Canterbury
Clemency Mutze
Thirty-four-year-old beauty therapist Clemency Mutze was on the top floor of the CTV building in Christchurch when the 6.3 magnitude quake struck on 22 February 2011. She fell five storeys as the… Audio
Christchurch woman opens home to 50 quake-hit felines
Animals have also suffered upheaval because of the Christchurch earthquakes. Jan Collins is one of those caring for some the hundreds of pets who have been left homeless because of the earthquakes. Audio
Museum Visit: Lyttelton Historical Museum
We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums. Tonight, Baden Norris, founder of the Lyttelton Historical Museum which is sadly no longer there. Audio
Bucking Hell
The Rangiora 8 Seconds Bullriding Rodeo pits New Zealand best riders with a truckload of angry bulls that are bred to buck. Audio
Museum Visit: Okains Bay
We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums. Tonight, it's the Okains Bay Museum with Murray Thacker. Audio
Eight Months to Mars - Sam Johnson
In Christchurch earlier this year, this young bloke brought together thousands of students, an army complete with picks and shovels and wheelbarrows, to tackle tons of debris and liquefaction. Audio
The Vault - Earthquake at Radio New Zealand House
Deborah Nation recalls how it was in the Sound Archives and Radio New Zealand offices in Christchurch on the day of the February earthquake. The building on the corner of Durham and Chester Street… Audio
Canterbury Society of the Arts
Warren Feeney talks about the often turbulent history of the Canterbury Society of the Arts, which still has its fair share of critics who believe it was too conservative and favoured British work to… Audio
Gerard Smyth: Quakes on film
Christchurch filmmaker who has made more than 60 documentaries; his latest is When A City Falls, about the Canterbury quakes. Audio
Raf Manji: money and the economy
Former London investment banker who moved to Christchurch and founded the independent policy development space, The Sustento Institute. Audio
The Vault - Cathedral Square
Thirty-four years ago, Spectrum producer Jack Perkins recorded his award-winning documentary capturing the life, the sounds and the personalities of Cathedral square in Christchurch. In this edition… Audio
Udderly Robotic
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits New Zealand's first commercial robotic dairy farm near Ashburton where cows milk themselves when they want to. Audio
Udderly Robotic
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits New Zealand's first commercial robotic dairy farm near Ashburton where cows milk themselves when they want to.
AudioDouglas - Landscape of a New Zealand Composer - Episode 7
In the seventh episode, Relationships, Douglas Lilburn's friends and family reflect on how he related to people - from his relationship with his parents, to his abiding friendships over the years, the… Audio
Southern Story for 15 September 2011 - Orana Wildlife Park
Tired of the rumblings in the concrete jungle, Sage Forest heads out to Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch for a close encounter with the King of the Jungle. Audio
Seal pups
Seal pups make their way up a mountain stream near Kaikoura to play for the day. Audio
Ideas for 4 September 2011
Discusses the fact that Christchurch is now faced with the biggest and most complicated re-build in New Zealand's history. Audio
Ballantynes bus
We join Deb, Vincy and the rest of the Ballantynes crew on a coach trip south from Christchurch to its Timaru store. Its flagship store on City Mall has been shut since the February earthquake, so… Audio
Church of the Good Shepherd in Tekapo
Last month at the front entrance of the church three silver colored steel hand rails were installed. This ocurred after the church did a safety audit and decided it did not meet Department of Labour… Audio
The Vault - The Press: Christchurch
Despite a hasty retreat from its iconic building in Christchurch's Square following the February earthquake, 'The Press', is in celebration mode. It's 150 years since the paper began with a six page… Audio