Northern Ireland

Twenty five years ago the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Northern Ireland.

It effectively ended armed hostilities between Republicans (or Nationalists) who wanted a united Ireland and Loyalists… Audio

Calling home this week is Julian Kirwan, a former flight attendant from Christchurch who has established a successful café chain and is well and truly settled in the Dutch metropolis of Amsterdam. Audio

It's a quarter of a century since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, ending decades of violence in Northern Ireland. But there are new concerns the document's promise of peace could be threatened… Audio

UK correspondent Lara Spirit joins Kathryn to examine what's driving a shortage of fruit and vegetables on UK shelves that's forced rationing of some items. Audio

Few journalists on the planet have more experience of reporting terrorism than the BBC’s Peter Taylor. He has spent half a century covering Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles - a consequence of the… Video, Audio

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the growing pessimism that the government will lift the remaining Covid restrictions on June 21, despite a successful vaccine rollout. Audio

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about fears of an escalation in conflict between Russia and Ukraine, major political groups in the European Parliament demanding an… Audio

UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the tough measures being taken to stem cases of the South African variant of Covid-19, as the UK-EU vaccine spat continues. Northern Ireland… Audio

At 85, former Labour MP Austin Mitchell has witnessed and been part of more elections than even he might care to remember. The former MP for Grimsby from remains sharp as a tack and is picking a… Audio

New Zealand has a sense of isolation and melancholy similar to Northern Ireland, says Snow Patrol singer-songwriter Gary Lightbody, so he feels a kinship with this country. Snow Patrol return to NZ… Audio

Correspondent Seamus Kearney reports on the news making headlines in Europe including the Spanish election results and attempts in Northern Ireland to break a two-year political stalemate after the… Audio

Tim Chapman is from Northern Ireland, where he works in the area of restorative justice in the community and in prisons. He was employed by the probation service for 25 years and is now teaching a… Audio

Former RNZ Rural News reporter Alexa Cook is traveling through Europe with her partner. She tells Cosmo about the farming observations she has made in Ireland and Scotland. Audio

One night a few years ago in Derry, Northern Ireland, Majella O Donnell took her teenage son Philly to be shot in both legs. Film-maker Sinead O'Shea is a journalist who writes for the Irish Times… Audio