Hawkes Bay

A smart twist on a centuries-old tradition of hospitality and refuge is providing a new lease of life for a community of Cistercian monks at a monastery in Hawkes Bay. Audio

80 years ago this week, at 10.46 am on February 3rd 1931, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale rocked Hawke's Bay. Fires completely destroyed downtown Napier. 258 peopled in the region… Audio

Heugh's taken us to many wonderful places over the years and for Summer report he headed into the area described by the Department of Conservation as the jewel of Te Urewera National Park. Audio

Our reporter, Heugh Chappell goes on an adventure to Cape Kidnappers to see a colony of birds that draws tourists from all over the world. Audio

Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland, and author of Encircled Lands: Te Urewera 1821-1920, which documents 100 years of the Tuhoe people. Audio

Napier's Cabana has been host to some of New Zealand's most iconic bands and musicians. Jim Mora talks to local musician Ian Morris about the live music venue. Audio

Today we join Heugh Chappell in Northern Hawke's Bay with a literal hotspot - the Morere Hotsprings. Audio

Insight looks at a prison rehabilitation unit in Hawkes Bay which for ten years has been working with high risk Maori offenders. Audio

Lee Prichard has written a book about Napier's legendary Cabana Hotel, one of NZ's classic live music venues - you hadn't done a national tour unless you'd played there! Trevor Reekie talks to Lee… Audio

This week on Musical Chairs we explore the sonic artistry of From Scratch founder and inter-media pioneer, Philip Dadson. Audio

Toni Huata's debut album "Te Maori E" is dedicated to her late grandfather, Te Okanga Huata who was also a fine composer and gifted orator. Inspired by a cassette which included many of her… Audio