Canterbury

The Christchurch City Council will today decide whether to seek 75 million dollars from the Government to help provide more rental housing for the city, which has a desperate shortage of residential… Audio

Katy Gosset meets Thane Pullan - a rising star in stand up comedy who does his gigs sitting down and makes comic fodder of the fact. Thane uses a wheelchair and voice technology to deliver his… Audio

The "Wikihouse" is a new global open source building movement that's trying to revolutionise how we build our homes. Designers Danny Squires and Martin Luff are hoping wikihouses can play a part in… Audio

In New Zealand there are around 400 birdstrike incidents every year, and globally they are on the rise. We visit the bird management team at Christchurch Airport to see how they're dealing with the… Audio

Writer and engineer who lives in Dunsandel and writes the Southerly blog discussing renewable energy and electric vehicles. Audio

About half way between Cape Campbell and Christchurch, on a rugged part of the east coast of the South Island, a small peninsular extends 5 kilometers into the sea. It's the place, folklore has it… Audio

Simon London talks about staging a zombie apocalypse play in what was once part of Christchurch's Red Zone. Audio

Anika Moa could be credited with discovering Hannah Harding. She was busking on the streets of Geraldine, trying to raise the funds for a ticket to Anika's show that night, and ended up on stage… Audio

Roberto Carvalho loves 3D printing. He builds his own from scratch at home in Lyttelton, and is trying to spread the word on 3D printing in schools. Audio

Susan Krumdieck: transition engineering Researcher in mechanical engineering at the University of Canterbury, and a founding member of the National Energy Research Institute. Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to Flip Grater's fourth studio album Pigelle, recorded in Paris. Audio

Dunsandel author with a PhD in engineering, discussing exergy and anergy. Audio

Canadian-born singer brought up in the Neilson Family Band, now resident in New Zealand and on tour with a new album, Dynamite!. Audio

System of the Down frontman Serj Tankian talks to Sam Wicks about performing his Elect the Dead and Orca symphonies with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. A night that sees System of the Down fans… Audio

It's there all the time but no one else can see it. Chronic pain affects one in six New Zealanders and can be hugely debilitating, sometimes leading to sleep loss, depression and changed family… Audio

Nick Harte, the man behind Shocking Pinks is another artists compelled to create following the Christchurch earthquakes. He's just released his first material in six years Guilt Mirrors, an album… Audio

The Audacious Festival of Sonic Arts resounded throughout Christchurch in early March. Justin Gregory talks with sound artist and musician Bruce Russell about his work, No Mean City and what it means… Audio