All episodes

China Revisited - NZSQ tribute to Jack Body

• 3:30 China Revisited - a tribute to Jack Body

A Fine Balance

• 3:30 A Fine Balance

Cultural diversity in childbirth

• 3:30 Cultural diversity in childbirth

The Quiet Room

• 3:30 The Quiet Room

Learning Mandarin an economic necessity? Chinese Language Week

• 3:30 Is learning Mandarin an economic necessity?

Culture on a plate - Secret dining Vietnamese

• 3:30 Culture on a plate - Secret dining Vietnamese

Culture on a plate - Secret dining Malaysian

• 3:30 Culture on a plate - Secret dining Malaysian

Culture on a plate - Secret dining Chinese

• 3:30 Culture on a plate - secret dining Chinese

Langar for all humanity

• 3:30 Langar for all humanity

Children celebrate Shenzhen Culture

• 3:30 Children celebrate Shenzhen Culture

OneBeep - One Child, One Life

• 3:30 OneBeep - One Child, One Life

Saving lives - sister speaks out

• 3:30 Saving lives - a sister speaks out

Giving a way of life

• 3:30 Giving a way of life - Vanisa Dhiru

Freedom from Calcutta's sex slave trade

• 3:30 Freedom from Calcutta's sex slave trade - Freeset, India

Helping youth in South East Asia – Social Innovator Chris Henderson

• 3:30 Helping youth in South East Asia – Social Innovator Chris Henderson

Jack Yan - Wellington's next Mayor?

It seems that Wellington entrepreneur Jack Yan will never give up his dream to be Wellington’s next mayor. Lynda meets the man to find out what is driving this dream and what he’s been up to in the meantime with his highly successful online and in-print international fashion magazine Lucire.

Turning Stone Into Jade - Celebrating 80 years

• 3:30 Turning Stone Into Jade

New mosque in Taihape - sanctuary for weary travellers

There’s a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered many travel-weary Muslims stopping to pray along busy State Highway One and built by the community of Taihape. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the locals and visits the new mosque to learn more.

May the best speaker win

Top students from secondary and tertiary institutions around the central North Island are gathering at Victoria University to compete for first place in a speech competition – in Chinese. It’s the annual 2015 Wellington Regional ‘Chinese Bridge’ Speech Competition and the day will include special cultural activities. Lynda meets students from as far as Rotorua, Wanganui and Tauranga to see who has the gift of the bilingual gab.

ESOL a life-line - laughter while you learn

English as a second language (ESOL) classes are vital for new migrant Asians living in South Auckland, especially the older generation, single parents or former refugees. They’re the most isolated from the wider community because of language and cultural barriers but that’s been changing at a grass-roots level. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels across Auckland to meet enthusiastic students and their ESOL teacher. These students will walk miles to be part of the classes as they overcome barriers to integrate with New Zealand society.

Tiny rural school goes global

Preparing 1200 Chinese dumplings and traditional soup for guests, Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake O Tawhiuau – a tiny rural school in Murupara south of Rotorua – is hosting its cultural day.  They might be small but they dream big. Their decile one designation has made them even more determined to have great aspirations for their students, in this case it’s to make Maori and Asian languages part of the curriculum so they can become global citizens. Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends their special cultural day celebrations as they host visitors from across the world.

The Mooncake and the Kūmura - a Maori Chinese love story

The Mooncake and the Kūmura is a debut play from award winning new playwright Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen. It first performed at the Loft, Q Theatre as part of the Auckland Arts Festival earlier this year. Layered with myth and fable, the play is a moving story about a messed-up Maori Chinese love affair that sprouts among rows and rows of potatoes – set in NZ nearly 90 years ago. Lynda meets playwright Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen at the heart of market gardening country – Otaki – to learn more about the real story behind the scenes.

Total Immersion – A tiny rural school goes global

Preparing 1200 Chinese dumplings and traditional soup for guests, Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake O Tawhiuau – a tiny rural school in Murupara south of Rotorua – is hosting its cultural day.  They might be small but they dream big. Their decile one designation has made them even more determined to have great aspirations for their students, in this case it’s to make Maori and Asian languages part of the curriculum so they can become global citizens. Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends their special cultural day celebrations as they host visitors from across the world.

Millenium Poets Inspire

Ya-Wen Ho and Liang Yujing are two talented Millennials who make bilingualism look easy. Internationally published they are performing their work in English and Chinese, shuttling between languages and cultures, at a special event at the Wellington City Library. Lynda attends their public performance to learn more.

Unknown Anzacs - Cooks Islanders at war

Unknown Anzacs - Cook Islanders at war

Unknown Anzacs - Cook Islanders at war

Hundreds of Cook Islands soldiers enlisted for the First World War but their contribution has never been officially recognised by the New Zealand government they worked for. Daniela Maoate-Cox investigates.