Anna Thomas

Chatham Islands fresh seafood and pristine honey have a reputation for unbeatable quality, but those lucky enough to visit are also getting a chance to sample locally brewed beer. Simone Croon started… Audio

Yesterday's drowning at Opoutere beach in Coromandel adds to a growing death toll over the summer period. In one of the biggest rescue efforts this summer six people were pulled from the water… Audio

US folk artist Matthew Bean aka Sneaky Bones is back in New Zealand for a third time, performing live for the first time since 2019. He'll be playing a string of North Island centres starting later… Audio

We're on the road with actor, dancer, singer and has been performing in Hamilton - billed as the most acclaimed musical of the past decade. Kiwi Akina Edmonds is one of the stars of the show which has… Audio

Mountains, whales, and a dramatic coastline - we're in Kaikoura today for our museum stop. Housed in the landmark craypot building Kaikoura Museum https://kaikoura-museum.co.nz/ highlights the area's… Audio

When Auckland baker and mother-of-four Naomi Tailolo needed a creative outlet, her sister suggested social media. Last year Naomi released the bilingual cookbook Whānaukai, based on her popular… Video, Audio

Sometimes it feels like the world is just full of doom and gloom. If it's not the pandemic, then it's the cost of living or the climate crisis. Reasons to be Cheerful is a non-profit editorial… Audio

Our occasional movie reviewer Sam Hollis joined us earlier in the show to tell us what he'd been watching over the holidays. He's back to share what we can look forward to on the big screen in the… Audio

It's one of the most gruelling races on the planet - so tough that only four people have ever finished it. The Revenant ultra adventure run gets underway at Welcome Rock on Blackmore Station in… Audio

Fisher Nate Smith is passionate about sustainable fishing - he's the driving force behind Gravity Fishing which operates between Southland and Rakiura/Stewart Island. He is the latest generation in a… Audio

Air travel, like tourism was an industry which took a real hammering when the Covid pandemic gripped the world. It's getting back to normal but issues remain - prices remain high, staff shortages mean… Audio

Auckland's Pumphouse Theatre has been burgled just ahead of the start of its summer Shakespeare season. It begins this weekend with Antony and Cleopatra. But thieves have broken into the theatre and… Audio

We're in the car with Herb Christophers who has just retired from the Department of Conservation after a 30-year career. Herb is a walking encyclopaedia on everything you need to know about our native… Audio

Our museum stop today is in Buller in the heart of coal country. The Coaltown museum tracks the challenging history and development of coal mining and export on the coast. It includes the Q wagon… Audio

Missing the cultural flavours of the Pacific and Aotearoa, two young kiwi women flatting in a dingy Bondi flat started making Cook Island donuts, sowing the first seed for what would become DOE Donuts… Audio

The silver fern is recognised internationally as the symbol of New Zealand but what does it actually mean, what's its history and why is it so important that we protect it? More than 500 companies now… Audio

There's a lot to talk about with our sports correspondent Leonard Powell. Dave Rennie has been sacked as Wallabies coach and replaced by Eddie Jones, the NZ football ferns are about to go head-to-head… Audio

When a vegan and a food technologist met at an ideas competition two years ago a new vegan ice cream company was born. The sustainable food start up Kinda is planning to launch its cauliflower based… Audio

A huge mural by treasured potter, the late Barry Brickell, that was once destined for the wrecking ball, has been safely installed in a new home in the refurbished Taupo airport. Chris Johnston, who… Audio

Auckland woman Leslie Harris has created the website Harris List as a one-stop shop for information about dementia and the support available in Aotearoa. Audio