Panama
Calling Home: Colin Macrae in Panama
Titirangi native Colin Macrae used to make his living as a chief engineer on super yachts. You might have seen him before if you've seen the Below Deck Sailing Yacht television series. However, Colin… Audio, Gallery
Peter Frampton: 'Living in the limelight was never for me'
Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!' album made him one of the biggest names in rock history. But it wasn't all beer and skittles. He joins the show to discuss his incredible musical career and… Video, Audio
The troubling economics of cruise ships
If the cruise industry sinks due to Covid-19, journalist Zachary Crockett will have limited sympathy for the big companies. Crockett decided to dive into the industry and found some questionable facts… Audio
Calling Home: Duncan Clarke in Costa Rica
Technically, Duncan Clarke still lives at his mother's place in Wellington, but that's because his vocation as a long-haul tour bus driver means he is effectively of no fixed abode. The former… Audio, Gallery
Angelina Sanderson Bellamy: The history of bananas
Dr. Angelina Sanderson Bellamy, an ecologist and a research fellow at Cardiff University, offers a potted history of the banana and the threats it faces. Audio
Family of man killed in Panama just want to come home
The family of New Zealand man killed by pirates off the coast of Panama have been able to retrieve their belongings from the yacht, and just want to return home, Alan Culverwell's sister says Audio
NZ friend of family attacked in Panama took emergency call
The wife of a man killed by pirates after they boarded his family's yacht in Panama is today facing the three accused assailants in court.
Belgium outclass Panama in 3-0 win
Belgium proved too much for World Cup debutants Panama as the Group G favourites overcame the heroics of goalkeeper Jaime Penedo and a massed defence to run out 3-0 winners.
Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies aged 83
The former dictator spied for the CIA until the US invaded and toppled his corrupt government in 1989.
Panama Canal expansion
An expanded Panama Canal, built to cope with today's mega container ships, opened for business last weekend. Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times has been in Panama looking at the building of the… Audio
Insight: The Panama Papers
On Insight this week the BBC and an international team of investigative journalists reveal unprecedented detail of the inner workings of the off-shore finance industry and its use by rogue states and…
Panama vows change after offshore finance leaks
Panama Papers: Panama is creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry.
Taxing foreign trust income could end industry - IRD
If New Zealand followed the norm and taxed the overseas income of foreign trusts then that might result in the end of the industry, Inland Revenue says. Audio
Source behind Panama leak at 'serious risk'
It started with a simple introduction: 'Hello, this is John Doe', and ended in an unprecedented leak of 11 million documents.
Documents link Putin to offshore deals.
A massive leak of documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Audio
Kennedy Warne
An outdoorsman, adventurer, travel journalist and photographer is off the beaten track in Panama. Audio