Anna Thomas

Glamping has become a multi-billion dollar global business and in New Zealand glamping spots have popped up all over the country. These sites often have large tents equipped with beds and other home… Audio

Do you have one of those appliances that just goes and goes because it's so well designed and well made? Bryan Wall is a product test writer at Consumer New Zealand and has done a series called Design… Audio

Scottish born Frank Burkitt is a storyteller, songwriter, singer and guitarist. In 2014 he formed a four-piece band after moving to Wellington, releasing two albums and touring extensively through… Audio

Today we're going on a roadtrip with a woman who was shouting about women's rugby long before anyone else. Alice Soper has played rugby for years and is a vocal advocate and enthusiastic commentator… Audio

Marrying the classic spice and flavour combinations from India with fresh local ingredients is what Auckland restaurant owners Sid and Chand Sahrawat love best. They have made an indelible mark on the… Audio

We're stopping in at the Golden Bay Museum Te Waka Huia o Mohua today. The museum itself has an interesting history which began with a fundraising effort to purchase the private collection… Audio

NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr Kate Rubins has been touring New Zealand taking part in a programme to promote STEM subjects. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math subjects, and the… Audio

The last time a New Zealand tennis player featured in the world's top 10 was more than a century ago when Anthony Wilding won the last of his four Wimbledon titles in 1913. He also remains the only… Audio

A new tell-all book by Prince Harry has been officially released. Spare is not short on bombshell revelations, which have already had a good airing after details were leaked last week. Anna is joined… Audio

The historic Mercury Bay Boating Club in Whitianga will have to be abandoned as the sea creeps to about three metres from the front of the clubhouse. It became famous in the late 1980s when the club… Audio

Former Cyclone Hale has torn across parts of the upper North Island bringing galeforce winds, torrential rain and big swells. The Tairawhiti region has been hard hit and last night a local state of… Audio

Around 500 works of art by the likes of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Caravaggio are on display in Auckland in a way you could never imagine. A special exhibition using multimedia… Audio

Today we take a roadtrip with Simran Kaur from the chart-topping podcast Girls That Invest https://girlsthatinvest.com/. The podcast, which helps young women invest and grow their money, has been… Audio

Today our museum stop is in south Taranaki. Not far out of Hawera you will find the Tawhiti Museum. Established over 30 years ago and privately run, it takes visitors on a journey from early Maori… Audio

Farm cook Phillipa Cameron lives with her family on a high-country sheep station in North Otago. She posts recipes for smoko classics like cheese scones and cinnamon scrolls on Instagram and is the… Audio

Summer's a great time for watching our local birdlife. Anna gets some tips and talks through threats to birdlife with Tasman-based ornithologist David Melville. Audio

As many parts of the North Island battle bad weather, we head to the other end of the country, where in a twist of irony the south of the South Island has been basking for weeks in sun and top… Audio