Waikato

Eva Radich talks with visiting Romanian violinist Ioana Cristina Goicea and pianist Andrey Gugnin. Goicea was the winner of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. She’s back in New… Audio

Melody Downs has more than an armful of Muay Thai fighting and kickboxing titles and medals to her name - both domestic and international. The Hamilton-based, Kawerau-born fighter started in the sport… Audio

Virginia Crawford told a school assembly that truants are highly likely to go to prison, commit or be a victim of domestic violence, be raped, commit suicide, be unemployed, have major health… Audio

If you're in Hamilton over the next week and are looking for some fun, try Urinetown - The Musical! This version will be performed by a local cast and crew. Director Scot Hall tells us about bringing… Audio

Ian Whitakker has been called a walking encyclopaedia on Mokau's history. He's lived there for 59 years. Audio

What makes the tiny coastal community of Mokau tick? It's a tiny town of 75 permanent residents famous for its museum, friendly butcher and whitebait fritters. Audio, Gallery

Each year dairy goat farmer Robyn Averill has to come up with hundreds of names for newborn kids. It's no easy task. Audio

Raewyn Richmond, whose daughter Kim was murdered by her partner, says they hoped he'd get a longer non-parole period, after he was sentenced to 11 years in Hamilton today. She told reporters her… Video, Audio

Raewyn Richmond, whose daughter Kim was murdered by her partner, says they hoped he'd get a longer non-parole period, after he was sentenced to 11 years in Hamilton today. She told reporters her… Video, Audio

Susan Trodden has been advocating for a train between Hamilton and Auckland for more than six years - and with the prospect closer now than ever before, she joins us to talk about the benefits of such… Audio

A Primary Growth Partnership programme between the government and the Waikato-based Dairy Goat Co-operative will see $29.6 million dollars funnelled into research in the hope it'll lead to an almost… Audio

We know what is happening with confederate statues in the American south. Now the friendliest man in Hamilton, so-called because people pose with him in a variety of situations, Captain John Charles… Audio