Ian Johnstone
NZ Screen History: The 1984 Leaders Debate
A week before the new election date in 1984, then-Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and Labour leader David Lange had the chance to size each other up in a historic debate. Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 5)
Time for another report from Africa by veteran broadcaster Ian Johnstone. Today, he recalls the end of his Africa trip 20 years ago which finished with an epic road trip across Uganda. Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 4)
Today, in Episode Four of Stand and Deliver, veteran broadcaster Ian Johnstone takes us to another part of Africa as he recalls his visit to Uganda twenty years ago. Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 3)
Today, in the third of veteran broadcaster Ian Johnstone's reports about his travels in Africa, he takes us to South Africa again, to find out what life was like for black people in the 1970s , under… Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 2)
Today veteran broadcaster Ian Johnstone shares his recollections of reporting and filming in South Africa during the height of the apartheid era. Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 1)
The first in a new series in which retired broadcaster Ian Johnstone recalls his tales of travelling in Africa, the first one as a 22 year old, in 1957. Audio
Was last night's leader's debate deemed a bit dull
The Panel looks back at how last night's leaders debate was run. Former broadcaster Ian Johnstone talks to The Panel about how the role of host has changed over the years. Audio
New Flags Flying - Part 5
Like many others well into their "Gold Card " years, broadcaster Ian Johnstone sometimes looks back wistfully to the South Pacific half a century ago, when change came creeping slow. Audio
New Flags Flying - Part 4
In the 1970s the South Pacific was being "discovered" by plane loads of tourists. Audio
New Flags Flying - Part 3
50 years ago, leaders from all over the Pacific gathered to get the best deal they could from their colonial masters. Audio
New Flags Flying - part 2
Ian and Angela Johnstone and their three children went to live in Suva in 1971 as Ian continued his role of setting up a news exchange across the Pacific. Audio
New Flags Flying - part 1
In 1971, Ian and Angela Johnstone and their three children went to live in Suva, the capital of Fiji. After almost a century of British rule, the country had just become independent. Audio
Goer: episode 5
Retired broadcaster Ian Johnstone's tales of travelling in Europe with his wife Marjorie. Ian calls it their "Geriatric OE". Audio
Goer: episode 4
Retired broadcaster Ian Johnstone's tales of travelling in Europe with his wife Marjorie. Ian calls it their "Geriatric OE". Audio
Goer: episode 3
Retired broadcaster Ian Johnstone's tales of travelling in Europe with his wife Marjorie. Ian calls it their "Geriatric OE". Audio
Goer: episode 2
Retired broadcaster Ian Johnstone's tales of travelling in Europe with his wife Marjorie. Ian calls it their "Geriatric OE". Audio
Celebrating 30 years of broadcasting in the Pacific
Today marks the 30-year anniversary of RNZ Pacific, formerly called RNZ International Audio
Book review - "Double Exposure" by Brian Johnstone
"Double Exposure" by Brian Johnstone, reviewed by Ian Johnstone, published by Saraband. Audio
Touchstones by James McNeish - Part 15
The last laugh. James and Helen come face to face with the ghost of Aunt Jean and with James' Maori past - a discovery as unsettling as it is rewarding. Audio