Wellington Region

Why do we need to have pandas here? Audio

What are the demands of the hairdressing industry today, and what does it mean to diversify in a highly competitive business that relies on bums on seats? Sonia Sly visits Willis York in Wellington to… Audio

The Government's red tape razor gang yesterday went against its brief by suggesting new rules around freedom camping. The district council's chief executive Adam Feeley Joins Morning Report. Audio

The push to bring giant pandas to Wellington Zoo has been given the nod by the Government. Wellington's Deputy Mayor Justin Lester has been spearheading the campaign to bring the panda bear here. Audio

The RNZAF Band present Airforce in Concert this weekend in Wellington. Conductor and Flight Lieutenant Simon Brew previews the repertoire for their performance. Audio

Founder of Indigo and Iris, a project that aims to provide funds for returning eyesight. The first product is an organic mascara and all profits will go to treat preventable blindness in the Pacific… Audio

Will speaking Mandarin be a future economic necessity for New Zealanders? Do New Zealanders need to bridge the cultural and linguistic knowledge gap between China and New Zealand? Is there an economic… Audio, Gallery

Some Upper Hutt residents are demanding officials be upfront with them about a convicted paedophile who has been released into the area. The Corrections Department's Lower North Island operations… Audio

Some Upper Hutt residents are demanding officials be upfront with them about a convicted paedophile who has been released into the area. Catherine Hutton spoke to those who live near the school. Audio

The latest survey by the city's Chamber of Commerce shows a net 13.1% of businesses expect the region's economy to improve over the next year; almost half what it was three months ago. Audio

Steve Danby rummages through the archives and provides an insight into the New Zealand Opera Company's production of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The cast included American performers, an… Audio, Gallery

An American couple, Naya Brangenberg and Jeremy Wilhelm, have settled in Wairarapa and turned a hobby of running rare breed pigs into a full scale, free range system supplying specialty outlets and… Audio, Gallery

Jacob Brown of The Larder, Wellington. Including a recipe for Pickled Sardines. Audio

Tuba player Naomi Christensen was last year's Brass Player of the Year at the New Zealand School of Music. This weekend, she's the featured soloist with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, playing the… Audio