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Malia Viviena 'Alisi Numia Taumoepeau, Tonga's former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, offers reflections on law, democracy, Pacific traditions, and Tongan political culture. Audio

Comedian Hamish Parkinson - the winner of this year's Billy T Award - reflects on what makes him laugh and his show 'Fly or Die'. Audio

There are many stories literally hidden deep underground in some of our public parks. One such park in Wellington - formerly a rubbish dump - contains machinery and equipment left behind by American… Audio

One of the gunmen who attacked a Dallas art exhibition on Sunday had been on the FBI's watch list since 2007. 30 year old Elton Simpson and his accomplice Nadir Soofi were shot to death by a police… Audio

Artist Ngataiharuru Taepa talks about his tupuna (ancestors) who fought in the Land Wars, the First World War and World War II. Audio

Piimio Mei was turned down twice to attend The New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington, but that didn't deter the 17 year old from pursuing her dream of becoming a Ballerina. A late starter to… Audio

A poppy the size of a football field is being pieced together at Auckland Domain in time for ANZAC Day. Tony McNeight has been working on the project for the past year. Audio

Lanakila Michael Casupanga teaches Hula at Mid-Pacific Institute, a college preparatory school for school children from ages 5 -18 years old in Honolulu, Hawaii.

As part of their school programme… Audio

When poet Sam Hunt was nine years old he was strapped by a harsh nun at his convent school. That turned him off religion he says, but he's still a praying man. Audio

Wallace Chapman may have a future as a literary romantic hero now that Daphne Clair De Jong has admitted he is "handsome enough". Daphne began writing romances for Mills and Boon in the late 1970s and… Audio

Pacific people are often portrayed in the media as homophobic Christians but the reality for some is quite different. A group of people in South Auckland believe religion and different types of… Audio

From Australia's ABC Radio National programme, Earshot Tusiata Avia provides a narrative about her poetry from two of her poetry collection books, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt and Bloodclot. Tusiata grew… Audio

Two young pastors-husband and wife team Joshua and Jasmine Robbins, bring their creative backgrounds and contemporary perspectives to the fore in creating an atmosphere that is relevant to the… Audio

Erin Smith is an artist and researcher whose work focuses on the issue of waste and the future of fabrication. She makes wedding dresses that are grown, not made, and then easily composted when… Audio

Children are much harsher critics than adults, that's what actor Nepia Takuira-Mita says with a slight chuckle. 'They will tell you how it really is, they will say, what was that? he adds. That's the… Audio

Maria Walker directed the children's play Ngunguru I te ao, I te po, it's a play that is 95 percent in te reo maori and uses props, music and the odd English word to talk about the theme of the story… Audio

John Gerritsen investigates the rise in overseas student numbers and the opportunities and risks. Audio