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Best of the Week - 21 March 2014
Audio 21 Mar 2014Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 21 March. This week......e-health - getting access online to your own health records; is competition good for us… Audio
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Ketamine and Depression
Ketamine, an anaesthetic and party drug, is being trialled in Sydney as a treatment for major depression Audio
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Ketamine and Depression
Ketamine, an anaesthetic and party drug, is being trialled in Sydney as a treatment for major depression
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Late Edition for 19 March 2014
Audio 19 Mar 2014Peter Dunne on drugs; taming wild horses. In Dateline Pacific fiscal politics in Papua New Guinea. Audio
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Saving wild horses.
Audio 19 Mar 2014Vicki Wilson started riding horses at the tender age of two and her passion for them has seen her become a rescuer of the wild Kaimanawa horses. Vicki and her two sisters, Kelly and Amanda, have been… Audio
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Subdivision of coastal land defended
The Whangarei District Council is defending its support for a development proposal by the Ruakaka Racing Club, which plans to subdivide its land and build up to 350 housing units. Audio
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Feedback on safety guidelines 'essential'
Farmers and workers on the land are being asked for their feedback on proposed health and safety guidelines drawn up by Worksafe New Zealand.
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Fiorente takes $A1m Australian Cup
Pin-up horse Fiorente has added another cup victory to his resume, claiming the $1 million Australian Cup at Flemington.
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Adam and Judah talk about the Oscars because of social expectation
Film bloggers Adam Goodall and Judah Finnigan begin their rundown of the 2014 Oscars.
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Hokitika's wild food needs bumper year
An organiser of the Wild Food Festival in Hokitika says Saturday's event could be the last, if it doesn't pull in the crowds.
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Cherrylane Miniatures
Audio 7 Mar 2014Teresa Martin breeds miniature horses near the picturesque town of Oxford in North Canterbury. Audio
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Things you lose, things you gain
In halving his size in less than a year, Sebastian Boyle discovered that losing weight presented its own set of problems.
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Castlepoint Races - Andy Pottinger
Audio 28 Feb 2014Conditions on Castlepoint beach are said to be just right for an annual beach race that dates back to 1800s. There is no other race on the calendar quite like it, with horses sprinting down the beach… Audio
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Red zone homes to be social housing
The Christchurch City Council is to relocate red-zone houses onto council land for a social-housing trial. A tender for their relocation is to go out next week.
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Healthcare champion is named New Zealander of the Year
Lance O'Sullivan has been named New Zealander of the Year for leadership and advocacy in healthcare. The Kaitaia doctor is dedicated to eradicating poverty-related diseases. Video, Audio
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World no. 1 showjumper coming to NZ
One of the superstars of the world of showjumping is heading to New Zealand. The reigning world champion Philippe le Jeune of Belgium will take part in the Horse of...
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Taurima's actions 'tarnish' Maori peers
Veteran broadcaster Derek Fox fears revelations a Television New Zealand Maori executive facilitated Labour Party business has tarnished the reputation of Maori broadcasters.
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Ministry has plan for excluded boy
The Ministry of Education is finalising an education plan for a boy with Asperger's and dyslexia who is challenging his exclusion from an Auckland secondary school in the High Court on Wednesday.
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Multi-purpose miscanthus expands
The company trialling a new multi-purpose crop in New Zealand is hoping to see it grown in commercial quantities this year, for uses ranging from stock bedding to diesel production.
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Funk, soul and love
Mani Dunlop reports back from Splore, a festival of music, art and love at Tapapakanga Regional Park near Auckland.
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Sports feature in brain injury figures
A study into traumatic brain injuries has found a fifth are caused during sport, and the number of cases is on the rise.
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Osvaldo Golijov talks to Kate Mead
The composer talks about his music in general and Ainadamar in particular (ahead of its performance at the NZ Festival in March). The work's about the Spanish writer, Federico Garcia Lorca and his… Audio
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Thirteen horses now affected by virus
Another case of equine brain disease has been confirmed on the Waikato thoroughbred stud farm which is the centre of an outbreak.
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More horses affected by virus
The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed a 13th horse has been infected and another has died from a new strain of equine herpes on a thoroughbred stud farm in Waikato.
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Vet says horse owners must be alert for equine herpes
Audio 5 Feb 2014A meeting today will decide whether more needs to be done to control a deadly outbreak of horse herpes which has already killed six animals in the Waikato. Audio
