Auckland
Essential NZ Albums: Hello Sailor - Hello Sailor
The release of Hello Sailor's first album was a sign that local rock had lost its innocence. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger discusses this smart and seedy Kiwi classic.
…Now! Here! festival
NZ's sound art community has plenty to make noise about right now, with the publication of Erewhon Calling, a history of local experimental music. To celebrate, publishers and sound art advocates… Audio
Auckland Story for 26 October 2011 - Super City Birthday
Auckland has been re-imagined many times over in the last 200 years. Many of the region's maps are now held in the Auckland Museum Library's collection. Lisa Thompson visited the exhibition "You Are… Audio
Audio Foundation Hub Launch
The Audio Foundation had been running out of director Zoe Drayton's bedroom. Nevertheless, they'd done pretty well for themselves- maintaining online audio archives, a daily email digest, country-wide… Audio
Hard To Find
Vampires, secrets, and hidden treasures.... Warwick Jordan, owner of the iconic Auckland store Hard to Find, reveals the unusual and unexpected world of dealing in second-hand books. Audio
Ideas for 16 May 2010
This week we look at the future of Australasia's fastest growing city, Auckland. Audio
Begging on rise in Auckland and Wellington
City councils and retailers in both Auckland and Wellington say beggars now have more of a presence on their city streets. In Auckland, begging is the most common form of anti-social behavior reported… Audio
A shrine for the Rolling Stones
Auckland man Richard Fox is planning to open up a rather special room in his house to visitors. The room is called the Voodoo Lounge, and it's dedicated to one band - and one band only - the Rolling… Audio
Auckland story with Sapna Samant
It's almost twenty years since the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. That moment is being marked round the world, including Auckland. Sapna Samant investigates what's happening in the Queen City, and… Audio
The Vault - Peter McIntyre
Turning his back on journalism, Peter McIntyre became New Zealand's first official war artist after the Second World War. In this recording, he lends his two cents on wine, women and Wellington...and… Audio
Zoe Drayton
Founder of the Auckland based Audio Foundation talks about the organisations work and her own compositions. Audio
Insight Sunday 11 November: Asian Media
Todd Niall looks at the explosion in Asian media in Auckland and asks what it means for the traditional outlets. Audio