Canterbury
Mohamed Hassan: slam poetics
Kim Hill talks to Mohamed Hassan, an Auckland journalist for RNZ, and co-founder of Waxed Poetic Revival, a member of the South Auckland Poets Collective, and the 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion… Audio
Elizabeth Hay: Canada and nostalgia
Kim Hill talks to Canadian writer Elizabeth Hay, a former radio broadcaster, and the author of many short story collections and novels, most recently, His Whole Life. She speaks at two WORD… Audio
Sheila Watt-Cloutier: Arctic and Inuit
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an environmental and human rights advocate who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for her work on how global climate change is affecting human rights, especially… Audio
Cécile Maisonneuve and Marie-Anne Gobert: future cities
Kim Hill talks to Cécile Maisonneuve, President of La Fabrique de la Cité, and a senior adviser and former head of the Centre for Energy at the French Institute for International Relations, and to… Audio
Model Milking
The Lincoln University Dairy Farm is operated by the South Island Dairying Development Centre and is run as a fully-commercial demonstration farm. The focus for the 2015/16 season is to increase… Audio
Model Milking
The Lincoln University Dairy Farm is operated by the South Island Dairying Development Centre and is run as a fully-commercial demonstration farm. The focus for the 2015/16 season is to increase…
AudioNo housing for homeless in Chch inquiry hears
Christchurch housing providers are having trouble finding housing for the homeless, a cross-party homeless inquiry has heard today.
Chch housing providers voice concerns on homelessness
Housing providers in Christchurch have told a cross party homeless inquiry today that tough choices are having to be made when considering who to house, when everyone is worthy. Audio
200 people protest in Fairlie against Westpac closure
More than 200 protesters gathered in Fairlie today to protest the proposed closure of their Westpac bank. McKenzie District Mayor Claire Barlow says the elderly rely on the bank. Video, Audio
How can we provide decent affordable housing for our people?
Rising house prices are putting first home ownership out of reach for many Cantabrians. So how can we affordably provide decent housing for our people? Christchurch Dilemmas asks how do first home… Video
Christchurch dog owners offered cheap desexing of pets
Christchurch has a novel way of keeping unneutered and wandering dogs off the streets - the SPCA helps out with a dog welfare clinic that offers cheap desexing. Audio
Storm brewing over Christchurch sea rise warnings
The Christchurch City Council is being threatened with legal action for delaying the removal of sea level rise warnings from property reports. Audio
Chch Council told to remove sea level rise warnings
Christchurch City Council has been slammed for not removing sea level rise warnings from property reports. It's been told to remove them immediately, but the council says it needs more time. Audio
Housing handover 'not privatisation' - council
Christchurch City Council has voted today to turn over management of its nearly 2500-home social housing portfolio to a charitable trust.
Repairs needed on Chch Acute Services hospital steel
Welding repairs have been needed on some of the seismic steel imported to build the Acute Services Hospital building in Christchurch.
Some quake victims houses worse than before rebuild
Cameron Preston of EQC Fix talks about how some Canterbury homes are in worse shape than before they were rebuilt post-quakes. Audio
Threats force lockdown at Christchurch college
A college in central Christchurch was forced into lock down mode this morning after a man entered the school grounds and threatened staff.
Skifield rescue after chairlift breaks
A rescue of 170 people from a chairlift that broke down at the Mt Hutt skifield today has been successful.
Two people injured in Timaru fire
Two young people have been injured, one seriously, in a house fire in Timaru this morning.
Debbie Stoller: feminism and knitting
Debbie Stoller is the co-founder, co-publisher and editor-in-chief of BUST magazine in New York, and co-edited The BUST Guide to the New Girl Order and The BUST DIY Guide to Life. In 1999, she formed… Audio
