Los Angeles
Quake safe? Surviving The Big One
Sooner or later 'The 'Big One'- a 7.8 magnitude earthquake- is going to hit Los Angeles and Southen California. In fact, there's a 50:50 chance this is going to happen in the next 30 years. When it… Audio
Elon Musk unveils high-speed transport tunnel
The prototype tunnel in Los Angeles is designed to eventually transport cars at speeds up to 240kh/h beneath the city.
High winds may bolster flames in Californian blaze
A raging California wildfire has become the state's third-largest on record, with more devastation possible from a resurgence of the harsh winds that have fueled the deadly blaze since the beginning… Audio
Devastating California wildfires threaten Santa Barbara
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.And as thousands of firefighters try to tackle the flames… Audio
LA wildfires: 100km/h winds wreak havoc
Wildfires burning overnight in California have swept into the city of Ventura north of Los Angeles destroying at least 150 homes and other buildings and forcing the evacuation of thousands of… Audio
LA given the green light for 2028 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has officially given Los Angeles the go ahead to host the 2028 Olympics.
Rebecca Rudolph - Design, Bitches
Rebecca Rudolph is a principal at Los Angeles firm Design, Bitches, an architectural design practise seeking to expand the definition of architecture. Rudolph and business partner Catherine Johnson… Audio, Gallery
LA chosen to host 2028 Olympics
Los Angeles has formally been chosen to host the 2028 Olympics in a deal that virtually assures that the 2024 Games will be held in the rival candidate city of Paris.
IOC approves awarding 2024 and 2028 Games
The International Olympic Committee moved close to an agreement that will allow Paris and Los Angeles to each host the Summer Games between now and 2028 and rule out any other cities from bidding.
LA Olympic bid will get travel excemptions
The head of Los Angeles's bid for the 2024 Olympics said President Donald Trump will make accommodations to his travel ban should they host the Games.
A preview of today's Oscars in Los Angeles
La La Land looks to be the run-away favourite at the Oscars tonight. We speak to Variety Magazine's awards editor Tim Gray ahead of the awards in Los Angeles. Audio
Barbara Bestor - Strange beauty
Barbara Bestor is the founder and head of Bestor Architecture in Los Angeles. She has been listed among the six women who changed the face of LA architecture. Her work is dedicated to the idea that… Audio
The benefits of breaking up in public
Thom and Alisa from The Naked and Famous talk world tours, surviving in LA, and keeping the band together post-relationship breakup. Audio
Producing the goods – Joel Little
Best Engineer and Producer for the 2016 Artisan Awards, Joel Little talks Broods, Los Angeles and addresses the next Lorde project. Video, Audio
Name UL: teenage hip hop
Kim Hill talks to Emanuel John Psathas, aka rapper Name UL, who was performing in licensed venues before he was old enough to legally drink in them, and has opened for a number of international acts… Audio
'Loud noises' blamed for LAX gunfire reports
A reported shooting at Los Angeles International Airport is a false alarm, a police spokesperson says.
David Goldblatt: the Olympics - then and now
Kim Hill talks to David Goldblatt, one of the world's most celebrated sportswriters, about his new book The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. Audio
Eric Garcetti and Len Brown - Trade and Trump
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is in Auckland for talks about the trade alliance between the two cities, plus Guangzhou in China. He joins Wallace, with Auckland mayor Len Brown, to talk about what… Audio
Musical Siblings - The Sami Sisters
The Sami Sisters are a prodigious musical trio. Anji has collaborated aplenty, as well as releasing an EP under her own name, and making up half of the band She's So Rad. Priya also has an EP out… Audio