Wellington Region

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

Writer and Music Director for Circa Theatre's season of Dead Tragic which opens this week in Wellington. Audio

There were tears and hugs in the Wellington Coroner's Court today when the driver of a bus which hit a jogger apologised to the woman's family for her death. Audio

Orchestra Wellington Music Director and Resident Composer launch next year's season. Audio

Peter reviews Saturday's Orchestra Wellington performance of 'Carmina Burana'. Audio

What will music look and sound like in the future? At Victoria University in Wellington, PHD students who are part of an integrated engineering and music composition programme SELCT, (Sonic… Audio

BATS has been the home of much of the most exciting theatre seen in Wellington for almost quarter of a century. It closed the doors on its Kent Terrace building almost two years ago for a… Audio

The pitch that won New Zealand the right to host the International Naturist Federation World Cup in Upper Hutt in November 2016 - with president Wendy Lowe of the NZ Naturist Federation. Audio

62 people are losing their jobs in Wellington with carton manufacturer deciding to pack up and leave the capital. Audio

Every year, Kapiti Coast artists throw open their doors for the annual Kapiti Arts Trail. This year, 62 artists from Paekakariki to Otaki will welcome the public into their studios to view and discuss… Audio

Three of Wellington's biggest tertiary providers want to start a joint information technology course to train hundreds of people vacancies. Audio

Director of Wellington's latest literature festival LitCrawl. Audio

Wellington International Airport has made a first half loss of 7-point-two-million dollars. Audio

A Wairarapa businessman and former MP is warning other small centres about the difficulties of trying to replace Air New Zealand flights. Audio

Lisa Thompson takes a tour of the Sea Shepherd vessel The Sam Simon, as its crew prepare for protest action in the Southern Ocean this summer. Audio

Baritone soloist and director of Arohanui Strings preview this weekend's performance with Orchestra Wellington. Audio

Reporter Alex Ashton is outside the American embassy in Thorndon where a suspicious package has been located and Hazmat control vehicles have been stationed. Audio

The owners of the Lake Ferry Hotel are hatching a plan to reopen the historic ferry route over Lake Onoke in Wairarapa. The Lake Ferry settlement, on the shore of Cook Strait south of Martinborough… Audio