Wellington Region
Search for a missing 10 year old boy
The police have spent all day looking for a young boy missing in the Waitarere Forest north of Levin. Reporter Alex Ashton has been following developments. Audio
Emphysema sufferers sing their lungs out
A group of Wellingtonians suffering life-threatening emphysema have started a choir, which is having a remarkable effect on their conditions. Audio
Emphysema sufferers sing their way to better health
A choir for Wellington people who have life-threatening emphysema is having a remarkable affect on their health. Audio
The wheeling, dealing car part thieves
Police are warning car owners that thieves are targeting everything from spare wheels to car seats to make a quick buck online. Audio
Awatea - Act 2
In 1965, a stellar cast that included Tim Elliott, Inia te Wiata and Don Selwyn gathered together at an NZBC studio and recorded the radio drama Awatea by Bruce Mason. This week Te Ahi Kaa features… Audio
The 2015 NZ Best Design Awards
One of the judges in this year's New Zealand Best Design Awards competition, Wellington designer and design teacher Tony Parker, explains what good design means for consumers and for the country as a… Audio
Katherine Mansfield Menton literary fellowship almost safe
The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship for New Zealand writers which was at risk of ending after 45 years is tantalisingly close to being saved. Since sponsorship dried up,18 months of fundraising… Audio
Ronald and Zillah Castles' Sweet Compulsion
The influence a brother and sister in Wellington had on early music in New Zealand, from the 1930s. Shelley Wilkinson takes us to the capital and touches on Ronald and Zillah Castle's Sweet… Audio, Gallery
Playing Favourites
Welsh performers who are touring New Zealand with their acclaimed show Hiraeth, telling the story of Jones' departure from her Welsh farm to London. Audio
Stella Duffy: fun palaces
New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London, who is co-director of the global Fun Palaces campaign for wider participation in all forms of arts, science and culture (3-4 October), and Head of… Audio
Hunter missing near Paraparaumu
Ten search and rescue teams from Wellington, Manawatu and Horowhenua have just resumed their search for a hunter missing near Paraparaumu. Timothy Cleghorn, 28, was reported missing by his partner...
Bravery awards honour teenagers, police officer and artist
Two brave teenagers who tried to save a drowning man, a Police officer that hauled another man out of the ocean, and a young artist tackling bullying through art, were amongst the recipients of last… Audio
Wellington deputy major optimistic about panda proposal
Wellington City Council deputy major Justin Lester has been spearheading the panda proposal. Audio
Wellington pandas might require bamboo plantation
If Wellington wants giant pandas it would need to build a bamboo plantation or import 50 kilograms of the plant a day. Audio
Teenage cousins among homegrown heroes
Two teenagers who tried to save a drowning man and a police officer who hauled another man out of the ocean have been recognised with urban safety awards.
Council to review rules after fence-fort fight
A protracted wrangle over a four-metre-high fence in one of Wellington's more upmarket suburbs has been resolved in favour of the complainants. Audio
Fence-fort fight ends in favour of harbour view
When retired manufacturing engineer Peter Aitchison goes to look out over Wellington harbour from his home, he sees a four-metre-high fence instead. Audio
Faults in flood response played down
A report has revealed the Hutt City Council's emergency managers had to rely solely on a map on the wall to record information during May's flooding. Audio
More bang for ratepayers' buck
Ratepayers in and around Wellington could get more bang for their buck with the region's mayors describing talks to co-ordinate services as a far cry from the hysteria that characterised an earlier… Audio
Faults in Hutt's response to big flood played down
Hutt City's defending its response to big floods back in May though an internal report shows emergency managers had only limited use of a computer system used to record all the flooding information. Audio
