Taranaki

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Makana, a Hawaiian slack-key guitarist who is regarded as the greatest living player of the style, having learnt from the masters of the previous generation. Audio

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Sam about the old field recordings of English folk that captured his imagination. Audio

Trevor Reekie talks to Nigerian afrobeat musician Femi Kuti about continuing his father Fela Kuti's legacy. Audio

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Paula Henderson, Artistic Director of WOMAD UK/International, about her role choosing the artists who perform not only in Taranaki, but at WOMAD festivals around the world. Audio

In this Insight Highlight, Juliet Larkin looks at Paritutu tragedy and the lessons learnt. Audio

In an interview from 1975, Herewini Murupaenga interviews Dick Scott, the author of the book Ask That Mountain, the story of Parihaka. Audio

Moggles the 4 month old stray kitten spent at least a week up a 10-metre Phoenix palm in Waitara and nothing could coax it down. The North Taranaki SPCA tried a ladder and food, but the little grey… Audio

In the cemetery at St Mary's Cathedral in New Plymouth are the names of some of the city's founding fathers. Each stone, has a story to tell: children who died in epidemics in 1860, the man who fell… Audio

Waikato farmer, former regional councillor and entrepreneur Ian Blame has set up a tourism venture that uses a de-commissioned railway line to take people through the hidden valleys of southern King… Audio

A New Plymouth gallery devoted to the works of the artist Len Lye has got the final go-ahead after a decade-long debate. Audio

Insight goes to Taranki, Gisborne and Southland to consider there economic futures in the face of possible population declines. Audio

Deborah Nation has pieced together archival material on New Zealand's own 5th of November event. It was on this date in 1881, that colonial troops invaded the coastal Taranaki settlement of Parihaka… Audio

Rocky is the much-loved pet at the Tainui Village Rest Home in New Plymouth. That is until about seven months ago. Then Rocky just disappeared. For seven months the residents would ask, "Where's… Audio

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth gets its funding, Gustav Klimt's last studio is reconstituted in Vienna, and Rob Cherry, Joe Sheehan and Peter Trevelyan, who have shows at Pataka in Porirua. Audio

It's taken eight years of intensive fund raising but New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre has got the green light. The $10 million dollar plus project still has its critics, but its supporters say it'll be a… Audio

After going largely unrecognised in his homeland during his avant-garde lifetime, the experimental artist Len Lye is to be honoured with an art gallery in New Plymouth dedicated to his works. Audio

A New Plymouth gallery dedicated to showing the art works of Len Lye has the go ahead after 10 million dollars has been raised from private sources. Audio

Curator and author Andrew Moffat reveals some of the hidden treasures from New Plymouth's Puke Ariki museum in his book 'Flashback Tales and Treasures of Taranaki'. Audio

Dr Arthur George Harvey practised in the southern Taranaki town of Waverly and its backblocks from 1895 until his death in 1927 at the age of 61. He served the district beyond the call of duty and met… Audio

The museum visit is to the Bowls New Zealand Museum in New Plymouth with our guide Teena Foreman. Audio