Wallace Chapman

Summerhill is an alternative free school in Suffolk, England, started by educational leader A.S. Neill in 1921. The pupils are free to come to lessons as they choose, and students and teachers have an… Audio

Professor Phil Fisher is an expert in children's neurobiological and psychological development. He was in NZ as the keynote speaker for a conference run by the Brainwave Trust. He says withholding… Audio

Recently Treasury announced it plans to measure the wellbeing of the nation as part of its Living Standards Framework. Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, outlines how it will work. Video, Audio

Each port visited by the Volvo Ocean race includes a beach clean as part of Volvo's ongoing commitment to keep oceans free of plastic. Today they are doing a clean up at Takapuna beach and their head… Audio

Campaigns on single-use plastic bags often target retailers but the Bags Not initiative is looking to change shoppers’ behaviour, as James Blackwood explains. Audio

For the first time there have been official services and events held to mark historical Maori conflict and NZ land wars. Te Mana Korihi Editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson talks tbout the commemorations. Audio

Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne outlines the massive clean up operation still going on two weeks after ex-cyclone Gita hit the region. Some residents feel that they have been overlooked in… Audio

It's Our Future spokesman Oliver Hailes talks about Labour and New Zealand First's u-turn on the TPPA-11 and the inclusion of a clause which could see foreign corporates suing the government Audio

International political professor of law at Waikato University, Al Gillespie, talks about the possible outcomes from a potential meeting with the US  and North Korean leaders in May. Audio

Kiwi baritone Chris Bruerton and bass Jonathan Howard talk to Wallace Chapman about creating the special sound that defines The King's Singers. Audio

Children love to learn but they don’t always get on with school, says author on education and creativity Sir Ken Robinson. The trouble is, we judge everybody by a single standard. Audio

Lord West is a leading UK security specialist making a fleeting visit to New Zealand. He is a former security minister after starting his career in the Royal Navy. He talks about his ship being sunk… Audio

Jane Furlong's death has been one of the country's most enduring murder mysteries - ever since she was abducted from Auckland's Karangahape Rd in 1993 aged 17. Journalist Kelly Dennett has been… Audio

Barbara Ewing's book The Actresses was first published in 1997 and is the story of a group of actresses reuniting at their London drama school 30 years after they graduated. It explores how women are… Audio

Professor Charlie Corke is one of Australia's leading Intensive Care specialists, and he will be speaking in Wellington as part of the New Zealand Festival on 10 March. Professor Corke says we should… Audio

It's Oscars eve with the 90th Academy awards set to get under way on Monday NZ time. It will probably have a more serious tone in light of the #Metoo and Time's Up movements which have emerged since… Audio

Operation Restore Hope is a charity that surgically repairs cleft lips and palates for underprivileged children in the Philippines. This is the 20th year in which a team of NZ medical staff will head… Audio

An imposing high-rise state housing block at Number 139 Greys Ave was built in 1957 and is described as "unique". It's being bulldozed by Housing New Zealand for a modern block of social housing… Audio