Waikato
Spectrum Sunday 13 July
A group of Kaimanawa horses, which once roamed wild over the Central Plateau, are proving how adaptable they can be by learning to bow, use a seesaw and perform to music. With these skills, Robin… Audio
Te Awa Tupua: Voices from the River - director Paora Joseph
Paora Joseph is of Atihau-a-Papaarangi and Nga Rauru descent, from Kaiwhaiki Pa and Putiki Marae, Whanganui. In Auckland, he worked as an actor with renowned Maori filmmaker Don Selwyn. Selwyn… Audio
Playing Favourites with Rob Thorne
Palmerston North-based musician who has been working with taonga puoro instruments since 2001, after many years in the independent and noise music scenes. Audio
Me Korero - Birds On Show
Waikato Poultry and Pigeon Club president Fiona Taylor has a passion for domesticated birds, but will the feathers fly at this weekend's annual show? Audio
Historic mining dispute
The High Court's told a Waikato iwi, Ngati Te Ata, the Crown and a steel company to negotiate how to resolve an historical dispute over mining wahi tapu or sacred grounds where skeletal remains are… Audio
Lilies by Blewden
David Blewden is the president of the New Zealand Flower Growers' Association. He is also one of the country's largest growers of lilies. In the ten days before Mothers' Day 100,000 lilies leave his… Audio
Lilies by Blewden
David Blewden is the president of the New Zealand Flower Growers' Association. He is also one of the country's largest growers of lilies. In the ten days before Mothers' Day 100,000 lilies leave his…
AudioHauraki Gulf
Hauraki Gulf is a playground, wildlife hotspot, foodbasket and highway - and local councils hope the Sea Change project will help turn around the Gulf's poor health and struggling ecology Audio
Hauraki Gulf
Hauraki Gulf is a playground, wildlife hotspot, foodbasket and highway - and local councils hope the Sea Change project will help turn around the Gulf's poor health and struggling ecology
AudioHamilton to put fluoride back in the water - for now
Hamilton people will get fluoride back in their water within a week after the High Court today threw out a bid by an anti fluoride group to stop it. Audio
Hauraki Gulf
Hauraki Gulf is a playground, wildlife hotspot, foodbasket and highway - and local councils hope the Sea Change project will help turn around the Gulf's poor health and struggling ecology Audio
Simon's A-Z
Europeans didn't arrive until 1835, when Wesleyan missionaries, the Rev James and Mary Wallis arrived and were welcomed by the locals. By 1850 large-scale conversion of land to pasture began after… Audio
Andy Neill: The Beatles in New Zealand
UK-based New Zealand writer and researcher, and co-author with Australian writer Greg Armstrong of the forthcoming book, Half a World Away: The Beatles' Australasian Tour 1964. Audio
South of Heaven Part 1
A History of New Zealand Extreme Metal. In this episode reporter Craig Hayes talks to Chris Rigby, Phil Kusabs, Chris Stanley and Steve Francis; and travels back to the birth of this country's most… Audio
Fieldays Fever
The 46th National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton showcases the very best of New Zealand agriculture, and this year our team checked out a Taranaki farmer who sells angus beef on… Audio
Fieldays Fever
The 46th National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton showcases the very best of New Zealand agriculture, and this year our team checked out a Taranaki farmer who sells angus beef on…
AudioHow much will farmers spend at this year's Fieldays
The high milk payout to dairy farmers and better sheep and beef prices has Fieldays exhibitors rubbing their hand with glee but cautious farmers may ruin the party. Audio
The annual National Agricultural Fieldays gets under way
The annual National Agricultural Fieldays gets under way at Mystery Creek near Hamilton today. Audio
Belted Galloways
Linda van Eyk breeds belted galloway cattle at Pirongia in Waikato. In the US, the striking cows are sometimes called Oreos - that's because their coats resemble the Oreo cookie - which has creamy… Audio
Hamilton's first Islamic early childhood centre
The education landscape in Hamilton has just changed with the city's first Islamic early childhood centre now taking enrolments. The centre is located in the city's mosque and has the name "Iqra"… Audio