Jack Perkins

The propaganda war for the airwaves during World War 2. Audio

Legendary Spectrum documentarian and Radio New Zealand producer Jack Perkins is in the studio, to help us introduce our serialisation this year. Audio

On December 23, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh began a five week tour of New Zealand which created unprecedented demonstrations of patriotism. Drawing on RNZ Archives and… Audio

Dog trainer Jo Goddard offers a variety of services which allow dogs and their owners to enjoy each other in a safe environment. Spectrum's Jack Perkins drops in on a Saturday morning training session… Audio

For almost 100 years, Stratford hospital served the people of central Taranaki. After the hospital closed in 1998, its history was preserved in the Taranaki Pioneer Village in a re-creation of the old… Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle gets into the cockpit with Pam Collings and Susan Scott, two of our country's top female aviators. Pam Collings made history as the first woman to represent our country in the… Audio

Subantarctic voyager Henk Haazen ferries researchers down to the Antipodes Islands in preparation for the world's largest mouse eradication campaign. Spectrum's Deborah Nation boards Henk's research… Audio

The massive demonstrations and wave of violence which swept the country during the Great Strike of 1913 made it the most disruptive industrial dispute in the country's history. Guided by researchers… Audio

In 1963, Broadcasting House opened. It was the nerve centre of the country's radio networks and home to the Capital's stations. Its Japanese-made technical equipment was state-of-the-art and its… Audio

The massive demonstrations and wave of violence which swept the country during the Great Strike of 1913 made it the most disruptive industrial dispute in the country's history. Guided by researchers… Audio

Wellington secondary school students hone their talents and try out art-related ideas in Fresh Horizons workshops supported by the Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust. Spectrum's Jack Perkins drops… Audio

Electric trams opened up Wellington's suburbs from 1904 onwards and in 1964 large crowds gathered to witness the last trams to run and also the last trams in regular passenger service in any New… Audio

Auckland's first purpose built Menzshed has just opened its doors in Glenfield. But two other Auckland sheds are following close behind. The Menzshed New Zealand Association has been formally… Audio

Auckland's first purpose built Menzshed has just opened its doors in Glenfield. But two other Auckland sheds are following close behind. The Menzshed New Zealand Association has been formally… Audio

This Spectrum, first broadcast in 1976, marks the 150 anniversary of the settlement of Puhoi, north of Auckland, by pioneers from the central European kingdom of Bohemia. In the 1970s, descendants of… Audio

Feilding Saleyards, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, are located only two blocks from Feilding's town square. 330 sheep pens and a computerized cattle rostrum turn over $2-million a week… Audio

HMS Orpheus was a Royal Navy corvette that served as flagship of the Australian squadron. Orpheus sank off the west coast of Auckland on 7 February 1863. 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259… Audio

Now semi-retired, Geoffrey Higgs tuned his first piano in 1948. His ear has lasted and he can still coax instruments to the right pitch. He can also persuade his stiffening fingers to pick out the old… Audio

The sturdy, light and versatile Irish currach is used along Ireland's remote Atlantic coast for fishing, ferrying, and transporting goods and livestock, including sheep and cattle. But a group of… Audio

Excavator operators demonstrate skill and precision in using their 12-tonne diggers to pour tea from a teapot attached to their massive claw-buckets and even add a teaspoon of sugar but there's also… Audio