Matt Watson
Fishing boats protest Hauraki Gulf protection bill, reforms
The One Ocean protest hits the streets of Auckland on Saturday - Ross McNaughton reports Audio
An app for fish head hook ups
A hook-up app for fish head lovers? It's the brainchild of TV fishing personality Matt Watson. Audio
Fishing expert Matt Watson
Matt Watson knows pretty much anything you can think of about fishing. He's the host of the ITM Fishing Show where he makes it look easy to catch big game fish, and demonstrates how to use the best… Audio
South Island scientists trying to produce maple syrup
A team of South Island scientists thinks they may have found a way to produce maple syrup in New Zealand.
Maple syrup is an iconically North American product - the sap to make the syrup is harvested… Audio
Lack of available rentals pushing prices up
Figures released by TradeMe yesterday illustrate the housing shortage in Wellington - a 70% drop in the number of places to rent, while the median prices rose nearly 7% to $480/week. Audio
Roadmap - Foxton
This week on the roadmap, it's Foxton. On State Highway One, 90km north of Wellington, and about 30km south west of Palmerston North. It was once a major deep river port serving the burgeoning flax… Audio, Gallery
Two doctors suspended in Australia over ebola
Two doctors in Australia have been suspended for their comments to media about how an ebola scare was handled. Audio
Simon's A-Z
A to Z takes us to Foxton, a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region. The town is located on the lower west coast of the North Island, in the Horowhenua district, 30 km southwest of Palmerston North and… Audio
Sweet succulent fish heads in giveaway scheme
Growing numbers of people are hooking into a scheme that matches up people who love fish-heads - with those who don't. Audio
Salvage company explains costs of getting cargo to owners
A Tauranga man, whose possessions are stuck on the grounded container ship Rena, says the government should give financial assistance to those who are forced to pay to get their cargo back. Audio
Latest on stricken Rena, grounded off Tauranga
The Mediterranean Shipping Company is pledging a million dollars to help clean up the oil that's poured into the Bay of Plenty off the container ship it chartered from the Greek owners. Audio
Rena update from Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand Salvage Unit spokesperson Ross Henderson joins the programme with an update on progress. Audio
Salvage crews pump Rena oil out
The Svitzer Salvage company's Matt Watson joins the programme to give an update on the salvage operation. Audio
Six salvage experts about to head out to stranded Rena
The Rena's owners have contracted the Svitzer company to lead the salvage effort. Audio
Rena still in one piece but cracks mean it could break up
The stricken container ship, Rena, remains in one piece this morning but cracks in its hull mean it could break up. Audio
Rena's situation 'perilous'
The ship's Greek owners have contracted the Svitzer salvage company to try to re-float the Rena. Audio
