 3rd with high… Read more Audio

It's almost ten years since the old pine tree on Auckland's Maungakeke One Tree Hill was removed. The radiata was estimated to be about 120-years old, it was planted on the summit by John Logan… Read more Audio

Auckland's Charlotte Museum Trust which collects and preserves artefacts of lesbian culture. It was all the idea of founder, author and artist Dr Miriam Saphira. Miriam says it all started back in the… Read more Audio

The grand final of an Auckland interschool competition on financial literacy is to be held later this month. It's being run by Craig and Paul Duffy, twin brothers who formed the Duffy Academy to teach… Read more Audio

An exhibition of art by prisoners in Auckland has raised fourteen thousand dollars. Half of that has been donated to the prisoners' charity of choice Victim Support which helps victims of crime. 115… Read more Audio

The brain in a new born babe makes up ten percent of the baby's entire body weight. Compare that to the 2% of an adult body weight. This is where the Brainwave Trust comes in. It educates New… Read more Audio

Monte Cecilia House was built in the mid-1870's as Pah Homestead the"gentlemen's residence"of Auckland businessman James Williams, and sited at the top of his own park-like farm. It cost Williamson 25… Read more Audio

The battle for supercity may has begun in earnest, but there are 169 other positions up for grabs - 149 positions at local board level and 20 councilor positions. Lisa Thompson has been out to New… Read more Audio

Lisa Thompson has been meeting Aucklanders' who are keen to take up a challenge and stand in the upcoming Auckland Council elections. Audio

An entrepreneurial young Auckland woman has discovered what she thinks is a niche market; roof top vegetable gardens for inner city dwellers. Audio

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Laughter Yoga is the very hot thing in the global wellness industry these days. It was started by an Indian physician fifteen years ago and there are now thousands… Read more Audio

For thirty years, Aotea Square in Auckland, contained the"Mountain Fountain". It was created by one of the country's most respected sculptors Terry Stringer. The whole Aotea square is being rebuilt to… Read more Audio

Completed in the mid sixties for just over 2-million-dollars, the viaduct was built to connect the Southern Motorway to the city and to relieve traffic traveling along Great South Road and through… Read more Audio

The supercity, will be it be good for all Aucklanders? Well it seems the jury's still out, but many of the people who live on Great Barrier Island fear that they may have too small a voice. Audio

One of Auckland's oldest pubs will soon be on the move. Audio

Auckland spoken features Producer David Steemson goes to film industry get-together. Audio

David Steemson takes a look at the Navy's new Museum site on the North Shore with the archaeologist and her treasures. Audio