Jerome Cvitanovich

Alice Patrick is a Pākehā teacher of te reo Māori who is passionate about improving Māori language learning in primary schools. Audio

Rob McGowan is a rongoā (traditional Māori medicine) practitioner. He runs workshops and travels the country, passing on his knowledge of rongoā - acquired over many years. He remembers fondly being… Audio

Rongoa Practioner Rob McGowan talks about the medicinal properties of Tutu. Audio

This week, we're off to Lower Hutt - north of Wellington - where boxing coach Billy Graham has devoted his life to teaching young boxers at his Naenae Boxing Academy. Audio

In the early 1960s Roy Kellahan was running a horse trekking business on an old abandoned dairy farm in the Ohariu Valley, not far from Wellington. Weekend horse treks ended up being quite social… Audio, Gallery

In Spectrum this week Jerome Cvitanovich travels to Otematata to meet the Meridian staff who keep the Benmore dam operating and meet the men, women and children who moved to the village 50 years ago… Audio

A look at the Rural Education Activities Programme (REAP ) - an innovative education initiative launched in New Zealand in 1979 . This unique 'cradle to the grave' education programme was set up to… Audio

Jerome Cvitanovich looks at the phenomenon of car sales from public roads including the risks and moves by local councils to ban or regulate it. Audio

Spectrum's Jerome Cvitanovich visits Te Puna Wai Ora - the Spring of Life. This natural fountain in the suburb of Petone supplies an estimated 250,000 litres of water a month to the people of… Audio

In late January this year close to 2,500 rowers descended on Lake Karapiro to compete for titles at one of New Zealand's biggest rowing regattas, the Cambridge Town Cup. Spectrum's Jerome Cvitanovich… Audio

Beginning with a remarkable recording of an eyewitness recalling the Mt Tarawera eruption of 1886, the programme looks at what would happen in Auckland if a volcano were to erupt. The conclusions of… Audio

A scientist analyses the long history of tsunamis in this country, and what people near the shore should do in the event of a tsunami like the one which struck Whitianga in 1960. The work of the… Audio

Focusing on the massive snowstorm of 2006 which had collapsed roofs, blocked roads, felled power lines and cut communication in Canterbury, this programme hears from those involved in managing the… Audio

Of all the natural hazards affecting the country, floods have had the most impact on the biggest number of people. They're the most common and the biggest source of insurance claims in any given year… Audio

This programme explores what happens when earthquakes occur, looking at the science behind the study of major fault lines, and tracing the history of a catastrophic event in the Wellington-Wairarapa… Audio