Tony Simpson
Tony Simpson: A Gent in Overseasia
In 1973, Tony Simpson - author, historian, and public servant - travelled overseas on what turned out to be an OE like no other. Audio
An unlikely Kiwi Christmas
New Zealand film-makers certainly make a lot of genres - from Middle Earth spectaculars and horror spoofs to the experimental drama of Waru. But we do tend towards the dark side. It's very rare we go… Video, Audio
Quake-prone building owners says strengthening is a rort
Wellington home owners whose buildings have been yellow stickered are being overwhelmed by the prospect of having to bring their properties up to code. Audio
PM and councillors at loggerheads over merging school
The Prime Minister is ruling out Christchurch's Phillipstown Primary School remaining open beyond next year but city councillors have piled in on the side of the school. Audio
School facing closure claims backdown by Education Minister
A little Christchurch school fighting closure claims to have scored a backdown from the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, as it prepares for another legal challenge. Audio
School principal on efforts to resist closure order
The Christchurch school that's been told twice now by the Education Minister it will have to close says the battle is not over yet. Audio
Christchurch school told again to close by Hekia Parata
The Christchurch school that's been told twice now by the Education Minister it will have to close says the battle is not over yet. Audio
School merger ruled illegal
'Unlawful', 'not valid' and 'a breach of natural justice'. Audio
Phillipstown principal overjoyed school's to stay open
The Education Ministry told Phillipstown school it would cost three and half million dollars to fix the earthquake damage - a figure the school never believed. Audio
High Court will hear school closure challenge next month
The Principal of Phillipstown School in Christchurch, Tony Simpson, is unsure exactly what he'll do if his High Court bid to keep the school open fails. Audio
Tony Simpson - Wartime Mystery Revealed
When historian Tony Simpson found out that the last New Zealand soldier killed in action in Europe in the Second World War died in Trieste during a skirmish with Yugoslav partisans - who were, only… Audio
Christchurch schools waiting for Minister's announcement
Seventeen Christchurch schools are on tenterhooks this morning as they wait for the Government to announce if they will close, or merge to form five bigger schools. Audio
Christchurch schools plan appeals over closure timeframe
With Toni Burnside - The Principal of Central New Brighton school in Christchurch. Tony Simpson - Principal of Phillipstown school. Alicia Bunge-Krueger - Parent of 2 students at Phillipstown School… Audio
More from Phillipstown's principal
Among the six mergers slated to proceed, Phillipstown primary would merge with Woolston on Woolston's site, opening next year. Audio
Author Tony Simpson
Tony Simpson is a writer and historian who has published numerous books, pamphlets and articles on New Zealand history, including 'A Distant Feast' which charts the history of Kiwi cuisine. Audio
New NZ kids film on the Nelson trolley derby
With Tony Simpson - director and co-writer of Kiwi Flyer, a new NZ children's film about a boy who enters the Nelson trolley derby. Audio
Kiwi Flyer
Nelson's famous annual trolley derby has inspired a new feature film that has been awarded several hundred thousand dollars in Film Commission Funding. Audio
Poverty bites
Some families are living in poverty in post-quake Christchurch. We hear from New Brighton acting principal Tricia Carroll, and Phillipstown School principal Tony Simpson. Audio
150 years of fish and chips
One One hundred and fifty years ago the Malin family of London started a tradition that remains a firm favorite in New Zealand: fish and chips. Tony Simpson tells us how thirteen-year-old Joesph… Audio