Taranaki

Justin Gregory takes the Forgotten World Highway to stay at an historic hotel, rediscover a lost civilisation, talk about the past, present and future and join the locals for a drink or two as they… Audio

Ecologist Geoff Park goes in search of the reason why a small stand of ancient Kahikatea trees on a bend of the Mokau River has survived, despite the onslaught of forest-clearing and dairying. Audio

Pig hunting competitions are seen as a good community fundraiser and they're particularly popular just before lambing because it reduces pig numbers, stopping them preying on newborn lambs. The… Audio

The Len Lye Centre - the next jewel in New Plymouth's crown? Audio

Len Lye curator at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth where All Souls Carnival, the largest retrospective of Lye's work, launched in September 2011. Audio

In a quiet corner of New Plymouth, on Marsland Hill behind St Mary's Cathedral, lies the final resting place of a man whose support allowed John Keats to write some of his greatest work. Charles Brown… Audio

In the past five years, Singer Songwriters New Plymouth has played an important part in the resurgence of original music in Taranaki. Once a month they present up to 20 performers to packed houses at… Audio

Nigel Ogle, artist, model maker and Tawhiti musem curator, has created a life-sized wonderland of early Taranaki history. Weta Workshop, of Lord of the Rings fame, have also helped. Audio

Kelvin Day is manager of Heritage Collections at Puke Ariki Museum and Art Gallery in New Plymouth. His book is 'Contested Ground: Te Whenua I Tohea, The Taranaki Wars 1860 - 1881'. Audio

Poi E is back in the countdown, 26 years after it first topped the charts. Audio

The Taranaki land wars are remembered in New Plymouth 150 years on with the most ambitious exhibition yet at Puke Ariki. Audio

Lucy Orbell looks back at the work of Ronald Hugh Morrison and a festival in his honour today in Hawera. Audio

The life and times of one of Taranaki's most contentious sons will come to the fore in Hawera this weekend. Audio

New Plymouth's Tupare garden have been refurbished. Audio

A 1948 peacetime mobile radio unit interview with Reginald Day who talks about New Plymouth's wonderful trees. Audio

A replica of the world's largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton is visiting New Plymouth's museum. Audio

She's the world's largest and most complete T Rex skeleton - and she's just arrived in New Plymouth. Audio

New health fears of neighbours and former workers exposed to dioxin from an agri-chemical factory in New Plymouth. Audio

On 5 November 1881 a government force of 1600 led by Native Minister John Bryce invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation… Audio

Produced by Sue Ingram and presented by Chris Wikaira, this Insight programme looks at the history of the Parihaka area. It includes audio from the speech given by Associate Minister of Māori Affairs… Audio