Jack Perkins
Spectrum for 28 March 2010
'The best suburb in Wellington.' That's how a recent reunion of quarantine officers described Wellington harbour's Matiu-Somes island when it was an animal quarantine station. Animal quarantine began… Audio
Spectrum for 21 March 2010
Lisa Thompson spends a morning with Dr Helen Schofield at the Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary and meets the characters that populate her life on a daily basis. Audio
Spectrum for 28 February 2010
Allan Parker has spent thirty years admiring the view across Shakespear - yes, it really is spelt this way - Regional Park on Auckland's Whangaparaoa Peninsula. But these days he's leading the… Audio
Spectrum for Sunday 14 February
Noel Petherick does more than deliver mail to the folk who live along the Whanganui river road, heÂ's also tourist bus and occasional taxi for the isolated region. Audio
Spectrum for 7 February 2010
In 1939 Ray Rook left school and went to work as an apprentice at the local garage in Okato, Taranaki. HeÂ's still there and still working. Audio
Spectrum for 13 December 2009
Rachel Wotton, once a drill sergeant and white trailer trash from Australia, now offers alternative healing free of charge. Audio
Spectrum for 6 December 2009
An investigation of a 'haunted house' in Wellington conducted by a group who call themselves 'Strange Occurrences'. Audio
Spectrum for 29 November 2009
Craig Shepherd's rolling acres west of Wellington provide both haven and hospital for ducks and a range of other birds in need. Audio
Spectrum for 22 November 2009
Former dairy farmer Wendy Fulton wants to build her own dream home. So she's chucked in the cows and gone back to carpentry school. Audio
Spectrum for 8 November 2009
Trash Palace offers an Aladdin's cave of recyclable treasures. Audio
Spectrum for 1 November 2009
Dr Joanne Drayton is Associate Professor of Visual Arts, but at night she carves bones fresh from the butcher. Audio
Spectrum for 18 October 2009
A New Zealand Defence Force reconstruction team trains for deployment in Afghanistan. Audio
Spectrum for 27 September 2009
Volunteer fire brigades demonstrate their skills rescuing people from crashed vehicles. Audio
Spectrum for 20 September 2009
The joys of very tiny vegetables called Microgreens that pack a punch of flavour. Audio
Spectrum for 13 September 2009
A house on wheels is becoming increasingly attractive to a growing number of New Zealanders. Audio
Spectrum for Sunday, 6 September 2009
Older men are tempted out of the loneliness of their inner-city bed-sits into the stimulating and convivial environment offered by Menz Shed. Audio
Spectrum for 30 August 2009
Cellist Sophie is a synesthete. It's a condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another. Audio
Spectrum for 16 August 2009
For the Rine family permaculture represents a new way of life in the Taranaki high country. Audio
Spectrum for 9 August 2009
Men and women planning a nautical career are helped by the latest technology. Audio