Wellington Region
Michele Rowe: community and volunteering
Community volunteer in the Wellington suburb of Newlands, who works particularly with the elderly, and low-risk offenders from the Corrections Department. Audio
Three charged with murder on Paekakariki Hill
Three people have been charged with murdering the man found near his crashed car on the Paekakariki Hill Road near Wellington. Audio
A grand Christmas display on a miniature scale
About this time last year we met Steve Flaunty, the creator of a grand display on a miniature scale. One whole room of his Lower Hutt house is transformed every year into a Christmas village complete… Audio
Death threats over dangerous dog in Kapiti
The Kapiti mayor has called in the police and tightened security after death threats to council staff over a dangerous dog that's about to be put down. Audio
Yvonne Todd: NZ Photographer
NZ Photographer talks about Creamy Psychology: an exhibition at City Gallery Wellington and a book on Victoria University Press Audio
Upper Hutt police expect to interview victims of axe attack
Police in Upper Hutt will today continue their investigations into last week's fatal axe attack. Audio
Audio Culture with Simon Grigg
Simon Grigg from the website Audio Culture dips into New Zealand's rock and roll archives. The focus this time is Upper Hutt - home of The Fourmyula, the Bitter End, Frankie and Jon Stevens - and of… Audio
The Secret Life of Instrument Repairers
Like most musicians, The Phoenix Foundation's Samuel Scott has a lot of broken musical equipment. Getting vintage gear fixed (or more broken) can be a long, confusing, heart-breaking journey into the… Audio
Wrappers' Delight
More than 100 young farmers are growing tasty food on a disused football pitch at Epuni Primary School. With project co-ordinator Julia Milne of the Common Unity Project Aotearoa, schoolchildren and… Audio
Playing Favourites with Greg Malcolm
Composer, improviser and sound artist who has been hailed as one of the world's most unique guitarists, who is touring a show of Ivor Cutler songs. Audio
Police say fatal axe rampage not random
The police are crediting two members of the public with helping to apprehend a man accused of going on a bloody axe rampage in Upper Hutt that has left one woman dead and two others injured. Audio
Police investigate the brutal murder of a woman attacked with an axe
There are three crime scenes tonight in Upper Hutt as police investigate the brutal killing of a woman who was attacked by a man with an axe. Audio
Confessions of a fabric hoarder
Emma Hudson- Doyle is a self-confessed fabric hoarder who loves to pick up gems found at fabric swaps, markets and travels abroad. Her obsession has led her to start her own group in Wellington called… Audio
Inbal Megiddo and Ashley Brown: Cellophonia IV
Founder and tutors of the New Zealand School of Music's Cellophonia IV festival discuss this year's event. Audio
More details coming out about grisly axe attack in Upper Hutt
A man is believed to have been charged following an axe attack in Upper Hutt. Audio
One confirmed dead in reported "axe-attack" in Upper Hutt.
One person is dead and three people injured after an axe-attack in Upper Hutt last night.. Audio
One dead, three injured in axe attack
One person is dead and three people injured in what residents have told us was as an axe-attack in Upper Hutt. Audio
Man convicted of storage fire arson
A man found guilty of starting a fire in a Wellington storage unit, which spread causing millions of dollars of damage, is tonight in jail awaiting sentencing. Audio
Cannabis bust unearths wanted man
A cannabis bust has unearthed a man wanted for serious violent crimes but who's been evading police for ten years using multiple false identities. Audio
Waikanae couple in hospital after home invasion
An elderly couple is in Wellington Hospital after a home invasion in Waikanae on the Kapiti coast. Audio
