Wellington Region
Children's Books with Kate De Goldie: four picture books
Kate De Goldi discusses four picture books: I Am the Wolf... and Here I Come! by Benedicte Guettier, Follow the Firefly by Bernardo Carvalho, The Rabbit and the Shadow by Melanie Rutten, So Many… Audio
Memet Bilgin Rigolo: dancing on air
Turkish Canadian balance artist who performs two acts in the touring Spiegelworld tent show Empire, a blend of comedy, acrobatics, vaudeville and burlesque. Audio
Car crash death suspicious
A car crash death north of Wellington looks suspicious, say police who are still working to get the body of a man out. Audio
Best song ever written - You Got Me Singing
Jude Pointon from Titahi Bay chooses this Leonard Cohen song, 'You Got Me Singing'. Audio
Judge says man who slashed woman's throat sick not bad
A Judge has told a man who slashed the throat of a pregnant woman that his mental health problems were partly to blame for the attempted murder and he is sick, not bad. Audio
Jennifer Shennan: Life! Death! Prizes! review
Jennifer review Life! Death! Prizes! by Lucy Marinkovich and Anita Hunziker. Audio
Marie Brown: Voix de Femmes
Director of the Alliance Française Voix de Femmes choir which focuses on French and New Zealand compositions and composers. Audio
Community Relations
Denis Wood talks about negotiating positive relationships in the community. Audio
One In Five for 23 November 2014 - The Shed Project
Denis Wood is founder of The Shed Project – a wide reaching initiative in Paraparaumu which offers opportunities and choices to differently abled people and youth. Audio
Things They Make
Denis talks Amelia through the range of things they make at the Shed Project. Audio
Weta Digital: Wayne Stables
Twenty-five years on, Weta Digital is more than holding its own in a hugely competitive and fast-moving industry. As Weta celebrates its 25th anniversary, Lynn Freeman met long-serving Visual Effects… Audio
Playing Favourites with Victoria Spackman
Chief executive and part owner of the screen production company Gibson Group, director of Screenrights in Australia, and chair for twelve years of BATS Theatre Limited. Audio
Disney children's film to bring 400 jobs to Wellington
Disney is promising 400 new jobs for Wellington when work starts within weeks on a big-budget children's movie. Audio
Midday News for 21 November 2014
Serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson will serve an extra six months in jail. A former Malaysian diplomat accused of attacking a Wellington woman pleads not guilty. Audio
Theatrical institution Bats to be reborn in Wellington
It is a Wellington theatrical institution, carving out the early careers of many successful New Zealand actors, including Cliff Curtis and Kerry Fox. Audio
Doctors say privatisation could put patients' lives at risk
Senior doctors say patients' lives will be at risk if the Wellington region's health boards privatise testing laboratories. Audio
Petrol station attendant considers legal action
A petrol station attendant is considering legal action saying he's had his pay docked hundreds of dollars for motorists driving off without paying for fuel. Audio
Jogger's family tell inquest road layout was poor
The family of a jogger walked out of an inquest in Wellington today, and the coroner has decided to bring in security guards tomorrow to keep control of the hearing. Audio
Bus company fined after doors trap passengers
A judge has handed a Wellington bus company a reduced fine for repeatedly catching passengers in closing bus doors. Audio
Growing Roots Chinese Refuge
Seventy five years ago several hundred Chinese women and children arrived in New Zealand, fleeing the Japanese invasion of China. These were the wives and children of the Chinese men already here. The… Audio